有机锡二聚体对醛的选择性催化

以Bu2SnO与CF3SO3H(TfOH)直接反应合成了有机锡二聚体[Bu2Sn(OH)(OTf)(H2O)]2, 以[Bu2Sn(OH)(OTf)(H2O)]2为催化剂考察了醛的硅氢化反应. 与传统的路易斯酸催化剂相比, 有机锡二聚体催化剂不仅具有合成简单、贮存容易、使用方便、易于分离、用量少和催化效率高等优点, 而且对醛基的还原催化具有很高的选择性, 且不受分子内和反应体系中其它羰基化合物或可还原基团的影响.     

褐煤热解过程中半焦重整催化剂性质的变化

为降低焦油产率,提高褐煤气化效率,采用胜利褐煤热解所得的半焦作为催化剂,在二阶石英反应器中对煤热解的焦油进行原位催化重整,分析和讨论了反应前后半焦催化剂的性质变化。结果表明,反应后半焦质量较反应前普遍有所下降,半焦是一种消耗性催化剂;反应后半焦的比表面积由422 m~2/g降到231.8 m~2/g;Raman分析结果表明,反应后半焦含氧官能团、小环(3-5个缩合芳环)与大环(大于5个缩合芳环)体系之比均有所降低。在半焦-挥发分作用过程中,快速热解制得半焦主要将挥发分裂解为小分子气体,慢速热解制得的半焦则主要使挥发分缩聚结焦脱除。     

A remarkably effective catalyst for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones in water and air

A Rh(III) complex generated in situ from [Cp*RhCl2]2 and (1R,2R)-N-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine (TsCYDN) serves as a remarkably effective, robust catalyst for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones by HCOONa in water in air, affording alcohols in up to 99% ee.     

Electronic structure, molecular electrostatic potentials, vibrational spectra in substituted calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 5) from density functional theory

Electronic structure, molecular electrostatic potential, and vibrational frequencies of para-substituted calix[n]arene CX[n]-R (n = 4, 5; R = H, NH(2), t-Bu, CH(2)Cl, SO(3)H, NO(2)) and their thia analogs (S-CX[n]-R; with R = H and t-Bu) in which sulfur bridges two aromatic rings of CX[n] have been derived from the density functional theory. A rotation around CH(2) groups connecting the phenol rings engenders four, namely, cone, partial cone, 1,2-alternate, and 1,3-alternate CX[n]-R conformers. Of these, the cone conformer comprising of large number of O1-H1···O1' interactions turns out to be of lowest energy. Normal vibration analysis reveal the O1-H1 stretching frequency of unsubstituted CX[n] shifts to higher wavenumber (blue shift) on substitution of electron-withdrawing (NO(2) or SO(3)H) groups, while electron-donating substituents (NH(2), t-Bu) engender a shift of O1-H1 vibration in the opposite direction (red shift). The direction of frequency shifts have been analyzed using natural bond orbital analysis and molecular electrostatic potential (MESP) topography. Furthermore, calculated (1)H NMR chemical shift (δ(H)) in modified CX[n] hosts follow the order: H1 > H3/H5 > H7(a) > H7(b). The δ(H) values in CX[4] are in consonant with the observed (1)H NMR spectra.     

Water-Mediated Synthesis of Benzazole and Thiourea Motifs by Reacting Naturally Occurring Isothiocyanate with Amines

An efficient, green, and facile method has been developed for the synthesis of benzazole and thiourea analogues from naturally occurring erucin in moderate to good yields. The reaction was carried out in water without using any metal catalyst or base. The present method tolerated the various functional groups on aromatic rings and also applicable for other isothiocyanates.     

A guide to Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions: the influence of substituents in aryl bromides, acetylenes, and phosphines

The conversion-time data for 168 different Pd/Cu-catalyzed Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions of five arylacetylenes (phenylacetylene; 1-ethynyl-2-ethylbenzene; 1-ethynyl-2,4,6-R(3)-benzene (R = Me, Et, i-Pr)) and Me(3)SiCCH with seven aryl bromides (three 2-R-bromobenzenes (R = Me, Et, i-Pr); 2,6-Me(2)-bromobenzene and three 2,4,6-R(3)-bromobenzenes (R = Me, Et, i-Pr)) with four different phosphines (P-t-Bu(3), t-Bu(2)PCy, t-BuPCy(2), PCy(3)) were determined using quantitative gas chromatography. The stereoelectronic properties of the substituents in the aryl bromides, acetylenes, and phosphines were correlated with the performance in Sonogashira reactions. It was found that the nature of the most active Pd/PR(3) complex for a Sonogashira transformation is primarily determined by the steric bulk of the acetylene; ideal catalysts are: Pd/P-t-Bu(3) or Pd/t-Bu(2)PCy for sterically undemanding phenylacetylene, Pd/t-BuPCy(2) for 2- and 2,6-substituted arylacetylenes or Me(3)SiCCH and Pd/PCy(3) for extremely bulky acetylenes and aryl bromides. Electron-rich and sterically demanding aryl bromides with substituents in the 2- or the 2,6-position require larger amounts of catalyst than 4-substituted aryl bromides. The synthesis of tolanes with bulky groups at one of the two aryl rings is best done by placing the steric bulk at the arylacetylene, which is also the best place for electron-withdrawing substituents.     

Quantum chemical characterization of low-energy states of calicene in the gas phase and in solution

The ground and excited electronic state properties of calicene (triapentafulvalene or 5-(cycloprop-2-en-1-ylidene)cyclopenta-1,3-diene) have been studied with a variety of density functional models (mPWPW91, PBE, TPSS, TPSh, B3LYP) and post-Hartree-Fock models based on single (MP2 and CCSD(T)) and multideterminantal (CASPT2) reference wave functions. All methods agree well on the properties of ground-state calicene, which is described as a conjugated double bond system with substantial zwitterionic character deriving from a charge-separated mesomer in which the three- and five-membered rings are both aromatic. Although the two rings are joined by a formal double bond, contributions from the aromatic mesomer reduce its bond order substantially. A rotational barrier of 40-41 kcal mol-1 is predicted in the gas phase and solvation effects reduce the barrier to 37 and 33 kcal mol-1 in benzene and water, respectively, because of increased zwitterionic character in the twisted transition-state structure. Multi-state CASPT2 (MS-CASPT2) is used to characterize the first few excited singlet and triplet states and indicates that the most important transition occurs at 4.93 eV (251 nm). A cis-trans photoisomerization about the inter-ring double bond is found to be inefficient.     

Highly bulky and electron-rich terminal ruthenium phosphido complexes: new donor ligands for palladium-catalyzed suzuki cross-couplings

Secondary phosphine complexes of the formula [(eta(5)-C(5)H(5))Ru(L)(2)(PHR(2))](+) BAr(F)(-) are prepared from cationic ruthenium N(2) complexes and PHR(2) (R = Ph (a), t-Bu (b), Cy (c)). Additions of t-BuOK or NaN(SiMe(3))(2) give the phosphido complexes (eta(5)-C(5)H(5))Ru(L)(2)(PR(2)) ((L)(2) = (PEt(3))(2) (5a-c), depe (6a,b)) in high NMR yields. These rapidly oxidize in air to give isolable RuP(=O)R(2) species. Complex 5a is more basic than the rhenium analogue (eta(5)-C(5)H(5))Re(NO)(PPh(3))(PPh(2)), and 6b is more basic than P-t-Bu(3). Complexes 5a-c and 6b are effective ligands for palladium-catalyzed Suzuki reactions. The catalyst from 6b is nearly as reactive as that from the benchmark ligand P-t-Bu(3).     

Ni2P Nanoalloy as an Air-Stable and Versatile Hydrogenation Catalyst in Water: P-Alloying Strategy for Designing Smart Catalysts

Non-noble metal-based hydrogenation catalysts have limited practical applications because they exhibit low activity, require harsh reaction conditions, and are unstable in air. To overcome these limitations, herein we propose the alloying of non-noble metal nanoparticles with phosphorus as a promising strategy for developing smart catalysts that exhibit both excellent activity and air stability. We synthesized a novel nickel phosphide nanoalloy (nano-Ni₂P) with coordinatively unsaturated Ni active sites. Unlike conventional air-unstable non-noble metal catalysts, nano-Ni₂P retained its metallic nature in air, and exhibited a high activity for the hydrogenation of various substrates with polar functional groups, such as aldehydes, ketones, nitriles, and nitroarenes to the desired products in excellent yields in water. Furthermore, the used nano-Ni₂P catalyst was easy to handle in air and could be reused without pretreatment, providing a simple and clean catalyst system for general hydrogenation reactions.     

新型功能离子液体水相催化芳醛与5,5-二甲基-1,3-环己二酮的反应

以N,N,N′,N′-四甲基乙二胺、1,3-丙磺酸内酯为原料,经酸化合成了功能化离子液体N,N,N′,N′-四甲基N,N′-二磺丙基二硫酸氢盐(TSIL)。 TSIL离子液体兼具Bronsted 酸性官能团和季铵盐相转移催化剂的结构,能够实现水相中芳醛与5,5-二甲基-1,3-环己二酮反应,得到氢化氧杂蒽衍生物。 结果表明,合成的TSIL具有较高的催化活性,在水相中于100 ℃下回流2～3 h即可完成反应,产率可达80%～93%。 反应生成的取代氢化氧杂蒽与离子液体的水溶液不相溶,通过简单的过滤可实现产物与催化体系的分离,简化了分离过程,方法操作简便、环境友好、催化剂可回收并重复使用。     

Quantitative study of interactions between oxygen lone pair and aromatic rings: substituent effect and the importance of closeness of contact

Current models describe aromatic rings as polar groups based on the fact that benzene and hexafluorobenzene are known to have large and permanent quadrupole moments. This report describes a quantitative study of the interactions between oxygen lone pair and aromatic rings. We found that even electron-rich aromatic rings and oxygen lone pairs exhibit attractive interactions. Free energies of interactions are determined using the triptycene scaffold and the equilibrium constants were determined by low-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy. An X-ray structure analysis for one of the model compounds confirms the close proximity between the oxygen and the center of the aromatic ring. Theoretical calculations at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level corroborate the experimental results. The origin of attractive interactions was explored by using aromatic rings with a wide range of substituents. The interactions between an oxygen lone pair and an aromatic ring are attractive at van der Waals' distance even with electron-donating substituents. Electron-withdrawing groups increase the strength of the attractive interactions. The results from this study can be only partly rationalized by using the current models of aromatic system. Electrostatic-based models are consistent with the fact that stronger electron-withdrawing groups lead to stronger attractions, but fail to predict or rationalize the fact that weak attractions even exist between electron-rich arenes and oxygen lone pairs. The conclusion from this study is that aromatic rings cannot be treated as a simple quadrupolar functional group at van der Waals' distance. Dispersion forces and local dipole should also be considered.     

N-hydroxyimides as efficient ligands for the copper-catalyzed N-arylation of pyrrole, imidazole, and indole

An experimentally simple, efficient, and inexpensive catalyst system was developed for the N-arylation of pyrroles, indoles, and imidazole with aryl and heteroaryl iodides, bromides, and chlorides by applying CuI as catalyst, N-hydroxysuccinimide (L1), N-hydroxymaleimide (L2), or N-hydroxyphthalimide (L3) as ligand, CH3ONa as base, and DMSO as solvent. A variety of functional groups are tolerated in the reaction, including those that are not compatible with Pd-catalyzed amidation methodology.     

Molecular structure-dynamics relationships in glassy poly(isophthalamide)s as revealed by wide angle x-ray scattering, dielectric loss spectroscopy, and molecular modelling

The effect of molecular structure on the gamma relaxation dynamics has been studied in a set of aromatic poly(isophthalamide)s. This polymer family differ in the bridge group between phenylene rings [hexafluoroisopropylidene (C(CF(3))(2)) or ether] and also in the presence of t-butyl groups (C(CH(3))(3)) as pendant substituent on the five position of isophthalic ring. The results obtained from wide angle x-ray scattering in the glassy state indicated that both (C(CF(3))(2)) and (C(CH(3))(3)) groups favor the separation between chains, which is reflected on different interchain average distances. Dielectric experiments showed that both bulky groups favor the mobility in the glassy state. Molecular modelling methods were used to know the kind of molecular motions associated to the dielectric relaxation observed below the glass transition temperature.     

Chemical fixation of carbon dioxide to cyclic carbonates under extremely mild conditions with highly active bifunctional catalysts

Chemical fixation of carbon dioxide to cyclic carbonates proceeds effectively under extremely mild temperature and pressure by using a bifunctional nucleophile–electrophile catalyst system of tetradentate Schiff-base aluminum complexes ((Salen)AlX) in conjunction with a quaternary ammonium salt (n-Bu₄NY) in the absence of any organic solvent. Electrophilicity of central Al³⁺ ion and the steric factor of substituent groups on the aromatic rings of (Salen)AlX (electrophile), and nucleophilicity and leaving ability of the anion Y⁻ of n-Bu₄NY (nucleophile) have a great effect on the catalytic activity of the bifunctional catalyst.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Structure of a Copper(II) Complex, [Cu(4,4''''bpy)(H_2O)_3]SO_42H_2O

1 INTRODUCTION Recently, there has been increasing interest in crystal engineering of supramolecular architectures by means of covalent bonding, hydrogen bonding or other weak intermolecular interactions[1, 2], which reflect their potential applications in host-guest che- mistry, catalysis and function materials[3～5]. The construction of such materials is mainly provided by geometry of transition metal extending through rigid ligands. The oxidation state and coordination predisposition …     

Comparison of methods for extraction,storage, and silylation of pentafluorobenzyl derivatives of carbonyl compounds and multi-functional carbonyl compounds

The employment of O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) derivatization along with bis-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) or N, N-( tert-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA) derivatization is a popular method for measurement of oxygenated organics in environmental and biological samples. Most notably, the derivatization method enables the measurement of atmospheric photooxidation products not detected by using other methods. PFBHA derivatization is often conducted in an aqueous solution. Accordingly, experiments were performed to compare the efficiency of hexane, methyl- tert-butyl ether (MTBE), and dichloromethane (CH(2)Cl(2)) for extraction of O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) derivatives of carbonyl compounds from water. Further, the stability of these compounds when stored at 4 degrees C in CH(2)Cl(2) was determined, and commonly used methods for silylation of -OH and -COOH groups on the PFBHA derivatives were compared. Overall, CH(2)Cl(2)was the most efficient solvent for extraction of PFBHA derivatives of hydroxycarbonyl compounds, dicarbonyl compounds, and keto-acids from water. Derivatives of carbonyl compounds that do not have secondary functional groups were extracted with approximately equal efficiency by each of the three solvents examined. The PFBHA derivatives of aromatic and saturated aliphatic carbonyl compounds and hydroxycarbonyl compounds were stable in CH(2)Cl(2) at 4 degrees C for > or = 66 days whereas the derivatives of keto-acids and unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes begin to degrade after approximately 38 days. Comparison of four procedures for bis-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) derivatization of -OH and -COOH groups on PFBHA derivatives revealed that primary -OH groups react efficiently in 20-100% BSTFA in CH(2)Cl(2), and do not require a catalyst. Secondary -OH groups also react efficiently in 20-100% BSTFA, but the reaction yield improves slightly when trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) is added as a catalyst. Reaction of tertiary -OH groups with BSTFA was very inefficient, but improved with addition of 10% TMCS to the BSTFA solution. Finally, -COOH groups seemed to react most efficiently and consistently in 100% BSTFA, without catalyst.     

Synthesis and characterisation of benzyl phosphino-thioether and -thiolato Pd(II) complexes and their applications in Suzuki coupling reactions

The synthesis of the benzyl phosphinothioether derivatives Ph(2)PCH(2)CH(Et)SR and their corresponding palladium complexes are reported, where R = CH(2)Ph, R = CH(2)-3,5-Me-C(6)H(3) and R = 1-CH(2)C(10)H(7)(5). Crystallographic data obtained for the complexes Pd(3)Cl(2) and Pd(4)Cl(2) show intra- and inter-molecular pi-pi interactions between the aromatic rings on the P and S substituents, and NOE experiments for Pd(4)Cl(2) show that these interactions persist in solution. The performance of the phosphinothioether palladium complexes in aryl-aryl cross-coupling reactions is compared with that of the corresponding complex of the parent phosphinothiolato ligand Ph(2)PCH(2)CH(Et)S(-)(1). High turnover numbers up to 2000000 are reported for the coupling of bromobenzene, using the palladium dimer [Pd(1)I](2) as the catalyst precursor. Kinetic studies show a linear dependence of the reaction on catalyst loading. The effect of other variables on the cross-coupling reaction, such as temperature, solvent and base, is also reported.     

(Bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methane)silver(I) phosphino complexes: structures and spectroscopic properties of mixed-ligand coordination polymers

Adducts of the ligand bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methane (tz(2)(CH(2))) of the form AgX:tz(2)(CH(2)):ER(3):MeCN (1:1:1:x) (X = NO(3), R = Ph, E = P, As, or Sb, x = 1 or 2; X = NO(2), ClO(4), O(3)SCF(3), E = P, R = Ph, x = 0, 1 or 2; X = NO(3), ClO(4), E = P, R = cy, x = 1; X = ClO(4), E = As, R = Ph, x = 2) and AgNO(3):tz(2)(CH(2)):P(o-tolyl)(3) (2:2:1) have been synthesized and characterized in the solid state and in solution by analyses, spectral (IR, far-IR, (1)H and (13)C NMR, ESI MS data) data, and conductivity measurements. In the one-dimensional polymers (characterized by X-ray studies) AgNO(3):tz(2)(CH(2)):PPh(3):CH(3)CN (1:1:1:1), AgClO(4):tz(2)(CH(2)):PPh(3):CH(3)CN (1:1:1:2), AgNO(3):tz(2)(CH(2)):AsPh(3): CH(3)CN (1:1:1:2), and AgNO(3):tz(2)(CH(2)):SbPh(3):CH(3)CN (1:1:1:2), the silver atom can be regarded as four-coordinate, the tz(2)(CH(2)) ligands behaving as bridging groups rather than chelates, with no pair of ligands being dominant, quasi-trans, in their interactions. The AgNO(3):tz(2)(CH(2)):P(o-tolyl)(3) (2:2:1) adduct is a two-dimensional polymer containing two independent silver atoms, one four-coordinated unsymmetrically by a pair of triazolyl rings, one P(o-tolyl)(3), and a unidentate nitrate and the second by a quasi-symmetrical O(2)NO chelate and a pair of equivalent triazolyl rings.