Epoxidation of phosphinoyl alkenes with hydrogen peroxide

The epoxidation of alkenylphosphorus compounds with hydrogen peroxide was systematically studied, revealing that while alkenylphosphine oxides failed to produce the corresponding epoxides, alkenylphosphonates, or phosphinates having a phenyl group at α-position reacted with H₂O₂/K₂CO₃ or alkenylphosphonic acids or phosphinic acids having an aliphatic group at α- or β-positions reacted with H₂O₂/Na₂WO₄/Et₃N to produce high yields of the corresponding epoxides.     

Epoxidation of 4-methyloct-4-ene: identification of reaction products and kinetic study

The performic acid epoxidation of 4-methyloct-4-ene, a model compound for 1,4-polyisoprene, is the subject of this study. The purpose was the optimization of the conditions for the epoxidation reaction by this oxidation agent. The first part of this work is concerned with the identification and characterization of the reaction products through NMR and FTIR spectroscopies. Four main products were characterized. Among them, an epoxide results from the epoxidation of 4-methyloct-4-ene by performic acid and three others, namely a ketone, a diol and a glycol ester, are the result of epoxide rearrangements. The second part is devoted to kinetic studies of the epoxidation reaction through high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique. This investigation allowed an insight into the influence of the reaction parameters (temperature and concentration of hydrogen peroxide) on the conversion rate. The determining step of the epoxidation reaction was the formation of performic acid. The enthalpy of activation was found to be ΔH^* = 91 kJ/mol and the entropy of activation ΔS^*=−34.6 J/mol K.     

Epoxidation by sodium chlorite with aldehyde-promoted chlorine dioxide formation

An improved method is described for selective room temperature epoxidation of alkenes by sodium chlorite in a solvent mixture of ethanol, acetonitrile, and water buffered at pH 7. In addition, the use of aldehydes as promoters in chlorite oxidations is described for the first time. The amount of sodium chlorite, the solvent mixture, and the addition of formaldehyde as a practical promoter were optimized. Styrene was used as a test substrate in the optimization studies and the generality of the method was assessed by using a variety of nucleophilic and electrophilic substrates. Yields up to 89% were obtained with styrene and other nucleophilic alkenes are readily converted into epoxides.     

分子筛担载金催化剂催化烯烃环氧化制环氧化合物

烯烃的环氧化是工业上的重要反应之一，在众多的烯烃中，端烯尤其是直链端烯是相对较难氧化的一类。     

Design, Synthesis of Chiral Ketone and Application in Asymmetric Epoxidation

A class of chiral ketone was synthesized for asymmetric epoxidation. High ee values have been obtained for a number of cis olefin and trans olefin. The epoxidation was stereospecific with no isomerizatiom observed in the epoxidation of acyclic system. Encourageingly high ee value has also been obtained for a number of terminal olefins. Mechanistic studies show that electronic interactions play an important role in the stereodifferentiation. O O O O O O NBoc O O t-BuO2CH2CN O O O …     

Electronic spectra and structure of methyl derivatives of 4-nitropyridine N-oxide

The UV spectra of seven methyl derivatives of 4-nitropyridine N-oxide in ethanol have been examined. The electronic spectra were calculated by a modified INDO method. Transition energies, intensities and assignments were compared with UV spectra. Spectroscopic manifestations of intramolecular interaction indicate that methyl groups modify the electronic interaction between the N-oxide and NO₂ groups mainly through a steric strain.Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Economics, Pl-53342 Wroclaw, Poland. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 786–793, June, 2000.     

Keggin类杂多化合物催化α,β-不饱和羰基化合物环氧化

在乙睛溶剂中考察了一系列杂多化合物和过氧化氢水溶液催化的各种缺电子的α,β-不饱和羰基化合物的环氧化反应.在所研究的杂多化合物中,二缺位的[γ-SiW10(H2O)2O34](Bu4N)4显示出了最高的活性.     

二甲二氧环烷与一些不饱和天然有机化合物反应的选择性

自从Talbott［’j申请了第～个制备二氧环烷的专利以来，二氧环烷的制备与性能研究受到愈来愈多有机化学家的重视［‘－‘j．这种新型氧化剂与传统氧化剂相比，具有许多优越性．它不仅具有较强的氧传递功能，而且反应条件极其温和，操作相当方便，产物不需要复杂的纯化过程，能够给出很高的反应产率，为药物及其活性天然产物的结构改造与修饰提供了更加适用的途径．为了探索这种氧化剂与不饱和天然产物双键之间的反应行为，我们在成功地制备二甲二氧环烷丙酮溶液的基础上，将所得溶液用于一些不同类型双键环氧化反应，不仅方便、快速和高产…     

稀土氯化物催化丙烯直接环氧化反应研究

以氯化稀土为催化剂,以锌粉为还原剂,对不同羧酸和溶剂条件下的丙烯直接用氧气环氧化进行了研究,并对它的催化反应机理进行了初步探讨,实验结果表明,氯化稀土中有EuCl3对丙烯直接环氧化起催化作用,并且要在锌粉和羧酸共同存在下才有效,所用羧酸中丙酸的效果最佳,使用有机溶剂比不用溶剂效果更好,但不能用碱性物质作为反应体系的溶剂。反应气压力越高越有利于 环氧丙烷（PO）的生成,但反应温度不宜过高,在EuCl3、锌粉、羧酸催化体系中,EuCl3起电子传递的桥梁作用,锌粉提供电子,羧酸提供质子,推测的反应机理与实验结果吻合。     

酮-过氧化氢体系对烯烃的环氧化

过氧化酮是优良的烯烃环氧化试剂,可将烯烃氧化成环氧化物。在这些反应中,所用的氧化剂都是过硫酸氢钾或商品Oxone^[1-6]。用其它氧化剂与酮生成过氧化酮使烯烃环氧化的报道很少^[7,8],只有一例是使用过氧化氢作氧化剂的,但其只研究了一种酮与过氧化氢对烯烃的环氧化^[8]。本文使用价格便宜,且没有污染的过氧化氢取代Oxone,与酮反应形成的过氧化酮使烯烃环氧化,并首次研究了一系列酮化合物与过氧化氢组成的催化体系对烯烃的环氧化反应,考察了各种酮的催化活性。     

Going Beyond Silver in Ethylene Epoxidation with First-Principles Catalyst Screening

Ethylene epoxidation is industrially and commercially one of the most important selective oxidations. Silver catalysts have been state-of-the-art for decades, their efficiency steadily improving with empirical discoveries of dopants and co-catalysts. Herein, we perform a computational screening of the metals in the periodic table, identify prospective superior catalysts and experimentally demonstrate that Ag/CuPb, Ag/CuCd and Ag/CuTl outperform the pure-Ag catalysts, while they still confer an easily scalable synthesis protocol. Furthermore, we show that to harness the potential of computationally-led discovery of catalysts fully, it is essential to include the relevant in situ conditions e.g., surface oxidation, parasitic side reactions and ethylene epoxide decomposition, as neglecting such effects leads to erroneous predictions. We combine ab initio calculations, scaling relations, and rigorous reactor microkinetic modelling, which goes beyond conventional simplified steady-state or rate-determining modelling on immutable catalyst surfaces. The modelling insights have enabled us to both synthesise novel catalysts and theoretically understand experimental findings, thus, bridging the gap between first-principles simulations and industrial applications. We show that the computational catalyst design can be easily extended to include larger reaction networks and other effects, such as surface oxidations. The feasibility was confirmed by experimental agreement.     

Photochemical Desaturation and Epoxidation with Oxygen by Sequential Flavin Catalysis

Catalytic desaturations are important strategies for the functionalization of organic molecules. In nature, flavoenzymes mediate the formation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds by concomitant cofactor reduction. Contrary to many laboratory methods for these reactions, such as the Saegusa-Ito oxidation, no transition metal reagents or catalysts are required. However, a molecular flavin-mediated variant has not been reported so far. We disclose a photochemical approach for silyl enol ether oxidation, which leads to α,β-unsaturated ketones (13 examples) in very good yields. The flavin catalysts are stable throughout the desaturation reaction, and we successfully applied them in a subsequent aerobic epoxidation by simply changing the reaction conditions. This protocol allowed us to directly convert silyl enol ethers into α,β-epoxyketones in a one-pot fashion (12 examples). Sequential flavin catalysis is not limited to one specific reactivity combination and can, inter alia, couple the photochemical oxidation with radical additions. We anticipate that flavin-catalyzed desaturation will be applicable to other substrate classes and that its sequential catalytic activity will enable rapid substrate diversification.     

高分子负载金属络合物催化烯烃对映选择环氧化的研究

综述了近年来高分子负载金属络合物催化烯烃对映选择环氧化的研究进展,着重阐述了有机高分子和无机高分子负载金属络合物催化剂的催化活性,并就如何设计具有高催化活性和高对映选择性的高分子负载金属络合物催化剂提出了一些建议。     

金属卟啉-聚乙二醇催化烯烃环氧化反应

研究了聚乙二醇在模拟细胞色素P-450酶、CH_2Cl_2-H_2O两相体系中的相转移催化作用;并和季铵盐类相转移催化作用进行了比较。把PEG-400键联到金属卟啉上,进一步考察了连接大分子后对金属卟啉的催化活性及稳定性的影响;同时比较了键联后的聚乙二醇和自由聚乙二醇所起的相转移催化作用;最后,对反应机理进行了讨论。     

过氧化氢与苯乙烯环氧化的反应机理及溶剂效应

以过氧化氢与苯乙烯环氧化为模型反应, 采用Materials Studio软件中Dmol³模块, 模拟计算了过氧化氢与苯乙烯的环氧化反应机理. 并用连续介质-类导体屏蔽模型(COSMO)研究了反应体系分别在三种质子性溶剂(水, 乙醇, 叔丁醇)中的溶剂化效应. 为研究溶剂分子直接参与反应的微观过程, 用离散介质模型模拟了单个水分子、乙醇分子和叔丁醇分子分别对反应的影响. 两种溶剂模型所得的结果一致, 叔丁醇作溶剂时反应活性最好, 乙醇次之; 质子性溶剂能够促进过氧化氢分子的异裂, 形成活性氧物种, 从而使反应能垒降低.     

Epoxidation of styrenes with the peroxidase from the cultured cells of Nicotiana tabacum

An enzyme concerned with the epoxidation of styrenes was isolated from cultured cells of Nicotiana tabacum. The enzyme had peroxidase activity as well as epoxidation activity, and its amino acid sequence showed 89% homology in their 9 amino acid overlap with horseradish peroxidase. In the enzymatic reaction, hydrogen peroxide and p-cresol were necessary and molecular oxygen was the source of the oxygen atom of the epoxide. The enzymatic reaction using a spin trap reagent and monitoring of the reaction with ESR indicated that the epoxidation reaction of styrenes proceeded by a radical mechanism with peroxidase.     

Unexpected formation of tertiary chloroperfluoroalkanes upon the reaction of iodine chloride with branched perfluoroalkenes

Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, p. 2869, December, 1989.     

丙烯环氧化钼—醇配合物催化剂的研究

合成了有机钼－醇配合物,并用IR和UV－Vis进行了表征。研究了对过氧化氢异丙苯（CHP）环氧化丙烯的催化性能。研究表明,合成的有机钼－醇化合物 具有较强的酸性,可分解CHP,在反应物中加入碱性抑制剂珂阻止CHP的分解;不同二醇制备的化合物,其要到性和氧化性能各不相同。由丙二醇制备的钼－醇化合物的催化环氧化性能较好。在醇／钼质量比为4、水含量低于10％（质量分数）、 酸量低于150mgKOH/mLcat.时,催化剂的性能基本相同。     

以分子氧为氧源催化丙烯环氧化制环氧丙烷

综述了以分子氧为氧源催化丙烯环氧化制环氧丙烷近十年的研究进展。虽然目前这些方法还处于研究阶段,但作为具有最佳原子经济性清洁生产环氧丙烷的方法,该研究领域具有显著的工业化应用前景。     

A New Quaternary Ammonium Heteropolyoxotungstate Catalyst for Propylene Epoxidation to Propylene Oxide

A new quaternary ammonium heteropolyoxotungstant (cat.C) is prepared and characterized. And the cat.C also is an reaction-controlled phase-transfer catalyst. The catalytic system of O2/EAHQ (2-ethylanthrahydroquinone)/cat.c is used for the epoxidation of propylene. Under the optimal conditions, the yield of propylene oxide based on EAHQ is 84.1%, theselectivity for propylene oxide based on propylene is 99.8% and the conversion of propylene based on EAHQ is 84.3%. The cat.c precipitates after the epoxidation reaction for easy separation. The cat. C is stable enough to be recycled three times without any loss in selectivity.