Manufacture of opal-matrix functional nanocomposites by catalytic dehydrogenation of isopropanol under supercritical conditions

The products of redox reactions that occur during the manufacture of opal-matrix nanocomposites in isopropanol under supercritical conditions are studied. Experimental data, thermodynamic calculations, and reaction yield values imply that hydrogen is formed in the catalytic dehydrogenation of isopropanol to acetone under supercritical conditions. The alcohol dehydrogenation catalysts are ultrafine d-element oxides encapsulated in the pore space of an ordered opal matrix; in a closed experimental system (an autoclave), these oxides are reduced by hydrogen to metals or to lower oxides (or the oxygen stoichiometry of higher oxides changes).     

Synthesis and the thermal and catalytic dehydrogenation reactions of amine-thioboranes

A series of trimethylamine-thioborane adducts, Me(3)N·BH(2)SR (R = tBu [2a], nBu [2b], iPr [2c], Ph [2d], C(6)F(5) [2e]) have been prepared and characterized. Attempts to access secondary and primary amine adducts of thioboranes via amine-exchange reactions involving these species proved unsuccessful, with the thiolate moiety shown to be vulnerable to displacement by free amine. However, treatment of the arylthioboranes, [BH(2)-SPh](3) (9) and C(6)F(5)SBH(2)·SMe(2) (10) with Me(2)NH and iPr(2)NH successfully yielded the adducts Me(2)NH·BH(2)SR (R = Ph [11a], C(6)F(5) [12a]) and iPr(2)NH·BH(2)SR (R = Ph [11b], C(6)F(5) [12b]) in high yield. These adducts were also shown to be accessible via thermally induced hydrothiolation of the aminoboranes Me(2)N═BH(2), derived from the cyclic dimer [Me(2)N-BH(2)](2) (13), and iPr(2)N═BH(2) (14), respectively. Attempts to prepare the aliphatic thiolate substituted adducts R(2)NH·BH(2)SR' (R = Me, iPr; R' = tBu, nBu, iPr) via this method, however, proved unsuccessful, with the temperatures required to facilitate hydrothiolation also inducing thermal dehydrogenation of the amine-thioborane products to form aminothioboranes, R(2)N═BH(SR'). Thermal and catalytic dehydrogenation of the targeted amine-thioboranes, 11a/11b and 12a/12b were also investigated. Adducts 11b and 12b were cleanly dehydrogenated to yield iPr(2)N═BH(SPh) (22) and iPr(2)N═BH(SC(6)F(5)) (23), respectively, at 100 °C (18 h, toluene), with dehydrogenation also possible at 20 °C (42 h, toluene) with a 2 mol % loading of [Rh(μ-Cl)cod](2) in the case of the former species. Similar studies with adduct 11a evidenced a competitive elimination of H(2) and HSPh upon thermolysis, and other complex reactivity under catalytic conditions, whereas the fluorinated analogue 12a was found to be resistant to dehydrogenation.     

Mechanism of ring expansion in 1-ethylindane under dehydrogenation conditions

Studies of 1-ethyl-(-¹⁴C)-indane dehydroisomerization over a Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst (AP-64) have revealed that 34.5% or 16.5% of the initial tracer label migrates into the -position of the expanded methylnaphthalene ring when the catalyst is pretreated at 763 K in Ar or H₂, respectively. The reaction mechanism is discussed.

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1--(¹⁴C)- -64. , 763 - 34,5% , —16,5%. .

     

Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic application of PbS nanoparticles for the synthesis of amidoalkyl naphthols under solvent-free conditions

A simple one-pot synthesis has been developed for the synthesis of amidoalkyl naphthols using an efficient and recyclable nanocrystalline PbS catalyst under solvent-free condition. Using this nanocrystalline solid catalyst, the reactions could be carried out under mild reaction conditions with very good yield (85–95 %). This catalyst could be recycled very easily, which makes this methodology environmentally benign. The biologically active drug-like molecule 1-aminomethyl-2-naphthol derivatives can be easily obtained from 1-amidomethyl-2-naphthol by amide hydrolysis reaction in the presence of PbS nanoparticles. Characterization of the catalyst was performed by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and adsorption/desorption analysis (BET).     

Synthesis of aryliminoacetonitriles under FVT conditions or by dehydrogenation of arylaminoacetonitriles: an NMR and UV-photoelectron spectroscopy study

The synthesis of [(E)-arylimino]-acetonitriles 3 has been described. It was found that the title compounds can be obtained on the three ways, namely by: (i) dehydrogenation of arylaminoacetonitriles 1, (ii) thermal fragmentation of 1-aryl-4-cyano-β-lactams 4 and (iii) retro-ene reaction of (allyl-p-methoxyphenyl-amino)-acetonitrile (7a) under FVT conditions. ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of compounds 3, 5 and 6, and all their precursors 1 and 4, were recorded and analysed in detail using chemical shifts δ_H and δ_C [from GIAO DFT B3LYP/6-31(d) calculations] and J-couplings predicted at the DFT B3LYP/IGLO-II level. Also, UV-photoelectron spectra of 4a,d and 3a,d were measured and analysed considering the theoretical evaluation of their ionisation potentials.     

Use of catalytic fluoride under neutral conditions for cleaving silicon-oxygen bonds

This Article describes the development of conditions for cleaving silicon-oxygen bonds using catalytic quantities of fluoride at neutral pH in mixed organic-aqueous solutions that contain buffer. A variety of silicon protecting groups can be removed under these conditions, which show tolerance for acid- and base-sensitive groups. A modified procedure also is presented using catalytic fluoride in anhydrous dimethyl sulfoxide-methanol, which generates primarily volatile silicon byproducts.     

Cobalt-based catalytic system for the chemical fixation of CO2 under solvent-free conditions

We have described a novel and efficient method for synthesizing cyclic carbonates with ‘Co (NO₃)₂ ^. 6H₂O/ L6 ’-catalyzed coupling of epoxides and CO₂ under solvent-free conditions. We proposed a possible reaction mechanism based on some control experiments. Phenylpropiolic acid could be provided by using the same method.     

PNP pincer osmium polyhydrides for catalytic dehydrogenation of primary alcohols

This paper reports the synthesis, structure, and properties of a series of PNP pincer complexes of osmium OsH(3)Cl[HN(C(2)H(4)P(i)Pr(2))(2)] (1), OsH(3)[N(C(2)H(4)P(i)Pr(2))(2)] (2), OsH(4)[HN(C(2)H(4)P(i)Pr(2))(2)] (3), and OsH(2)(PMe(3))[HN(C(2)H(4)P(i)Pr(2))(2)] (4). The tetrahydride 3 operates as an efficient catalyst at 0.1 mol% loading for the reactions of amination and dehydrogenative coupling of primary alcohols, producing secondary amines and symmetrical esters, respectively. The catalyst 3 is distinguished by outstanding stability, and it can be used in an aqueous environment at temperatures as high as 200 °C.     

Synthesis and catalytic performance on methanol conversion of NiAPSO-34 crystals (II): catalytic performance under various reaction conditions

This work has been focused on the catalytic performance for methanol conversion of NiAPSO-34 catalysts which had been synthesized by various preparation methods. The deposited coke during the hydrocarbon transformation was analyzed by temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO) method. For a catalyst with small acid sites and sharp particle size distribution, the catalytic activity and selectivity to ethylene increased compared with other catalysts. It could be confirmed that the catalysts having different acidic densities on external surface and internal surface represented different catalytic activities. Furthermore, it was elucidated that amount of coke formation was strongly related to acidic density on the external crystal surface. On the other hand, catalytic performances under various reaction conditions were exhibited variously and the deposited coke amount was also various. In particular, a surprising result was that the catalytic performance was not changed on the revived catalyst by thermal treatment at 600°C for 3 h.     

Synthesis of Ni-Ru alloy nanoparticles and their high catalytic activity in dehydrogenation of ammonia borane

We report the synthesis and characterization of new Ni(x)Ru(1-x) (x = 0.56-0.74) alloy nanoparticles (NPs) and their catalytic activity for hydrogen release in the ammonia borane hydrolysis process. The alloy NPs were obtained by wet-chemistry method using a rapid lithium triethylborohydride reduction of Ni(2+) and Ru(3+) precursors in oleylamine. The nature of each alloy sample was fully characterized by TEM, XRD, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). We found that the as-prepared Ni-Ru alloy NPs exhibited exceptional catalytic activity for the ammonia borane hydrolysis reaction for hydrogen release. All Ni-Ru alloy NPs, and in particular the Ni(0.74)Ru(0.26) sample, outperform the activity of similar size monometallic Ni and Ru NPs, and even of Ni@Ru core-shell NPs. The hydrolysis activation energy for the Ni(0.74)Ru(0.26) alloy catalyst was measured to be approximately 37?kJ?mol(-1). This value is considerably lower than the values measured for monometallic Ni (≈70?kJ?mol(-1)) and Ru NPs (≈49?kJ?mol(-1)), and for Ni@Ru (≈44?kJ?mol(-1)), and is also lower than the values of most noble-metal-containing bimetallic NPs reported in the literature. Thus, a remarkable improvement of catalytic activity of Ru in the dehydrogenation of ammonia borane was obtained by alloying Ru with a Ni, which is a relatively cheap metal.     

Enantioselective enol lactone synthesis under double catalytic conditions

[reaction: see text] The reaction of dimedone with 1-(2-alkenoyl)-4-bromo-3,5-dimethylpyrazoles in THF, catalyzed by catalytic amounts of both DBFOX/Ph-nickel(II) perchlorate trihydrate and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, in the presence of acetic anhydride in THF produces the corresponding enol lactones in high enantioselectivities through enantioselective Michael additions followed by cyclization with removal of the pyrazole auxiliary. Other related nucleophile precursors can be successfully applied in the enantioselective enol lactone synthesis under the double catalytic conditions.     

The catalytic properties of alkaline phosphatases under various conditions

A comparative study was performed to examine the catalytic properties of alkaline phosphatases from bacteria Escherichia coli and bovine and chicken intestines. The activity of enzyme dimers and tetramers was determined. The activity of the dimer was three or four times higher than that of the tetramer. The maximum activity and affinity for 4-nitrophenylphosphate was observed for the bacterial alkaline phosphatase (K _M = 1.7 × 10^?5 M, V _max = 1800 μmol/(min mg of protein) for dimers and V _max = 420 μmol/(min mg of protein) for tetramers). The Michaelis constants were equal for two animal phosphatases in various buffer media (pH 8.5) ((3.5 ± 0.2) × 10^?4 M). Five buffer systems were investigated: tris, carbonate, hepes, borate, and glycine buffers, and the lowest catalytic activity of alkaline phosphatases at equal pH was observed in the borate buffer (for enzyme from bovine intestine, V _max = 80 μmol/(min mg of protein)). Cu²⁺ cations formed a complex with tris-(oxymethyl)-aminomethane (tris-HCl buffer) and inhibited the intestine alkaline phosphatases by a noncompetitive mechanism.     

Phase-transfer catalytic epoxidation of olefins under liquid-liquid biphasic conditions

The phase transfer catalytic epoxidation of various olefins in the presence of cocatalysts (sodium tungstate and phosphoric acid) and an oxidant (hydrogen peroxide) in an organic/aqueous two-phase medium was investigated. The different conversions and selectivities casued by olefins of different carbon-carbon double bonds are discussed. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Fe-PILC在贫燃条件下催化丙烯选择性还原NO

采用羟基铁离子柱撑Na-Mont制备了铁柱撑黏土催化剂(Fe-PILC),铁物种作为柱撑成分,同时充当活性组分,研究其在贫燃条件下催化丙烯选择性还原NO的特性。通过XRD、N_2吸附-脱附、H_2-TPR、UV-vis、Py-FTIR等方法对催化剂进行物理化学性质表征,进一步研究其反应机理。研究表明,1.0Fe-PILC在450-600℃时NO的转化率超过98%,N_2的选择性可达97%以上,且抗水蒸气和SO_2的能力较强。XRD和N_2吸附-脱附研究表明,Fe-PILC中铁物种柱撑进入Na-Mont层间,使催化剂的比表面积和孔容增大。H_2-TPR研究表明,Fe-PILC在400℃左右还原能力较强,主要体现为Fe~(3+)→Fe~(2+)的还原。UVvis研究表明,Fe-PILC的脱硝活性与铁氧低聚物种FexOy呈正相关。Py-FTIR研究表明,Fe-PILC表面同时含有Lewis酸和Br■nsted酸性位,Lew is酸性位是C_3H_6与NO进行催化反应的主要活性中心。     

Principles of catalytic dehydrogenation of alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons

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Theoretical study of catalytic dinitrogen reduction under mild conditions

Density functional theory results on key steps of Schrock's catalytic cycle are presented. The quantum chemical modeling of the dinitrogen-reducing reaction steps is conducted without simplifying the bulky HIPT [HIPT = 3,5-(2,4,6-iPr(3)C(6)H(2))(2)C(6)H(3)] substituents at the triamidoamine ligand.