Direct amination of isobutylene over zeolite catalysts with various topologies and acidities

The atomically economic and green chemical reaction of direct amination of isobutylene to tertbutylamine, particularly under the relative mild reaction conditions available for future industrial use,was carried out over zeolite catalysts possessing different topological structures, from one dimensional to three dimensional pore system, and from small 8-member ring pore(MRP) to medium 10 MRP and further to large 12 MRP zeolites, to disclose the relationship between the zeolite properties/topologies and their amination performance systematically under the mild reaction conditions. It was discovered that the pore structure and the acidities of zeolite catalysts played crucial roles in the isobutylene amination process, and suitable pore diameter(larger than 0.5 nm or with large side pockets/cups in the outside surface) and a certain number of mid-strong acid sites are indispensable to catalyze the amination reaction,while too strong acid strength was not conducive to the process of isobutylene amination. Among them,zeolites with topologies of BEA, MFI, MEL, MWW and EUO exhibited good amination performance, with which the isobutylene conversion was higher than 12.61%(46.42% of the equilibrium conversion) under the studied mild reaction conditions. Due to the good amination performance and the large adjustable Si/Al_2 ratio range, ZSM-5 was selected to further study the effect of acidity on the amination performance systematically under the mild reaction conditions, and the activity-acidity relationship in the amination process was disclosed: the amination activity(isobutylene conversion) had a linear correlation with the amount of mid-strong B acidity under the studied conditions over ZSM-5 catalyst, which can provide guidance for further developing high-efficient amination catalyst under mild reaction conditions available for future industrial use.     

Heterogeneously Porous γ‐MnO2‐Catalyzed Direct Oxidative Amination of Benzoxazole through CH Activation in the Presence of O2

Oxidative amination of azoles through catalytic C? H bond activation is a very important reaction due to the presence of 2‐aminoazoles in several biologically active compounds. However, most of the reported methods are performed under homogeneous reaction conditions using excess reagents and additives. Herein, we report the heterogeneous, porous γ‐MnO₂‐catalyzed direct amination of benzoxazole with wide range of primary and secondary amines. The amination was carried under mild reaction conditions and using molecular oxygen as a green oxidant, without any additives. The catalyst can easily be separated by filtration and reused several times without a significant loss of its catalytic performance. Of note, the reaction tolerates a functional group such as alcohol, thus indicating the broad applicability of this reaction.     

Oxidative Pd(II)-catalyzed C-H bond amination to carbazole at ambient temperature

We report a new Pd(II)-catalyzed C-H bond amination reaction to form carbazoles, an important motif that is prevalent in a range of systems. The catalytic amination process operates under extremely mild conditions and produces carbazole products in good to excellent yields. Carbazoles possessing complex molecular architecture can also be formed using this reaction, highlighting its potential in natural product synthesis applications. Preliminary mechanistic investigations reveal the reaction proceeds through a Pd(II)/Pd(IV) manifold and that reductive elimination from a high oxidation state Pd(IV) complex facilitates the mild conditions of this transformation.     

Electrophilic amination of 4-fluorophenol with diazenes: a complete removal of the fluorine atom

The electrophilic amination of 2-fluorophenol, 4-fluorophenol, and 2-chlorophenol was observed to occur as a result of their treatment with diazenes 1-4 under mild reaction conditions in the presence of ZrCl(4). The products originating from the 2-fluorophenol or 2-chlorophenol can be considered as "normal" products of amination. On the other hand, the 2-chloro-4-amino-substituted phenols obtained from the 4-fluorophenol seem to be formed in a process that involves an ipso amination, the complete removal of the fluorine atom, and the introduction of the chlorine atom.     

Palladium‐Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Sulfides with Anilines

A combination of a palladium–NHC catalyst and potassium hexamethyldisilazide enables the amination of aryl sulfides with anilines to afford a wide variety of diarylamines. The reaction conditions are versatile enough for the reaction of even bulky ortho‐substituted aryl sulfides. This amination can be applied to the modular synthesis of N‐aryl carbazoles from the corresponding ortho‐bromothioanisoles. As aryl sulfoxides undergo extended Pummerer reactions to afford ortho‐substituted aryl sulfides, the Pummerer products are thus useful substrates for the amination to culminate in efficient syntheses of a 2‐anilinobenzothiophene and an indole as proof‐of‐principle of the utility of the extended Pummerer reaction/amination cascade.     

异丁烯直接胺化合成叔丁胺反应的热力学研究

叔丁胺是一种重要的有机化工中间体,广泛应用于制备橡胶促进剂,医药,农药,着色剂等诸多下游产物.目前,叔丁胺主要的生产方法,如叔丁脲水解法,异丁烯-氢氰酸法(Ritter法),卤代烃胺化法等存在产品收率较低,涉及强酸/强碱的使用,对设备腐蚀和环境污染严重等问题.异丁烯直接胺化生产叔丁胺,原子利用率100%,是典型的绿色化学反应.20世纪末,BASF公司以β沸石为催化剂,率先实现了异丁烯胺化技术的工业应用.但是,其反应条件苛刻,压力达28 MPa,生产过程能耗大,对设备材质要求高.目前,关于异丁烯直接胺化的文献较少,且相关研究多在远离工业应用的常压条件下进行.同时,对于异丁烯直接胺化反应过程的热力学,特别是缓和反应条件下的热力学尚待进一步系统和深入地研究分析,以期指导低温低压条件下高性能胺化催化剂的研发和工艺条件优化.我们计算了473?573 K间,异丁烯胺化制备叔丁胺反应的ΔrH,ΔrG,Kp等热力学数据.在此基础上,分析了反应温度,压力和氨烯比(摩尔比)对异丁烯平衡转化率(叔丁胺选择性>99%,未予考虑)的影响.结果表明,异丁烯胺化是中等强度的放热反应,升高反应温度会急剧降低异丁烯的平衡转化率,如在5 MPa,氨烯比1的条件下,反应温度从473 K提高到573 K,异丁烯平衡转化率从40.6%降到6.9%.但从动力学角度而言,升温可提高胺化反应速率,因此在特定的反应条件下和催化剂上,必然存在最佳反应温度.提高反应压力和氨烯比有利于提高异丁烯的热力学平衡转化率.开发在低温和相对较低的压力下具有较高胺化活性的催化剂是提高该过程经济性和实用性的关键.在较缓和的反应条件下(523 K,5 MPa,氨烯比4及异丁烯空速0.5 h?1),考察了ZSM-5(R=50和R=412,R为硅铝比,下同),ZSM-11(R=48),MOR(R=10),SAPO-11(摩尔组成,1.6Al2O3:1.0SiO2:1.4P2O5)等不同拓扑结构分子筛以及氧化铝在异丁烯胺化反应中的性能.结果表明,空白试验中,无叔丁胺产物生成.在ZSM-11上的获得最高的异丁烯胺化转化率,为14.2%(达到平衡转化率的52.2%),在ZSM-5(R=50),ZSM-5(R=412)和MOR上,异丁烯转化率分别为13.9%,6.4%和2.9%,叔丁胺选择性均大于99.8%.而SAPO-11和氧化铝未呈现出胺化反应活性.关联氨气程序升温脱附,吡啶吸附红外表征结果及分子筛孔结构特点,表明分子筛胺化活性与其孔径及Br?nsted酸的酸量和酸强度密切相关.为了进一步验证实际反应体系中反应条件对异丁烯胺化反应过程的影响规律,我们在ZSM-11催化剂上,系统考察了反应温度,压力,氨烯比和异丁烯空速对催化剂胺化反应性能的影响及变化规律.结果表明,在其他条件不变的情况下,异丁烯转化率随着温度的升高呈现出先增大后减小的趋势.适当提高原料中氨烯比和反应压力,以及采用较低异丁烯空速有利于促进异丁烯的转化.上述规律与热力学计算结果呈现出较好的一致性.在ZSM-11催化剂上,异丁烯直接胺化反应的较佳反应条件为523 K,5 MPa,氨烯比4,异丁烯空速0.5 h?1.上述结果可为异丁烯直接胺化合成叔丁胺过程新型高效催化剂的研发和反应工艺条件优化提供参考和指导.     

Well-defined NHC-Pd(II)-Im (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene; Im=1-methylimidazole) complexes catalyzed amination of aryl chlorides

A new class of well-defined NHC-Pd(II)-Im complexes was synthesized and was found to be an efficient catalyst for the amination reactions of aryl chlorides. Under the optimal reaction conditions, a range of amines can be coupled to give the amination products in good to high yields.     

Intermolecular Ritter-type C-H amination of unactivated sp3 carbons

Intermolecular Ritter-type C-H amination of unactivated sp(3) carbons has been developed. This new reaction proceeds under mild conditions using readily available reagents and an inexpensive source of nitrogen (acetonitrile). A broad scope of substrates can be aminated with this method since many functional groups are tolerated. This reaction also allows for the direct, innate C-H amination of a variety of hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane without the need of prefunctionalization or installation of a directing group.     

Biomimetic reductive amination under the continuous-flow reaction conditions

This study present a full account of continuous-flow reaction conditions for biomimetic reductive amination of fluorinated carbonyl compounds to corresponding amines and amino acids of biomedical importance. We demonstrate that simple silica-adsorbed DBU can be used as efficient catalysts for on-column 1,3-proton shift reaction, a key transformation in the biomimetic reductive amination process. This new on-column process features operationally convenient conditions, higher chemical yields, enantioselectivity and purity of the corresponding products as compared with traditional in-flask reactions. Moreover the removal of base-catalyst, the most delicate problem of the in-flask reactions, is not an issue in the on-column process, as the silica-adsorbed DBU or polymer-bound guanidine remains on the column and can be reused. This feature renders the overall process substantially more economical and synthetically efficient, in particular, for large-scale synthesis of the corresponding fluorinated amines and amino acids target.     

Tuneable asymmetric copper-catalysed allylic amination and oxidation reactions

Asymmetric allylic amination or oxidation can be achieved by reaction of an alkene with a peroxycarbamate catalysed by a chiral copper bis-oxazoline complex, and the reaction can be tuned to give either the amination or oxidation product by reagent choice.     

Metal-free remote oxidative benzylic C−H amination of 4-methylanilides with N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide

A metal-free remote oxidative benzylic C?H amination of 4-methylanilides with N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide was reported. The reaction was promoted by a hypervalent iodine reagent and can be handled under mild and neutral conditions, providing the highly regioselective benzylic C?H amination products even with multi-substituted 4-methylanilides. It provided a novel and facile method for the construction of C(sp³)–N bonds.     

An air-stable palladium/N-heterocyclic carbene complex and its reactivity in aryl amination

[reaction: see text] The synthesis and characterization of [Pd(IPr)Cl(2)](2) (1), an air- and moisture-stable complex, is reported. The utilization of 1 as a catalyst for amination of aryl chlorides and bromides with a variety of amine coupling partners under mild conditions is described. The amination reactions with 1 show a remarkable insensitivity to oxygen and water, and thus the amination reactions could be performed in air on the benchtop with undried reagent grade solvents and substrates with small effects on reaction times and conversions.     

Well-defined NHC–Pd(II)–Im (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene; Im=1-methylimidazole) complex catalyzed C–N coupling of primary amines with aryl chlorides

We report herein a well-defined NHC–Pd(II)–Im (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene; Im=1-methylimidazole) complex catalyzed C–N coupling of primary amines with aryl chlorides. Under the optimal reaction conditions, a variety of primary amines can be coupled with aryl chlorides to give the amination products in good to high yields within 4 h. It is worthy of noting here that the NHC–Pd(II)–Im complex showed especially high catalytic activity toward challenging sterically hindered substrates including both of aryl amines and aryl chlorides. In addition, alkyl amines were also proved to be suitable reaction partners to give the corresponding amination products in good to high yields.     

Polymer-supported triacetoxyborohydride: a novel reagent of choice for reductive amination

A novel polymer-supported triacetoxyborohydride reagent for reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones is reported. The bound reagent was found to be shelf-stable and provided broad scope and reactivity in reductive amination reactions under mild reaction conditions. Streamlined protocols for its application in reductive amination reactions using both primary and secondary amines are described.     

One-pot reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones with α-picoline-borane in methanol, in water, and in neat conditions

A one-pot reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones with amines using α-picoline-borane as a reducing agent is described. The reaction has been carried out in MeOH, in H₂O, and in neat conditions in the presence of small amounts of AcOH. This is a highly efficient and mild procedure that is applicable for a wide variety of substrates. In particular, this is the first successful demonstration that this type of reaction can be carried out in water and in neat conditions.     

Electrochemical Palladium‐Catalyzed Intramolecular C—H Amination of 2‐Amidobiaryls for Synthesis of Carbazoles

The synthesis of carbazoles based on the electrochemical Pd‐catalyzed intramolecular C—H amination of 2‐amidobiaryls through oxidative cross coupling has been achieved under mild reaction conditions. The reaction can be carried out in undivided cell without the addition of external chemical oxidant. Besides good functional group compatibility, the desired carbazoles can be scaled up and modified easily. Compared with previous methods, this protocol affords a simple and sustainable avenue for the construction of carbazoles.     

Aminoborohydrides 15. The first mild and efficient method for generating 2-(dialkylamino)-pyridines from 2-fluoropyridine

[reaction: see text] Lithium aminoborohydride (LAB) reagents promote the amination of 2-fluoropyridine under mild reaction conditions, providing 2-(dialkylamino)pyridines in excellent yield and purity. Treatment of 2-fluoropyridine with 1.1 equiv of lithium aminoborohydride at room temperature affords complete conversion after 1 h. This is the first general way by which 2-(dialkylamino)pyridines may be directly obtained from fluoropyridines under ambient reaction conditions. 2-Chloropyridine can also be converted to 2-(dialkylamino)pyridine by simply increasing the number of LAB equivalents and the reaction temperature.     

Synthesis of hindered anilines: copper-catalyzed electrophilic amination of aryl boronic esters

No longer a hindrance: copper-catalyzed electrophilic amination of aryl boronic esters is accomplished under mild reaction conditions using 2.5-5.0 mol % of a catalyst derived from copper tert-butoxide and Xantphos ligand. The reaction tolerates a wide range of functional groups and can be used to prepare some of the most hindered anilines made to date.     

Microwave promoted amination of 3-bromoisoxazoles

This Letter describes the amination of 3-bromoisoxazoles by a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction. We have found 3-bromoisoxazoles to be inert to substitution under thermal conditions, however, the employment of phosphazene bases under microwave irradiation facilitates the amination process and allows the corresponding 3-aminoisoxazoles to be isolated in moderate yield.     

Reductive Amination of Aldehydes and Amines with an Efficient Pd/NiO Catalyst

By applying a simple Pd/NiO catalyst, the reductive amination of amines and aldehydes can progress efficiently under mild reaction conditions, and 24 substituted amines with different structures were synthesized with up to 98% isolated yields.