Selective hydrogenation of phenol in supercritical carbon dioxide

Liquid phase hydrogenation of phenol over Pt/C catalysts was investigated under conventional conditions and supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2). The equivalent ration of hydrogen to phenol shows a significant effect on the product selectivity. Hydrogenation of phenol in different solvents was also studied, the experimental results show that polarity of solvents influences the yield of cyclohexanone remarkably, scCO2 has the highest one. Catalytic hydrogenation of phenol in scCO2 or sub-scCO2 was emphatically researched. The result is that near the critical point of CO2 phenol has higher reaction activity than that of normal organic solvents, cyclohexanone has 47% in yield and 87% in selectivity.     

Enzymatic resolution of trans-2-hydroxycyclohexanecarbonitrile in supercritical carbon dioxide

A novel, highly enantioselective (E ? 100) and environmentally benign method is presented for the kinetic resolution of trans-2-hydroxycyclohexanecarbonitrile in supercritical carbon dioxide. Using Candida antarctica Lipase B as a biocatalyst and vinyl acetate as an acyl donor, enantiomerically pure (1S,2R)-acetoxycyclohexanecarbonitrile and (1R,2S)-hydroxycyclohexanecarbonitrile were obtained in quantitative yields and excellent ee (98%) values.     

Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-substituted 1,4-benzodioxines

An Ir-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-substituted 1,4-benzodioxines was developed for the preparation of chiral 1,4-benzodioxanes, which are present in numerous biologically active compounds and natural products. Our tropos biphenyl phosphine-oxazoline ligand is essential for obtaining good ee. A broad range of substrates were tolerable to the reaction conditions and gave the corresponding hydrogenation products in excellent yields and with moderate to good enantioselectivities using the Ir-complex of our tropos phosphine-oxazoline ligand.     

Efficient synthesis of isoindoles using supercritical carbon dioxide

Bicyclopyrroles were efficiently converted to the corresponding isoindoles by a retro Diels-Alder reaction in supercritical carbon dioxide. By adding ethylene gas as an oxygen scavenger, the isoindole yield was further improved.     

Palladocarbosilane dendrimers as catalysts for the asymmetric hydrovinylation of styrene in supercritical carbon dioxide

The palladocarbosilane dendrimers 2 and 3, containing the P-stereogenic phosphine [P(2-biphenylyl)PhCH₂] fragment, and the model compound Me₃Si(P(2-biphenylyl)PhCH₂)(PdCl(η³-2-MeC₃H₄)), 1, were tested as precatalysts in the hydrovinylation of styrene, in supercritical CO₂ medium. Na[BARF] was used as a cocatalyst. In all cases, the activity was somewhat less than that observed in CH₂Cl₂, but the selectivity and enantiomeric excess were excellent and comparable with the results obtained using the conventional solvent.     

A mechanistic investigation of an Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of pyridinium salts

NMR studies of the catalyst, deuteration experiments, mass spectrometry, and isolation and characterization of intermediates, allow us to propose an outer-sphere mechanism for the Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of N-alkyl-2-arylpyridinium salts.     

Solubility of iodopropynyl butylcarbamate in supercritical carbon dioxide

Supercritical carbon dioxide has been considered an appropriate alternative for extraction and purification process of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food supplements and natural products. Solubility information of biological compounds is essential for choosing supercritical fluid (SCF) processes. The solubility of iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC), a fungicide and anti-dandruff agent, was measured in supercritical carbon dioxide with a high pressure apparatus equipped with a variable volume view cell at 313.15, 323.15, and 333.15 K and at pressure between 80 and 35 MPa. The experimental data were correlated well with Peng–Robinson equation of state (PR EOS) and quasi-chemical nonrandom lattice fluid model.     

Extraction of atabron residues from cabbage with supercritical carbon dioxide

Summary In this work we present a new procedure for extraction of Atabron residues from cabbage samples using supercritical carbon dioxide. The results obtained with this procedure were compared with those obtained using traditional extraction methods for Atabron residues. The extraction yields found by both procedures are similar but SFE has several advantages, especially higher speed, greater economy, better selectivity and greater reproducibility.     

Grafting of glycidyl methacrylate onto polypropylene using supercritical carbon dioxide

Free-radical grafting of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) onto polypropylene (PP) films has been studied using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO₂) as a solvent and a swelling agent. As the reaction temperature was below the melting point, PP was modified in the solid phase. The PP film was first soaked with the monomer GMA and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as an initiator using SC-CO₂ at different experimental conditions of pressure, temperature, and thermal treatment time. After releasing CO₂, film GMA molecules were grafted onto PP in different times. Using this method, the degree of grafting and the morphology could be controlled through the combination of pressure, temperature, and soaking time. FTIR spectra confirmed that GMA had been grafted onto PP and that polypropylene-graft-glycidyl methacrylate (PP-g-GMA) presented a high surface reactivity for conductive polyaniline anchoring. DSC measurements and TG analyses showed that the thermal profiles of the graft copolymer and virgin PP are quite similar and that the graft PP does not exhibit changes in terms of thermal degradation profile and melting temperature, respectively. X-ray data showed that a high degree of grafting leads to a lower degree of crystallinity of polypropylene.     

超临界二氧化碳介质中的过渡金属催化反应

主要综述了以超临界二氧化碳作为反应介质的过渡金属催化加氢、羰基化、Heck和Stille反应的最新研究进展。     

Diffusion coefficients of metal acetylacetonates in supercritical carbon dioxide

Binary diffusion coefficients, D₁₂, of the metal acetylacetonates, palladium(II) acetylacetonate and cobalt(III) acetylacetonate, were measured from 308.2 to 343.2 K over the pressure range from 9 to 40 MPa at infinite dilution in supercritical carbon dioxide using the chromatographic impulse response method. The effects of pressure, temperature, density, and viscosity on D₁₂ values were examined. It was observed that the D₁₂ values of palladium(II) acetylacetonate and cobalt(III) acetylacetonate were larger than those of lipids with similar molecular weights, such as arachidonic acid and monoolein, respectively. Furthermore, the measured D₁₂ data of each metal acetylacetonate were well correlated by the hydrodynamic equation D₁₂/T as a function of carbon dioxide viscosity.     

Measurement and correlation of solubility of artemisinin in supercritical carbon dioxide

Artemisinin is an effective antimalarial drug isolated from the herbal medicine Artemisia annua L. Supercritical fluid extraction is an environment-friendly method for the extraction of artemisinin. In this work, the solubility of artemisinin in supercritical carbon dioxide was determined by static method at three temperatures of 313 K, 323 K, 333 K and pressures from 11 to 31 MPa. The range of experimental solubility data was from 0.498 × 10⁻³ to 2.915 × 10⁻³ mol/mol under the above-mentioned conditions. Two density-based models (Chrastil and Mendez–Santiago–Teja models) were selected to correlate the experimental data of this work, and the average absolute relative deviation (AARD) was 8.32% and 8.33%, respectively. The correlation results showed good agreement with the experimental data.     

The use of a new carboranylamidophosphite ligand in the asymmetric Pd-catalysed allylic alkylation in organic solvents and supercritical carbon dioxide

A novel P-monodentate ligand based on carboranyl alcohol and (S)-2-(anilinomethyl)pyrrolidine provides high enantioselectivities (ee’s up to 95%) in the Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation of (E)-1,3-diphenylallyl acetate. The first example of the Pd-catalysed allylic alkylation in supercritical carbon dioxide is also described.     

Lewis acids catalyzed ring-opening reactions of methylenecyclopropanes and epoxides in supercritical carbon dioxide or modified supercritical carbon dioxide with perfluorocarbon

The reactions of methylenecyclopropanes (MCPs) and epoxides with alcohols and aromatic amines can be carried out in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO₂) or modified scCO₂ with perfluorocarbon which offer a way to synthesize various alcohols, amino-alcohols, homoallylic ethers, and amines under an environmentally benign condition.     

The improved Kolbe-Schmitt reaction using supercritical carbon dioxide

A comparative analysis of the reactions between sodium phenoxide and CO₂ under the gaseous and supercritical conditions has demonstrated the preferential effect of supercritical conditions for promoting the reactivity of CO₂. A significant increase in product yield was obtained in supercritical CO₂ compared to reactions undertaken in gaseous CO₂.     

Direct coupling of capillary supercritical fluid chromatography with supercritical fluid extraction using modified carbon dioxide

Capillary supercritical fluid chromatography has been directly coupled with supercritical fluid extraction using modified carbon dioxide. The mixed fluids were prepared with a single pump on-line mixing system. The most important step in the SFE-SFC interface was the elimination of the modifier solvent. This was achieved by use of a coupled trap, 0.1 mm i.d. and 0.53 mm i.d. capillary tubing connected in series, with the collected solutes refocused on the second (0.53 mm i.d.) trap before transfer into the separation column. This enabled complete elimination of various modifier solvents and high efficiency collection of the solutes. The effect of the modifier on trapping efficiency was investigated using methanol, ethanol, dichloromethane, hexane, and toluene at a variety of concentrations. n-Eicosane was, for example, trapped quantitatively by modified carbon dioxide containing up to 13 % (w/w) methanol. The use of the technique has been demonstrated by selective extraction of n-paraffins, fatty acid methyl esters, and alcohols from a silica matrix; the effect of different modifiers on the extraction of a mixture of pesticides from soil has also been investigated.     

Solubilities of cinnamic acid,phenoxyacetic acid and 4-methoxyphenylacetic acid in supercritical carbon dioxide

The solid solubilities of cinnamic acid, phenoxyacetic acid and 4-methoxyphenylacetic acid in supercritical carbon dioxide were measured using a semi-flow apparatus. The experiments were taken at 308.2, 318.2 and 328.2 K. The pressure range was from 11 to 24 MPa. These data were confirmed as equilibrium solid solubilities based on a plug flow mass transfer model. The solid solubilities were further correlated using the equations of state or semi-empirical models. The correlation results are satisfactory with optimally fitted binary interaction parameters in the Peng–Robinson equation of state.     

Measurement and correlation of solubility of anthraquinone dyestuffs in supercritical carbon dioxide

Solubility data of 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone (C.I. Disperse Violet 1) and 1,4-bis(ethylamino)anthraquinone (C.I. Solvent Blue 59) in supercritical carbon dioxide (sc-CO₂) have been measured at the temperatures of (323.15, 353.15, and 383.15) K and over the pressure range from (12.5 to 25.0) MPa by a flow-type apparatus. The solubility of two anthraquinone dyestuffs was obtained over the mole fraction ranges of (1.3 to 26.1) · 10⁻⁷ for 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone (C.I. Disperse Violet 1) and (1.1 to 148.5) · 10⁻⁷ for 1,4-bis(ethylamino)anthraquinone (C.I. Solvent Blue 59). The experimental results have been correlated with the empirical equations of Mendez-Santiago–Teja and Kumar–Johnston expressed in terms of the density of sc-CO₂, and also analyzed thermodynamically by the regular solution model with the Flory–Huggins theory and the Peng–Robinson equation of state modified by Stryjek and Vera (PRSV-EOS) with the conventional mixing rules. Good agreement between the experimental and calculated solubilities of the dyestuffs was obtained.     

Lithium heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate catalyzed Mannich-type and aza-Diels-Alder reactions in supercritical carbon dioxide

The Mannich-type reaction of imines with (1-methoxy-2-methylpropenyloxy)trimethylsilane and aza-Diels-Alder reaction of imines with Danishefsky's diene can be carried out in scCO₂ in the presence of lithium heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate which offer a way to synthesize β-amino carbonyl compounds and nitrogen-containing six-membered ring compounds under environmentally benign conditions.     

Measurement and correlation of solubility of benzamide in supercritical carbon dioxide with and without cosolvent

The experimental equilibrium solubility of benzamide in supercritical carbon dioxide was measured at temperatures between 308 K and 328 K and for pressures from 11.0 MPa to 21.0 MPa using a dynamic flow method. The effects of three cosolvents - ethanol, acetone and ethylene glycol, were investigated at a cosolvent molar concentration of 3.5%. The results showed that the solubility was enhanced by the presence of the three cosolvents, and ethanol exhibited the highest cosolvent effect. The solubility data in the absence and presence of cosolvents were correlated by two density-based models. The calculated results showed satisfactory agreement with the experimental data.