Poly(fluoroalkyl acrylate)-bound ruthenium carbene complex: a fluorous and recyclable catalyst for ring-closing olefin metathesis

The synthesis of a fluorous olefin metathesis catalyst derived from the Grubbs second-generation ruthenium carbene complex is described. The air stable fluorous polymer-bound ruthenium carbene complex 1 shows high reactivity in effecting the ring-closing metathesis of a broad spectrum of diene and enyne substrates leading to the formation of di-, tri-, and tetrasubstituted cyclic olefins in minimally fluorous solvent systems (PhCF3/CH2Cl2, 1:9-1:49 v/v). The catalyst can be readily separated from the reaction mixture by fluorous extraction with FC-72 and repeatedly reused. The practical advantage offered by the fluorous catalyst is demonstrated by its sequential use in up to five different metathesis reactions.     

Use and recovery of a homogeneous catalyst with carbon dioxide as a solubility switch

A method for fluorous biphasic catalysis is described,in which the fluorous liquid is replaced by fluorinated silica, the fluorous catalyst is induced to dissolve in the organic solvent by the presence of CO2, and the recovery of the catalyst after the reaction is achieved by release of the CO2 pressure.     

Hydroformylation in fluorous solvents

Triaryl-phosphines and -phosphites bearing fluorous ponytails give high rates, good linear selectivity and good retention of catalyst in the fluorous phase during hydroformylation of alkenes in fluorous solvents.     

A recyclable fluorous organocatalyst for Diels-Alder reactions

Chiral fluorous imidazolidinone catalyst 2 provides consistently high enantioselectivities in Diels–Alder reactions of dienes and ,β-unsaturated aldehydes. The catalyst can be readily separated from the reaction products by fluorous solid-phase extraction, and recovered in excellent purity for direct reuse.     

A fluorous chiral dirhodium(II) complex as a recyclable asymmetric catalyst

[reaction: see text] The chiral fluorous complex tetrakis-dirhodium(II)-(S)-N-(n-perfluorooctylsulfonyl)prolinate has been prepared and used as a catalyst in homogeneous or fluorous biphasic fashion. The catalyst displays good chemo- and enantioselectivity in intermolecular cyclopropanation and C-H bond activation reactions. The catalyst can be simply and thoroughly separated from the reaction mixture and is recyclable.     

A highly fluorous room-temperature ionic liquid exhibiting fluorous biphasic behavior and its use in catalyst recycling

[formula: see text] A novel fluorous room-temperature ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium tetrakis[p-[dimethyl(1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctyl)silyl]phenyl]-borate (1), was used as a solvent for the homogeneous hydrosilylation of 1-octene catalyzed by a fluorous version of Wilkinson's catalyst. The catalyst was recycled by biphasic separation with an average retention of catalyst activity of 94%. As opposed to other ionic liquids, 1 exhibits high miscibility with apolar compounds such as alkenes and resembles fluorous solvents in its phase behavior with organic solvents.     

Mizoroki-Heck arylation of alpha,beta-unsaturated acids with a hybrid fluorous ether, F-626: facile filtrative separation of products and efficient recycling of a reaction medium containing a catalyst

The Mizoroki-Heck reaction was carried out using a fluorous ether F-626 as the solvent and a fluorous Pd carbene complex as the catalyst. When carboxylic acids are the products, separation of both the F-626 and the Pd catalyst from the products can be conveniently carried out by simple filtration. The F-626 filtrates containing the Pd catalyst can be recycled.     

Development of a recyclable fluorous chiral phase-transfer catalyst: application to the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of alpha-amino acids

[structure: see text] A recyclable fluorous chiral phase-transfer catalyst was synthesized and successfully applied for the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of both natural and unnatural alpha-amino acids. The reaction involves alkylation of a glycine derivative followed by extractive recovery of the chiral phase-transfer catalyst using fluorous solvent.     

Recyclable fluorous organocatalysts promoted three-component reactions of pyruvate,aldehyde and amine at room temperature

A new fluorous imine carbothioate has been prepared as an organocatalyst for the synthesis of pyrrol-2-ones via the cyclo-condensation reaction of aldehydes, amines, and pyruvate at room temperature. The fluorous catalyst can be easily recovered from the reaction mixture by simple fluorous solid-phase extraction (F-SPE) and used for next run reaction without further purification.     

Fluorous dimethyl sulfide: a convenient,odorless, recyclable borane carrier

Borane gas and 2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl methyl sulfide form a solid comprised of an approximately 1:1 mixture (fluorous BMS) of sulfide and the corresponding sulfide-borane. Fluorous BMS permits hydroboration of alkenes in a dichloromethane/perfluorinated hydrocarbon mixture with subsequent recycling of the fluorous sulfide by fluorous extraction. The use of fluorous BMS in the asymmetric reduction of ketones catalyzed by a chiral oxaborolidine catalyst, and in the reduction of other functional groups, is also reported. [reaction: see text]     

Recyclable cinchona alkaloid catalyzed asymmetric Michael addition reaction

A highly enantioselective and diastereoselective Michael addition reaction of α-fluoro-β-ketoesters with maleimides is catalyzed by fluorous cinchona alkaloid to afford two adjacent chiral centers. The catalyst attached with a perfluroalkyl tag can be recovered by fluorous solid-phase extraction (F-SPE).     

A comparative study of the asymmetric epoxidation of aromatic olefins using the first generation manganese salen epoxidation catalysts and their light fluorous variants: an interesting discovery on the use of benzotrifluoride as a cosolvent

The asymmetric epoxidation of aromatic olefins using optically active first generation manganese salen catalysts and light fluorous variants was examined. Although a slight decrease in the enantioselectivity of the product was observed when light fluorous catalysts were employed, the activities of these catalysts were higher than those of the non-fluorous catalysts. Additionally the influence on enantioselectivity of the oxidation was examined when fluorous cosolvents were used. The enantioselectivity of the oxidation increased with the addition of benzotrifluoride (BTF) regardless of whether a fluorous or non-fluorous salen catalyst was used.     

Fluorous osmium tetraoxide (OsO4): a recoverable and reusable catalyst for dihydroxylation of olefins

A fluorous osmium catalyst was firstly developed. It had been effectively used as recoverable and reusable catalyst in the dihydroxylation of olefins.     

A highly efficient and recyclable fluorous palladium catalyst for Heck reactions in water

Abstract  

A fluorous nano-palladium catalyst has been synthesized and characterized. The catalyst is highly active for the Heck reaction of aryl halides with substituted styrenes in water under air. The corresponding Heck products were obtained in high yields with good stereoselectivity (E/Z up to 98:2). In addition, the catalyst could be recovered by fluorous liquid–liquid separation and reused four times without significant loss of activity or stereoselectivity.     

Perfluoroalkylated-pyridine catalyzed Aldol condensations of aldehydes and ketones in a fluorous biphasic system without fluorous solvent

Aldol condensation of different ketones with various aromatic aldehydes proceeds efficiently in the presence of catalytic amount of perfluoroalkylated-pyridine in a fluorous biphasic system without fluorous solvent, which has prompted various concerns involving cost, solvent leaching, and environmental persistence. The catalyst can be recovered by simple cooling and precipitation and used again.     

Dramatic increase in the rate of the Mukaiyama aldol reaction by ‘fluorous nano flow’ system in the lowest concentration of a fluorous catalyst

The reactivity of the Mukaiyama aldol reaction is significantly increased by ‘fluorous nano flow’ system even in the low concentration (<0.0001 M) of a lanthanide fluorous catalyst and the reaction completes within seconds as a contact time in the micro cell.     

Ytterbium perfluorooctanesulfonate as an efficient and recoverable catalyst for the synthesis of trisubstituted imidazoles

Synthesis of trisubstituted imidazoles was successfully accomplished using rare earth(III) perfluorooctanesulfonates (RE(OPf)₃), RE = Sc, Y, La-Lu as catalysts in fluorous solvents. Ytterbium perfluorooctanesulfonates (Yb(OPf)₃) catalyze the high efficient synthesis of trisubstituted imidazoles in fluorous solvents. By simple separation, fluorous phase containing only catalyst can be reused several times.     

Synthesis and catalytic activity of a fluorous-tagged TEMPO radical

A fluorous-tagged TEMPO radical has been prepared and its catalytic activity in the chemoselective oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds has been investigated. The new fluorous radical proved to be an efficient, selective and easily recoverable catalyst, which can be conveniently used in standard organic solvents and then isolated and recycled by fluorous liquid-liquid extraction.     

Enantiomeric resolution of fluorous mixture by chiral CD columns: asymmetric reduction of a mixture of fluorous ketones

Asymmetric reduction of a mixture of four fluorous ketone analogues was carried out with (R)-oxazaborolidine as a catalyst. The fluorous mixture products were resolved by a reverse phase HPLC with chiral β-cyclodextrin column to result in good separation of the enantiomers.     

Maximising the efficiency of continuous photo-oxidation with singlet oxygen in supercritical CO2 by use of fluorous biphasic catalysis

Using a continuous fluorous biphasic separation, a photo-oxidation catalyst can be recycled, with increased productivity and a ×20 fold decrease in the amount of catalyst required.