Ultrasound-assisted Highly Efficient Reduction of Nitroarenes to Corresponding N-Arylhydroxylamines

A convenient,environmentally benign,and highly efficient protocol for the preparation of N-arylhydroxylamines from the corresponding nitroarenes in a Zn/HCOONH4/CH3CN system under ultrasound is described.The advantages of the present method include high chemoselectivity,simple and practical work-up procedure and high yield.     

Reduction of Sulfur Dioxide to Sulfur Monoxide by Ferrous Porphyrin**

The reduction of SO₂ to fixed forms of sulfur can address the growing concerns regarding its detrimental effect on health and the environment as well as enable its valorization into valuable chemicals. The naturally occurring heme enzyme sulfite reductase (SiR) is known to reduce SO₂ to H₂S and is an integral part of the global sulfur cycle. However, its action has not yet been mimicked in artificial systems outside of the protein matrix even after several decades of structural elucidation of the enzyme. While the coordination of SO₂ to transition metals is documented, its reduction using molecular catalysts has remained elusive. Herein reduction of SO₂ by iron(II) tetraphenylporphyrin is demonstrated. A combination of spectroscopic data backed up by theoretical calculations indicate that Fe^IITPP reduces SO₂ by 2e⁻/2H⁺ to form an intermediate [Fe^III−SO]⁺ species, also proposed for SiR, which releases SO. The SO obtained from the chemical reduction of SO₂ could be evidenced in the form of a cheletropic adduct of butadiene resulting in an organic sulfoxide.     

Efficient Reduction of Thiopyrylium Salts to Corresponding 2H- and 4H-Thiopyrans Under Solvent-Free Condition: Regioselectivity and Mechanism

Abstract

A solvent-free reduction of 2,4,6-triarylthiopyrylium with NaBH₄/alumina is described. The regioselectivity of these reductions were compared with those obtained in solution experiments.     

First and Efficient Method for Reduction of Aliphatic and Aromatic Nitro Compounds with Zinc Borohydride as Pyridine Zinc Tetrahydroborato Complex: A New Stable Ligand‐Metal Borohydride

Pyridine zinc tetrahydroborate, [(Py)Zn(BH₄)₂], as a new stable ligand‐metal borohydride, is prepared quantitatively by complexation of 1:1 zinc borohydride and pyridine at room temperature. This reagent efficiently reduces different aromatic and aliphatic nitro compounds to their primary amines in refluxing THF. In addition, the reduction shows chemoselectivity for aliphatic nitro compounds over the aromatic nitro compounds.     

无溶剂无催化剂条件下二硫代氨基甲酸酯衍生物的合成研究

主要研究了二硫代氨基甲酸酯衍生物的合成,将脂肪胺、CS2与α,β-不饱和羰基化合物或卤代烃在无溶剂无催化剂室温条件下,"一锅法"进行了Michael-type的加成反应,合成了二硫代氨基甲酸酯衍生物.该方法产率高,操作简单,是一种原子经济的合成方法,并可大规模地用于制药及农药方面.     

Convenient and Efficient Method for the Synthesis of N-Heteroaryl Aminonaphthols under Solvent-Free Conditions

A convenient, efficient and green synthesis of N‐heteroaryl aminonaphthols has been developed by one‐pot, three‐component condensation of β‐naphthol, heteroaryl amines and substituted benzaldehydes under solvent‐free conditions at elevated temperature. The advantages of these reactions are simplicity of the reaction procedure, short reaction times, simple work‐up, catalyst‐free conditions and pure products in good to excellent yields.     

Systematic evaluation of the palladium-catalyzed hydrogenation under flow conditions

Four types of heterogeneous Pd catalysts (10% Pd/C, 10% Pd/HP20, 0.5% Pd/MS3A, and 0.3% Pd/BN) were applied to the flow hydrogenation to systematically evaluate the appropriate conditions for the reduction of a wide variety of reducible functionalities. The use of 10% Pd/C and 10% Pd/HP20 allowed the hydrogenation of various reducible functionalities by a single-pass of the substrate–MeOH solution through the catalyst cartridge, while 0.5% Pd/MS3A and 0.3% Pd/BN catalyzed a novel chemoselective hydrogenation; only alkene, alkyne, azide, and nitro functionalities could be reduced with other coexisting reducible functionalities intact.     

Synthesis of 1,5-Benzodiazepines with Unusual Substitution Pattern from Chalcones Under Solvent-Free Microwave Irradiation Conditions

1,5-Benzodiazepines have been synthesized from the corresponding 2′-hydroxychalcones [1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-aryl-2-propen-1-ones] and o-phenylenediamine, both in methanol, under reflux and under solvent-free microwave irradiation conditions on alumina. The latter method proved to be advantageous.     

PEG1000-DIL/甲苯温控两相体系中硝基芳烃的还原反应

研究了PEG1000-DIL/甲苯温控体系中硝基芳烃的还原反应.考察了催化加氢、水合肼/FeCl3.6H2O和水合肼/Fe5HO8.4H2O等3种还原体系,发现水合肼/Fe5HO8.4H2O在PEG1000-DIL/甲苯温控体系中具有很高的催化活性,将其用于12种硝基芳烃的还原反应,产率最高可达99%.该催化体系重复使用3次后产率无明显变化,用于卤代硝基苯类化合物的还原可以有效防止脱卤副反应的发生.     

Exploration of relative chemoselectivity in the hydrodechlorination of 2-chloropyridines

The chemoselectivity of hydrodechlorination in 2-chloropyridine derivatives possessing reduction-sensitive functionalities is examined. The reaction conditions employed tolerate a variety of functionalities illustrating highly chemoselective hydrodechlorination in the presence of nitrile, allyl, terminal olefin, and nitroamine functionalities in excellent yield. Chemoselective deprotection of carboxybenzyl ethers is illustrated in moderate yield.     

新的芳杂环酰腙分子钳的微波无溶剂快速有效合成

在微波辐射无溶剂条件下,以间苯二酚为起始原料,固体Al2O3为载体,设计并高产率地合成了12个新的芳杂环酰腙分子钳人工受体.其结构均经1HNMR,IR,MS及元素分析确证.同传统的方法相比,该法具有简单、快速、高效和对环境友好等优点.利用紫外滴定光谱初步考察了这类分子钳对芳胺的识别性能.     

The Role of Sulfur in the S-PtRe/Al2O3 Catalysts: The Endogenous Deposition Effect on the Metal/acid Micro-environment

Alumina is widely used as support in the industrial catalytic process. As a common impurity, the sulfur species, which are often considered a harmful component, play a positive role in some petrochemical reactions. Herein, the S-modified catalysts were fabricated using the exogenous/endogenous deposition method to study the effect of the sulfur induced by introduction approaches. Series characterizations reveal that the exogenous sulfur from the sulfidation treatment affects the active metals by poisoning the low-coordinated sites, leading to the active metal sites decrease. As for the endogenous deposition method, besides the poison effect, the removal of the endogenous sulfur from the S-contain alumina support can produce oxygen vacancies, which can not only act as acid sites but work as an electron acceptor that optimizes the catalyst electronic structure. Benefits from the effect of endogenous sulfur, the catalyst with a suitable catalytic metal/acid micro-environment exhibit the best dehydrocyclization performance.     

玻璃球负载非晶态有机钛聚合物提高光催化还原CO2的转换频率

化学蚀刻玻璃球,表面产生纳米孔缝,再通过溶剂热法在孔缝内制备了非晶态有机钛聚合物。通过扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、X射线衍射（XRD）、电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱（ICP-AES）、紫外-可见漫反射光谱（UV-Vis）、荧光光谱（PL）、有机元素分析（OEA）、紫外光电子能谱（UPS）和傅里叶变换红外光谱（FT-IR）等表征了材料的结构及光电性能。结果表明,负载的非晶态有机钛聚合物对可见光有明显的吸收,且荧光强度较NH₂-MIL-125（Ti）大幅度降低,光生电子-空穴对更加稳定。玻璃球负载的非晶态有机钛聚合物为催化剂,300 W氙灯为光源催化还原CO₂,反应4 h后,甲醇的产量达941.6 μmol,相应的转换频率（TOF）值为46.4 h^-1。使用具有相同有机配体及金属离子的NH₂-MIL-125（Ti）及P25为对比催化剂,在相同的光催化条件下,其相应的TOF分别为0.28和0.019 h^-1。催化剂热处理实验表明玻璃球载体对有机钛聚合物的化学稳定性有明显的保护作用,经过300 ℃处理,负载的有机钛聚合物光催化性能仍然稳定,而NH₂-MIL-125（Ti）的光催化活性衰减了54%,这是由于其化学结构及晶体结构被破坏。     

恒电位库仑法研究硫在有机溶剂中的还原过程

实验证明,第1步还原E_(1/2)=-0.96V(文中所有的电位均相对于Ag参比电极);第2步E_(1/2)=-1.56V。该体系的特征是伴随的均相反应具有较低的速率常数,在一般的循环伏安法扫描时间内很难觉察到均相反应的进行。若采取时间窗较长的实验方法,将有利于观察伴随均相反应的动力学效应。恒电位库仑法时间域约为100～     

2,4,6-Trichloro-1,3,5-triazine as an Efficient Catalyst for Synthesis of Benzopyran Derivatives under Solvent-Free Conditions

An efficient and convenient procedure has been developed for the synthesis of benzopyran derivatives by one-pot condensation of substituted salicyaldehydes and substituted 1,3-hexanediones in the presence of a catalytic amount of 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine (TCT, cyanuric chloride) under solvent-free conditions.     

Metal-Free Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CH4 and H2O2 under Non-sacrificial Ambient Conditions

Photocatalytic CO₂ reduction to CH₄ requires photosensitizers and sacrificial agents to provide sufficient electrons and protons through metal-based photocatalysts, and the separation of CH₄ from by-product O₂ has poor applications. Herein, we successfully synthesize a metal-free photocatalyst of a novel electron-acceptor 4,5,9,10-pyrenetetrone (PT), to our best knowledge, this is the first time that metal-free catalyst achieves non-sacrificial photocatalytic CO₂ to CH₄ and easily separable H₂O₂. This photocatalyst offers CH₄ product of 10.6 μmol ⋅ g⁻¹ ⋅ h⁻¹ under non-sacrificial ambient conditions (room temperature, and only water), which is two orders of magnitude higher than that of the reported metal-free photocatalysts. Comprehensive in situ characterizations and calculations reveal a multi-step reaction mechanism, in which the long-lived oxygen-centered radical in the excited PT provides as a site for CO₂ activation, resulting in a stabilized cyclic carbonate intermediate with a lower formation energy. This key intermediate is thermodynamically crucial for the subsequent reduction to CH₄ product with the electronic selectivity of up to 90 %. The work provides fresh insights on the economic viability of photocatalytic CO₂ reduction to easily separable CH₄ in non-sacrificial and metal-free conditions.     

Efficient Chemoselective Oxidation of Phenylmethanols to Aldehydes with Iodosobenzene

Summary. Primary phenylmethanols are selectively and efficiently oxidized to the corresponding aldehydes by the system C₆H₅IO/(C₆H₅)₄PBr/CH₂Cl₂, T = 298 K under aerobic conditions. The use of the relatively stable iodosobenzene, an iodine(III) compound, in place of the usually employed and potentially explosive iodine(V) reagents, the easy work-up procedure, and the facile recycling of solvent and oxidant provides a convenient and environmentally benign oxidation method.     

A Simple,Efficient and Green Procedure for the Knoevenagel Condensation of Aldehydes with N-Methylpiperazine at Room Temperature under Solvent-Free Conditions

Knoevenagel condensation of aromatic, aliphatic, and heteroaromatic aldehydes with active methylene compounds such as ethylcyanoacetate, malononitrile, and cyanoacetamide proceed very smoothly at room temperature by simply mixing the ingredients together under solvent-free conditions in the presence of N-methylpiperazine in excellent yields of the E-configured products.     

Fe-Doped CoS2 Nanoarrays: Efficient Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia under Ambient Conditions

The electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO₃⁻RR) enables the reduction of nitrate to ammonium ions under ambient conditions. It was considered as an alternative reaction for the production of ammonia (NH₃) in recent years. In this paper, we report that the Fe doping CoS₂ nanoarrays can effectively catalyze the formation of NH₃ from nitrate (NO₃⁻) under ambient conditions. This is mainly due to the increase of the NO₃⁻ reaction active site by Fe doping and the porous nanostructure of the catalyst, which greatly improves the catalytic activity. Specifically, at −0.9 V vs. RHE, the NH₃ yield rate (R_NH3) of Fe−CoS₂/CC is 17.8×10⁻² mmol h⁻¹ cm⁻² with Faraday Efficiency (FE) of 88.93 %. Besides, such catalyst shows good durability and catalytic stability, which provides the possibility for the future application of electrocatalytic NH₃ production.