A Mild and Efficient Tetrahydropyranylation and Detetrahydropyranylation of Alcohols and Phenols by VCl<Subscript>3</Subscript>

Vanadium chloride is found to be an efficient catalyst for the tetrahydropyranylation and detetrahydropyranylation of various alcohols and phenols, giving good yields at room temperature and short reaction times. __________ Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1634–1636, November, 2005.     

An efficient transition metal-free aziridination of alkenes with Chloramine-T using aqueous H2O2/HBr

The combination of aqueous H₂O₂ and HBr was found to be an efficient transition metal-free green catalytic system for the aziridination of a variety of alkenes under very mild reaction conditions.     

Trimethylsilyl Protection of Alcohols Over Phosphorus Pentoxide Supported on Silica Gel

Abstract

An eco-friendly and mild protocol for trimethylsilyl protection of alcohols over phosphorus pentoxide supported on silica gel using hexamethyldisilazane has been described. Solvent-free and ambient reaction conditions, easy workup, short reaction times, excellent yields, and reusability of the catalyst are the noticeable features of this methodology.

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A facile one-pot interfacial synthesis of Pt nanoparticles/polypyrrole composites and their application for non-enzymatic sensing hydrogen peroxide

Pt nanoparticles (PtNPs)/polypyrole (PPy) composites were successfully prepared through a facile one-pot interfacial polymerization of pyrrole by using H₂PtCl₆ as the oxidant for the first time. The as-prepared PPy was granular particles with particle size within a few hundred nanometers, on which PtNPs (1.7–3.5) nm were homogeneously dispersed. The PtNPs/PPy composites displayed excellent electrocatalytic activity toward redox of H₂O₂. The non-enzyme sensor constructed with PtNPs/PPy composites displayed good sensing ability toward H₂O₂ at ?0.1 V with a significantly high sensitivity of 6056 μAmM^?1cm^?2 and a low detection limit of 1.8 μM (S/N = 3).     

RuCl3-DCHA Catalyst System: A Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Benzylic Alcohols Under Mild Conditions

The aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols to their corresponding aldehydes was performed in a RuCl₃ · 3H₂O–dicyclohexylamine (DCHA) catalyst system under ambient atmosphere at room temperature. It is noteworthy that the RuCl₃ · 3H₂O–DCHA system displayed a preference for the primary versus secondary benzylic alcohols in both intermolecular and intramolecular competition experiments.     

A Mild and Efficient Method for Tetrahydropyranylation/Depyranylation of Alcohols and Phenols Under Neutral Conditions

Alcohols and phenols are tetrahydropyranylated rapidly in high yields in the presence of lithium bromide and dichloromethane at room temperature. Deprotection of these THP ethers can also be effected readily by mere change of the solvent to methanol and refluxing with excess lithium bromide. Due to neutral reaction conditions employed, the method is also compatible with compounds having acid sensitive functional groups.     

Metal–Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide

The electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) has become more and more important in industrial production, daily life, biological process, green energy chemistry, and other fields (especially for the detection of low concentration of H₂O_2). Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising candidates to replace the established H₂O₂ sensors based on precious metals or enzymes. This review summarizes recent advances in MOF-based H₂O₂ electrochemical sensors, including conductive MOFs, MOFs with chemical modifications, MOFs-composites, and MOF derivatives. Finally, the challenges and prospects for the optimization and design of H₂O₂ electrochemical sensors with ultra-low detection limit and long-life are presented.     

Triphosgene/Triphenylphosphine: A Mild Reagent for the Conversion of Alcohols to Chlorides

A mixture of triphosgene/triphenylphosphine in methylene chloride converts primary and secondary alcohols to chlorides at room temperature.     

A Background-Free SERS Strategy for Sensitive Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide

The accurate and sensitive detection of biomolecules by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is possible, but remains challenging due to the interference from biomolecules in complex samples. Herein, a new SERS sensor is developed for background-free detection of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) with an ultralow detection limit (1 × 10⁻¹⁰ mol/L), using a Raman-silent strategy. The Au microparticles (Au-RSMPs) resembling rose-stones are devised as SERS substrates with a high enhancement effect, and 4-mercaptophenylboronic acid (4-MPBA) is selected as an H₂O₂-responsive Raman reporter. Upon the reaction with H₂O₂, the phenylboronic group of 4-MPBA was converted to a phenol group, which subsequently reacted with 4-diazonium-phenylalkyne (4-DP), an alkyne-carrying molecule via the azo reaction. The formed product exhibits an intense and sharp SERS signal in the Raman-silent region, avoiding interference of impurities and biomolecules. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, we show that this SERS sensor possesses significant merits towards the determination of H₂O₂ in terms of broad linear range, low limit of detection, and high selectivity, showing promise for the quantitative analysis of H₂O₂ in complicated biological samples.     

Tetrakis (Pyridine)silver Dichromate Py4Ag2Cr207 - A Mild and Efficient Reagent for the Conversion of Benzylic and Allylic Alcohols to Their Corresponding Carbonyl Compounds

Tetrakis(pyridine)silver dichromate is prepared and used for the oxidation of benzylic and allylic alcohols in refluxing benzene in high yields.     

Partial Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones Under Mild Conditions

Abstract

A number of aldehydes and ketones were prepared by partial oxidation of alcohols in air catalyzed by RuO₂/ZSM‐5 which can be easily prepared with the industrial grade ZSM‐5 and RuCl₃ · xH₂O.     

Colorimetric detection of hydrogen peroxide and lactate based on the etching of the carbon based Au-Ag bimetallic nanocomposite synthesized by carbon dots as the reductant and stabilizer

In this report, carbon-based gold core silver shell Au-Ag bimetallic nanocomposite (Au-Ag/C NC) was synthesized using carbon dots (C-dots) as the reductant and stabilizer by a facile green sequential reduction approach. The structure and morphology of the nanocomposite are characterized by ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–Vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The as synthesized Au-Ag/C NC exhibits good optic response toward hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) without adding any other chromogenic agents. The characteristic surface plasmon resonance (SPR) absorbance peak of Au-Ag/C NC declined and red-shifted with the solution color changing from reddish orange to light pink when adding H₂O₂ owing to the etching effect of H₂O₂ towards Ag. Thus, a simple colorimetric and UV strategy for sensitive detection of H₂O₂ is proposed. It provides the wide linear range for detection of H₂O₂ from 0.8–90 μM and 90–500 μM, and the detection limit was as low as 0.3 μM (S/N = 3). In addition, this colorimetric strategy can also be applied to directly distinguish and detect of lactate by naked eye and UV–Vis. The linear range of colorimetric sensing towards lactate was 0.1–22 μM and 22–220 μM, which was successfully applied in the analysis of lactate in human serum.     

A simple and efficient synthesis of gem-dihydroperoxides from ketones using aqueous hydrogen peroxide and catalytic ceric ammonium nitrate

Ketones were efficiently converted into the corresponding gem-dihydroperoxides in high yields within a short period of time on treatment with aqueous H₂O₂ (50%) in the presence of a catalytic amount of CAN in acetonitrile at room temperature.     

Ag@SiO2纳米颗粒的制备及其在H2O2检测上的应用

利用柠檬酸三钠还原硝酸银制备了银纳米颗粒(AgNPs), 然后通过氨水水解正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)的方法, 在AgNPs上沉积SiO₂, 制备出以Ag为核, SiO₂为壳的复合纳米颗粒(Ag@SiO₂). 调节TEOS用量, 可以控制SiO₂层的厚度. 根据AgNPs的局域表面等离激元共振(LSPR)效应, 将制得的Ag@SiO₂颗粒用于H₂O₂的检测, 检测下限为1 μmol/L, 并可以通过控制SiO₂层的厚度方便地调节Ag@SiO₂颗粒与H₂O₂反应的速率. 与传统方法相比, 具有简单、快速、成本低的优点. 分别运用TEM、紫外-可见分光光度计对反应前后Ag@SiO₂颗粒形貌及反应过程中其LSPR吸收的变化进行了表征.     

Highly Efficient Etherification and Oxidation of Aromatic Alcohols Using Supported and Unsupported Phosphorus Pentoxide as a Heterogeneous Reagent

A highly efficient procedure for etherification and oxidation of aromatic alcohol is described using unsupported and supported P₂O₅ on alumina and/or silica gel. The silica gel and alumina proved to be the most suitable support among the supports examined in our experiments. It was illustrated that the etherification and oxidative performance in reactions depend largely upon variables including reaction temperature, the nature of the P₂O₅ used (supported or unsupported P₂O₅), and whether solvent-free conditions are applied. It was shown that P₂O₅ not only can convert the aromatic alcohols into corresponding ethers and/or aldehyde and ketone but also can convert aromatic ethers into aldehyde or ketone via oxidative cleavage. Finally, quantum mechanical calculations were performed to rationalized these events, and it was indicated that aldehyde and ketone are more favorable products on the basis of the heat of formation (ΔH_f).

NaBH4/Charcoal: A New Synthetic Method for Mild and Convenient Reduction of Nitroarenes

NaBH₄ in the presence of charcoal (0.4–0.8 g) reduces varieties of nitroarenes to their corresponding amines. Reduction reactions were carried out in a mixture of H₂O‐THF (1:0.5 mL) at 50–60°C with high to excellent yields of products.     

Highly Efficient System for Reduction of Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives to Alcohols by HfCl4/KBH4

HfCl₄/KBH₄ was found to be a facile, efficient, convenient, and chemoselective system for the reduction of carboxylic acids and their derivatives to the corresponding alcohols under mild conditions. HfCl₄/NaBH₄ was also utilized to reduce the same carboxylic acids and their derivatives, and it was found that the reducing ability of HfCl₄/NaBH₄ was similar to that of HfCl₄/KBH₄. The action of HfCl₄/KBH₄ on other types of substrates, such as benzyl chloride, peracid, epoxide, ketone, amide, imine, pyridine-N-oxide, and nitrile, was investigated, too. In addition, some competitive reductions of styrene oxide in the presence of carboxylic acid, carboxylic ester, nitrile, and amide were achieved.