A review on multi-component green synthesis of N-containing heterocycles using mixed oxides as heterogeneous catalysts

The use of mixed oxides is a well-appreciated approach in the fields of material science and synthesis, due to remarkable tunable surface properties such as acidic and basic characteristics, oxidation/reduction capabilities, and high agility of lattice oxygen, which makes them ideal choices as heterogeneous catalysts. The activity of the mixed oxides broadly relies on the nature of support and active material used and on the preparation method, calcination temperatures. Wide range of techniques for preparation of mixed oxide materials are adoptable, viz. sol-gel, co-precipitation, wet impregnation, microwave irradiation and hydrothermal methods. Use of mixed oxides as solid catalysts have gained popularity in many valued organic transformations, via alkylation, oxidation, condensation, dehydration, dehydrogenation, cycloaddition and isomerization. Application of mixed oxides in the area of green organic synthesis is a valuable strategy, which contributed significantly to the design of many novel heterocyclic scaffolds. The chemistry of N-heterocycle scaffolds, which generally possess five and six membered rings, is an interesting area for both synthetic and medicinal chemistry research constituting over 60% organics used in various arenas. The position and number of nitrogen atoms in the rings, distinguish them as pyrroles, pyrazoles, imidazoles, triazoles, pyridines and pyramidines classes. In this review, we focus on the scope, importance and versatile applications of mixed metal oxides and their synergetic effects as heterogeneous catalysts in the synthesis of variety of N-heterocyclic derivatives. The scientific aspects of the mixed oxides as catalytic active materials to design efficient synthetic protocols for the organic transformations is also discussed.     

Novel transition-metal-free heterogeneous epoxidation catalysts discovered by means of high-throughput experimentation

Various transition-metal-free oxides have been studied as catalysts for the epoxidation of cyclooctene with hydrogen peroxide by means of high-throughput experimentation. Different boron, aluminium, and gallium oxides were prepared according to various synthesis methods. A number of pure aluminium and gallium oxides showed very good catalytic performances, while the results obtained with boron oxides or mixed oxides were less positive. The best results were obtained with a gallium oxide catalyst, which gave an epoxide yield of 71 % and a selectivity of 99 % after reaction for 4 h at 80 degrees C. Gallium oxides had not been reported previously as active epoxidation catalysts. The use of high-throughput experimentation proved useful both for discovering new active catalysts and for identifying a number of relationships between the synthesis conditions and the catalytic properties of the transition-metal-free oxides.     

铝基类水滑石和复合氧化物负载Pt催化剂的制备及对甲基苯酚加氢脱氧反应的催化性能

采用共沉淀法制备了多种铝基类水滑石,焙烧后得到对应的复合氧化物;以水滑石或复合氧化物为载体,制备了系列Pt基催化剂,研究了该催化剂对甲基苯酚加氢脱氧反应的催化性能。结果表明,Pt基催化剂的性能与载体的组分组成和结构相关;当以不经焙烧的类水滑石做载体时,所制备的Pt基催化剂具有较高的活性。其中,Pt-Ni-Al-H催化剂的加氢脱氧活性最高,对甲基苯酚转化率达到99.8%,甲苯选择性为1.4%,而Pt-Zn-Al-H催化剂的直接脱氧活性最高,在275℃和氢压2MPa下反应1h后,甲苯选择性达到84.1%。研究发现,反应过程中所生成的甲基环己烷可进一步发生脱氢反应转化为甲苯,说明所制备的Pt基催化剂具有较好的脱氢活性,可节省脱氧过程中的氢气消耗量。     

K改性NiAl类水滑石衍生复合氧化物催化分解N2O

制备了Ni/Al=4.1(原子比)的NiAl类水滑石,焙烧获得NiAl复合氧化物,浸渍K2CO3溶液制备了K改性NiAl复合氧化物催化剂,其中K/Ni=0.05~0.2(原子比),用于N2O催化分解反应.通过元素分析、XRD、BET、H2-TPR、XPS等技术表征了催化剂的组成结构,考察了NiAl类水滑石的预处理方式、...     

柠檬酸法制备复氧化物材料的配位结构化学

柠檬酸法在复氧化物材料制备中占有重要地位,它具有分散均匀、制备温度低、产物粒径小的特点.以特定组成和结构的柠檬酸络合物为前驱体,直接分解可得到纯度较高的复氧化物,从中可以了解复氧化物的形成过程.本文从配位结构化学的角度,评述以钛、钒、钼和钨柠檬酸络合物为前驱体制备复氧化物材料的研究进展.     

碱金属助剂类型及前驱物对改性NiAl复合氧化物催化分解N2O活性的影响

制备了不同Ni/Al原子比的NiAl类水滑石样品,焙烧获得NiAl复合氧化物,用于N₂O分解反应,研究了NiAl复合氧化物组成对催化活性的影响。在活性较高的NiAl复合氧化物表面浸渍碱金属碳酸盐溶液,制备改性NiAl复合氧化物,考察了碱金属类型（Na、K、Cs）和钾前驱物（K₂CO₃、K₂C₂O₄、CH₃COOK、KNO₃）对改性催化剂活性的影响。用XRD、ICP-AES、FT-IR、BET、H₂-TPR、XPS技术表征了催化剂的组成结构。结果表明,Ni/Al原子比为2.7的NiAl复合氧化物催化活性较高;Na、K、Cs碳酸盐改性NiAl复合氧化物均提高了催化剂活性,其中K的助剂效应最强。钾前驱物对K改性NiAl复合氧化物的催化活性有显著影响,其中碳酸钾、醋酸钾、草酸钾的加入明显提高了改性催化剂的催化活性,而加入硝酸钾反而降低了催化剂活性。     

XRD and TPR Studies of Cu-Al Hydrotalcite Derived Highly Dispersed Mixed Metal Oxides

A series of Cu/Al catalysts, containing different proportions of copper and aluminium, have been prepared by coprecipitation using metal nitrate precursors and Na₂CO₃. The dried precipitate catalyst precursors were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) to show the presence of Cu-Al binary hydrotalcite-like phase. The dried precipitates were calcined at 873 K for 3 h. The calcined catalysts were characterized by XRD and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) methods to show the presence of unidentified mixed oxides. The results showed that the extent of metal-support interaction increased with copper loading due to the mixed oxides formed from the hydrotalcite-type phase during calcination. High dispersion of the mixed metal oxides was indicated by comparison with similar studies on Cu-Al catalysts, prepared by similar methods, whose precursors showed no hydrotalcite formation.     

Mixed Titanium and Phosphorus Oxides. II. — The Effect of pH Values of Solutions on Surface Acidity

A series at mixed oxides of titanium and phosphorus were prepared by co-precipitation method accompanying refluxing treatment. The effect of the pH values of the solutions on the structures, compositions, and surface acidities of the resultants compounds was determined. The samples were characterized by BET surface area measurement, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) for structural analysis and amine-titration for surface acidities. After calcinating the oxides at 773 K, the surface acidities were attributed mainly to Ti(OH)PO₄ structure. Elemental analysis revealed that the P/Ti ratios in the samples decreased with increasing the pH value of the preparative solution. When the mixed oxides were used as catalysts for 2-propanol decomposition reaction, the highest activities were obtained over the samples prepared in the solutions with the pH values being 2 or 3. That result was in agreement with the variation in surface area and acid amount of the catalysts.     

有氧气氛中碱金属改性CuAl复合氧化物催化分解N2O的活性

合成了Cu/Al原子比分别为2.0、3.1、4.1的CuAl类水滑石样品,焙烧得到CuAl复合氧化物。在Cu/Al原子比为3.1的CuAl氧化物表面浸渍碱金属盐溶液,制备改性CuAl复合氧化物,用AES、XRD、FT-IR、BET、H₂-TPR、XPS等技术对催化剂进行了结构表征,考察了CuAl复合氧化物组成、碱金属助剂类型和K的前驱物对改性催化剂在有氧气氛中催化分解N₂O活性的影响。结果表明,Na、K、Cs改性CuAl复合氧化物均提高了催化剂活性,但K助剂的增强效应最显著;钾的不同前驱物改性CuAl复合氧化物的催化活性有显著差异,加入碳酸钾、草酸钾提高了催化剂的活性,而加入醋酸钾、硝酸钾反而降低了催化剂活性。优化出的K改性CuAl复合氧化物催化剂在含氧含水气氛的N₂O分解反应中表现出了较高的活性。     

碘改性的含铜复合氧化物催化氧化苯系物

制备了一系列碘改性的含铜介孔复合氧化物催化剂,并利用XRD、N₂吸脱附、H₂-TPR和元素分析对其进行了表征.以O₂为氧化剂,以甲苯氧化反应为探针,测试其催化性能,结果表明复合氧化物载体的元素组成显著影响催化剂的性能.在最优反应条件下,无需添加有机溶剂,甲苯转化率可达25.6%,主产物苯甲醛选择性为100%.进而将催化剂应用于其他苯系物（苯、乙苯、二甲苯）的氧化反应,也取得了较好的催化效果,且该催化剂可以循环使用多次.     

Effect of genesis on the properties and hydrogen reducibility of NiO-ZnO mixed oxides

The physico-chemical properties and reactivity tested by hydrogen reduction have been studied for two series of NiO-ZnO mixed oxides of various composition. The solid nickel oxide or zinc oxide in interaction with the solution of nitrate of the second component were used as the precursors in each series. The differences in some physico-chemical parameters of the samples in both series were correlated with their reduction behaviour, followed both in iso- and non-isothermal regime. Moreower, the influence of various factors modifying the reactivity of mixed oxides was also investigated and the results were compared with those obtained from earlier studied analogous systems of quite different origin.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

NOx的催化分解研究

氮氧化物(NO_x)的直接催化分解是公认的消除NO_x污染最有吸引力的方法。本文综述了NO_x催化分解研究领域深受关注的几类催化剂,包括贵金属、金属氧化物、钙钛矿及类钙钛矿型复合氧化物、离子交换的ZSM-5型分子筛、杂多化合物和水滑石类材料等六大类催化剂。介绍了相关的反应机理、反应动力学和催化性能等问题的国内外研究进展,概括了上述催化剂的优缺点,提出了未来的发展方向。     

焙烧温度对TiO2-ZrO2复合氧化物性质及其对十八醇脱水制十八烯反应性能的影响

通过在ZrO_2中掺杂TiO_2,并在350-500℃下焙烧,制备了系列TiO_2-ZrO_2复合氧化物催化剂,将其应用于十八醇脱水制十八烯反应。随焙烧温度的升高,催化剂表面的Lewis酸性位量逐渐增加,450℃焙烧的催化剂Lewis酸性位量最多,焙烧温度继续升高则Lewis酸性位量降低;催化剂中未发现Br?nsted酸性位。焙烧温度≤400℃的TiO_2-ZrO_2复合氧化物形成Ti-O-Zr键,呈无定形态;焙烧温度400℃的TiO_2-ZrO_2复合氧化物呈单斜相和四方相ZrO_2晶型。晶相结构和酸性位量综合影响催化剂的十八醇脱水性能,具有单斜相和四方相ZrO_2晶型的催化剂上酸性位活性很低,具有无定形相的催化剂上酸性位活性显著增加,400℃焙烧的催化剂1-十八烯收率最高。     

Acid-Base properties of MgCuAl mixed oxides

MgCuAl layered double hydroxides (LDHs) with a hydrotalcite like structure containing different proportions of Mg²⁺ and Cu²⁺ cations have been prepared. Thermogravimetry and X-ray diffraction data indicated that the transformation of LDH into mixed oxides is effective after calcination at 723 K, irrespective of the composition. The acid-base properties of these mixed oxides have been investigated using adsorption microcalorimetry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy with NH₃ (for acidity) and SO₂ (for basicity) as probe molecules. Their catalytic behaviour for the conversion of cyclohexanol has been tested. The acid-base properties and the selectivity of catalysts has been related to their composition. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Properties of NiO–ThO2 Mixed Oxides From Hydroxides and Their Hydrogen Reducibility Behaviour

Some physico-chemical properties of NiO–ThO₂ mixed oxides of various compositions have been investigated. The presence of strongly bound constitutional water in the hydrogel of reactive forms of thorium dioxide, determined by their origin (thermal decomposition of mixed hydroxides) caused the different reduction behaviour as compared with other mixed oxide systems containing the only, thermodynamically less stabile reducible component. The significant effects of the thermal treatment in oxygen atmosphere, pre-irradiation by the gamma rays or accelerated electrons under various conditions (in air or in water suspension) as well as of surface chemical activation with a platinum complex on the reactivity of mixed oxides or reoxidized samples during their hydrogen reduction have been also proved. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

K改性Ni-Co-Al三元复合氧化物催化分解N2O

制备了(Ni+Co)/Al=3、Ni/Co=0.2(原子比)的NiCoAl三元类水滑石样品,焙烧获得NiCoAl复合氧化物,表面浸渍K₂CO₃溶液制备了K改性催化剂,用于N₂O分解反应,考察了K负载量、焙烧温度等制备参数和O₂、H₂O等反应气氛对催化剂活性的影响。用BET、XRD、H₂-TPR、XPS等技术表征了催化剂的组成结构。结果表明,K的表面改性提高了催化剂对N₂O分解反应的催化活性,其中,400℃预焙烧NiCoAl类水滑石制得复合氧化物,初湿浸渍K₂CO₃溶液,K的负载量为K/(Ni+Co)=0.05,400℃ 再焙烧制备的催化剂活性较高,有氧有水条件下500℃ 反应时N₂O可完全分解;在NiCoAl复合氧化物表面负载K₂CO₃组分,降低了催化剂表面Co、Ni元素的电子结合能,弱化了表面Co-O、Ni-O化学键,从而提高了催化剂活性和抗水性能。     

镁铝酸碱双功能氧化物催化剂上醇胺氧化耦合合成亚胺性能（英文）

亚胺是一类重要的含氮有机化合物,由于具有不饱和C=N双键,可以作为一种有效的氮源,用于一系列含氮衍生物的合成.目前合成亚胺的工艺路线主要是通过羰基化合物和一级胺在强酸条件下缩合;与该路线相比,醇和胺在空气或氧气存在条件下耦合是一条更为绿色的工艺路线,其副产物只有水产生.目前的报道表明,一些具有氧化还原性质的催化剂,如负载型贵金属催化剂和负载型过渡金属氧化物催化剂在该反应中表现出一定催化性能,但很少关注表面酸碱性质对该反应性能的影响.在本工作中,我们尝试将具有酸碱双功能性质的Mg-Al复合氧化物作为催化剂用于该反应中,考察了Mg/Al比、焙烧温度和后处理条件对催化性能的影响.结果显示,Mg/Al=3的催化剂在反应中表现出最优的催化活性;NH_3-TPD和CO_2-TPD显示,随着镁含量的增加,样品表面碱性中心的数量呈现出先增加后减少的趋势,其中Mg/Al=3的样品表面酸、碱总量最大,而且该样品表面弱碱中心数量也最多;我们通过焙烧和探针分子吸附等后处理手段进一步调控了催化剂表面的酸碱性质,初步结果表明在酸碱中心的协同作用下可以有效地催化醇和胺的氧化耦合反应;其中弱碱性位可能是活化醇的主要活性中心,而醇的氧化是该反应的速控步骤,因此可以推测表面弱碱中心的数量在一定程度上决定着催化剂在该反应中的性能.     

N_2O分解催化剂Co-Al尖晶石型复合氧化物制备参数的优化

以柠檬酸为配合剂,用溶胶-凝胶法制备了一组不同组成的Co-Al复合氧化物(CoAl_2O_4、CoCo0.5Al1.5O4、CoCoAlO_4、CoCo_(1.5)Al_(0.5)O_4、Co_3O_4),用于催化分解N_2O.用N_2物理吸附、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、H2程序升温还原(H2-TPR)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等技术对催化剂进行了结构表征,考察了复合氧化物组成、母液pH值、配合剂用量等制备参数对催化剂活性的影响.结果表明:用Al取代Co_3O_4中部分Co制备Co-Al复合氧化物,提高了催化剂的比表面积和催化活性,其中组成为CoCo_(1.5)Al_(0.5)O_4、母液pH=2、柠檬酸/金属离子(摩尔比)为1的催化剂活性较高.在CoCo_(1.5)Al_(0.5)O_4表面浸渍K2CO3溶液制得K改性催化剂,弱化了钴-氧化学键,提高了催化活性.其中0.02K/CoCo1.5Al0.5O4催化剂在有氧有水气氛400℃连续反应50h,N_2O转化率达97.1%.     

Nanoscale Perovskites as Catalysts and Supports for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

With the ultimate goal of simultaneously finding cost-effective, more earth-abundant, and high-performance alternatives to commercial Pt/Pd-based catalysts for electrocatalysis, this review article highlights advances in the use of perovskite metal oxides as both catalysts and catalyst supports towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) within a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) configuration. Specifically, perovskite metal oxides are promising as versatile functional replacements for conventional platinum-group metals, in part because of their excellent ionic conductivity, overall resistance to corrosion, good proton-transport properties, and potential for interesting acidic surface chemistry, all of which contribute to their high activity and reasonable stability, especially within an alkaline electrolytic environment.     

Y-Ba-Cu-O mixed oxides for production of diphenols in liquid-solid phase

Superconductor mixed oxides were often used as catalysts at higher temperature in gas phase oxidations, and considered not suitable for lower temperature reactions in the liquid-solid phase; here the catalysis of YBa2Cu3O7+x and Y2BaCuO5+x in the phenol hydroxylation at lower temperature with H2O2 as oxygen donor was studied, and found that the superconductor YBaCu3O7±x has no catalytic activity for phenol hydroxylation, but Y2BaCuO5±x does, even has better catalytic activity and stability than most previously reported ones. With the studies of catalysis of other simple metal oxides and perovskite-like mixed oxides, a radical substitution mechanism is proposed and the experimental facts are explained clearly, and draw a conclusion that the perovskite-like mixed oxides with (AO)(ABO3) and (AO)2(ABO3) structure have better catalytic activity than the simple per-ovskite oxides with (ABO3)3 structure alone, and (AO) structure unit is the key for the mixed oxides to have the phenol hydroxylation activity.