Terpyridine Diphosphine Ruthenium Complexes as Efficient Photocatalysts for the Transfer Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Compounds

The cationic achiral and chiral terpyridine diphosphine ruthenium complexes [RuCl(PP)(tpy)]Cl (PP=dppp ( 1 ), (R,R)-Skewphos ( 2 ) and (S,S)-Skewphos ( 3 )) are easily obtained in 85–88 % yield through a one-pot synthesis from [RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃], the diphosphine and 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine (tpy) in 1-butanol. Treatment of 1 – 3 with NaPF₆ in methanol at RT affords quantitatively the corresponding derivatives [RuCl(PP)(tpy)]PF₆ (PP=dppp ( 1 a ), (R,R)-Skewphos ( 2 a ) and (S,S)-Skewphos ( 3 a )). Reaction of [RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃] with (S,R)-Josiphos or (R)-BINAP in toluene, followed by treatment with tpy in 1-butanol and finally with NaPF₆ in MeOH gives [RuCl(PP)(tpy)]PF₆ (PP=(S,R)-Josiphos ( 4 a ), (R)-BINAP ( 5 a )) isolated in 78 % and 86 % yield, respectively. The chiral derivatives have been isolated as single stereoisomers and 3 a , 4 a have been characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The tpy complexes with NaOiPr display high photocatalytic activity in the transfer hydrogenation (TH) of carbonyl compounds using 2-propanol as the only hydrogen donor and visible light at 30 °C, at remarkably high S/C (up to 5000) and TOF values up to 264 h⁻¹. The chiral enantiomers 2 , 2 a and 3 , 3 a induce the asymmetric photocatalytic TH of acetophenone, affording (S)- and (R)-1-phenylethanol with 51 and 52 % ee, respectively, in a MeOH/2-propanol mixture.     

漆原镍催化剂用于硝基化合物催化加氢

采用锌粉还原氯化镍制备了漆原镍催化剂,并将其用于催化间二硝基苯加氢制间苯二胺和2,5-二氯硝基苯加氢制2,5-二氯苯胺反应.运用X射线衍射、电感耦合等离子体发射光谱和透射电子显微镜等技术对催化剂进行了表征.考察了锌粉、展开剂和制备温度对催化剂活性的影响,以及压力、溶剂等对加氢反应速率的影响,确定了适宜的催化剂制备条件.结果表明,在间二硝基苯和2,5-二氯硝基苯加氢反应中,漆原镍催化剂表现出很高的活性和选择性,在乙醇溶剂中加入适量的水能够大大提高反应速率,适量的脱氯抑制剂能够有效加快2,5-二氯硝基苯加氢速率并提高2,5-二氯苯胺选择性.漆原镍催化剂重复使用5次后其性能基本保持不变.     

铁催化硼烷氢转移还原芳香硝基化合物

发展了一种以硫酸铁为催化剂,硼烷四氢呋喃为氢源,在温和条件下实现了铁催化硼烷氢转移高效还原芳香硝基化合物的方法,合成了17个芳香胺衍生物,产率68%～90%,其结构经¹H NMR和¹³C NMR确证。     

Hydrogenation of nitroarenes on silica-supported copper catalyst

A 9% Cu/SiO₂ catalyst prepared by the deposition– precipitation technique was active in the hydrogenation of substituted nitrobenzenes at 170 °C and 13 atm H₂ in a batch reactor. Nitro groups were selectively reduced to NH₂ groups except for the case of 5-bromo-1,3-dinitrobenzene. The selectivity of the overall process is somewhat suppressed by inevitable formation of azo compounds and traces of tars due to the reactions of the obtained amines with nitroso intermediates.     

芳香酮的高效对映选择性转移氢化

手性芳香醇在制药工业上有重要的应用,因而利用芳香酮的对映选择性氢化制备相应的手性醇已引起人们极大关注.近10年来,用手性金属配合物为催化剂,利用种种有机物作氢源,实现芳香酮的不对称氢转移氢化取得了很大进展.但这些反应过程的催化活性仍然较低,底物酮与催化剂.     

Lead-Catalyzed Synthesis of Azo Compounds by Ammonium Acetate Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds

Abstract

Lead/ammonium acetate is a convenient reagent for the reduction of aromatic nitro compounds to the corresponding symmetrically substituted azo compounds. Various azo compounds containing additional reducible substituents such as halogen, nitrile, acid, phenol, ester, methoxy, etc., functions have been synthesized in a single step by the use of this reagent. The conversion is reasonably fast, clean, high yielding and occurs at room temperature in methanol.     

水相不对称转移氢化

手性醇和胺是重要的精细化学品,不对称转移氢化是获得这类手性化合物有效、实用的途径之一。在众多的催化剂中,Noyori等发展的手性二胺与过渡金属钌TsDPEN-Ru（TsDPEN = 1,2-二苯基乙二胺）络合物是最有效的催化剂。近年来,随着化学家对绿色化学的日益重视,水作为绿色溶剂被广泛地用作为不对称催化转移氢化的反应介质,具有很高的反应活性、对映选择性和化学选择性。本文综述近年来应用未经修饰和修饰的手性二胺配体与过渡金属钌[(cymene)RuCl₂]₂、铑[(Cp*)RhCl₂]₂和铱[(Cp*)IrCl_2]2的络合物催化的水相中酮、亚胺和活化烯烃的不对称转移氢化的研究进展。     

芳香硝基化合物原位液相加氢一锅法合成喹啉类化合物

以芳香硝基化合物为起始原料,以2%Pt-Sn/γ-Al2O3为催化剂,采用原位液相加氢法可以一锅法合成喹啉类化合物,考察了Pt/Sn摩尔比、反应温度、原料浓度和水含量等对反应性能的影响.结果表明,在Pt/Sn摩尔比0.5,220oC,5.0MPa,原料浓度6%,水含量30%及反应物停留时间为72s的条件下,生成产物6-甲氧基-2-甲基喹啉的收率可达72%.     

Versatile Iridicycle Catalysts for Highly Efficient and Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Compounds in Water

Cyclometalated iridium complexes are shown to be highly efficient and chemoselective catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of a wide range of carbonyl groups with formic acid in water. Examples include α‐substituted ketones (α‐ether, α‐halo, α‐hydroxy, α‐amino, α‐nitrile or α‐ester), α‐keto esters, β‐keto esters and α,β‐unsaturated aldehydes. The reduction was carried out at substrate/catalyst ratios of up to 50 000 at pH 4.5 and required no organic solvent. The protocol provides a practical, easy and efficient way for the synthesis of β‐functionalised secondary alcohols, such as β‐hydroxyethers, β‐hydroxyamines and β‐hydroxyhalo compounds, which are valuable intermediates in pharmaceutical, fine chemical, perfume and agrochemical synthesis.     

Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketone Catalyzed by Novel Ru(II)-Chiral Sulfonamide Complex

Two new chiral Ru(II)-sulfonamide complex have been used to catalyze the enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of prochiral ketones and the secondary alcohols are obtained with good to excellent optical yields.     

Enantioselective Synthesis of Alcohols and Amines by Iridium‐Catalyzed Hydrogenation,Transfer Hydrogenation,and Related Processes

The preparation of chiral alcohols and amines by using iridium catalysis is reviewed. The methods presented include the reduction of ketones or imines by using hydrogen (hydrogenations), isopropanol, formic acid, or formate (transfer hydrogenations). Also dynamic and oxidative kinetic resolutions leading to chiral alcohols and amines are included. Selected literature reports from early contributions to December 2012 are discussed.     

Mild and Selective Cobalt‐Catalyzed Chemodivergent Transfer Hydrogenation of Nitriles

Herein, we describe a selective cobalt‐catalyzed chemodivergent transfer hydrogenation of nitriles to synthesize primary, secondary, and tertiary amines. The solvent effect plays a key role for the selectivity control. The general applicability of this procedure was highlighted by the synthesis of more than 70 amine products bearing various functional groups in high chemoselectivity. Moreover, this mild system achieved >2000 TONs (turnover numbers) for the transfer hydrogenation of nitriles.     

甲酸铵催化转移氢化还原肽链中的芳香硝基——对氨基苯丙氨酸的间接引入

研究了用甲酸铵催化转移氢化法(AF-CTH)对不同类型肽中的芳香硝基的还原行为, 这些肽类化合物包括促黑激素(MSH: 四肽)、促黄体素释放激素(LHRH: 十肽)和强腓肽(十七肽)的类似物. 用HPLC对还原过程进行了跟踪监测, 结果显示, 除含对氯苯丙氨酸残基的LHRH类似物因发生脱氯副反应不适合用AF-CTH还原外, 其余序列还原过程中均无明显副反应发生, 硝基几乎定量地转化成为相应的氨基, 实现了对氨基苯丙氨酸向肽链的间接引入. 另外发现, 硝基还原所需的时间与肽链长度有关, 肽链越长, 还原所需时间越长, 但与其在序列中的位置关系不明显.     

手性羰基铁体系催化酮的不对称氢转移氢化

手性羰基铁络合物很少被用于芳香酮的不对称氢转移氢化.利用不同的羰基铁络合物与手性双胺双膦配体现场络合,形成手性胺膦铁催化体系.考察了它们对多种芳香酮的不对称氢转移催化氢化性能.结果表明,三核的手性胺膦铁簇合物是催化芳香酮不对称氢转移氢化的较好体系.当用三核的铁簇合物[Et₃NH]⁺[HFe₃(CO)₁₁]^-体系催化1,1-二苯基丙酮的氢化时,最高可获得98%的对映选择性.通过现场红外光谱测定,揣测羰基铁簇合物Fe₃(CO)₁₂在催化反应过程中保持三核的簇合物的簇骼不变.     

Nickel‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Hydrazones and Other Ketimines

We report the use of nickel catalysts for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of hydrazones and other ketimines with formic acid. Strongly donating bisphosphines must be used to support the catalysts. As in enzymatic catalysis, attractive weak interactions may be important for stereochemical control by the nickel/binapine catalyst.     

Transfer Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes Catalyzed by CoCu Anchored on Nitrogen-doped Porous Carbon

The non-precious metal catalysts with high catalytic activity is extremely desirable but still full of challenges. In this paper, CoCu bimetal immobilized on nitrogen-doped porous carbon (CoCu-N-C) was prepared by an effective ligand-stabilized pyrolysis strategy. CoCu-N-C exhibited excellent catalytic efficiency for the transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes with ammonia borane as hydrogen source, which can be ascribed to the well dispersed metal nanoparticles, the synergetic interaction of CoCu bimetal and nitrogen-doped carbon. The durability and recyclability experiments of the recycled CoCu-N-C catalyst indicated that no obvious change in catalytic performance was observed after five consecutive cycles. To gain insight into the catalytic mechanism of CoCu-N-C for the hydrogenation reaction, density functional theory calculations was also conducted. This work provides an universal approach for constructing highly efficient non-precious metal heterogeneous catalysts and which may find diverse high performance applications.     

Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Aromatic Nitro Compounds by Employing Ammonium Formate and 5% Platinum on Carbon

Aromatic nitro compounds were reduced to respective amines in high yields by using 5% platinum on carbon with ammonium formate or formic acid as hydrogen donor. It was observed that the former was more efficient donor than the later. Further we have found that reduction of nitro groups occurs without hydrogenolysis of halogens and the reducible substituents which remains unchanged under the reaction conditions.