Tungstate sulfuric acid as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of benzoxazoles and benzothiazoles under solvent-free conditions

Tungstate sulfuric acid (TSA) has been found to be an efficient and reusable catalyst for the synthesis of benzoxazole and benzothiazole derivatives via reactions of orthoesters with o-aminophenols or o-aminothiophenols in high yields.     

Tungstate sulfuric acid catalyzed one-pot synthesis of a new class of aroylamido coumarins under solvent-free conditions

A one-pot synthesis of novel aroylamido coumarins from the reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin with aryl glyoxals and benzamides in the presence of a catalytic amount of tungstate sulfuric acid (TSA) is described. The method is operationally simple and provides access to a variety of aroylamido coumarins in good yields.     

Tungstate sulfuric acid (TSA)/KMnO4 as a novel heterogeneous system for rapid deoximation

Neat chlorosulfonic acid reacts with anhydrous sodium tungstate to give tungstate sulfuric acid (TSA), a new dibasic inorganic solid acid in which two sulfuric acid molecules connect to a tungstate moiety via a covalent bond. A variety of oximes were oxidized to their parent carbonyl compounds under mild conditions with excellent yields in short times by a heterogeneous wet TSA/KMnO4 in dichloromethane system.     

Nano-sphere silica sulfuric acid: novel and efficient catalyst in the one-pot multi-component synthesis

In this report, synthesis, characterization and application of nano-sphere silica sulfuric acid as a novel and heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of β-acetamido ketone derivatives at room temperature are described. The catalyst has been identified using various techniques (XRD, SEM, TEM, EDX, TGA, FT-IR), and results show that it has a spherical shape and its particle size is between 60 and 90 nm.     

Influence of preparation method on the structure and catalytic activity of supported solid sulfuric acid

Summary FT-IR and ²⁹Si-NMR studies suggested the interaction of H₂SO₄ with the SiO₂ support in the material synthesized by the sol-gel method. ¹H-NMR results showed that the acid strength of solid sulfuric acid was almost the same as that of liquid sulfuric acid. The catalyst showed higher catalytic activity and stability than that prepared by impregnation method.     

Molybdate sulfonic acid: preparation, characterization, and application as an effective and reusable catalyst for octahydroxanthene-1,8-dione synthesis

Molybdate sulfonic acid (MSA) as a highly efficient catalyst was synthesized and employed for the synthesis of octahydroxanthene-1,8-dione derivatives. MSA efficiently catalyzed condensation of a wide range of aryl aldehydes and cyclohexane-1,3-diones to obtain octahydroxanthene-1,8-diones. It was characterized by X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and FT-IR spectroscopy. This catalyst can be recovered and reused several times in other reactions maintaining its high activity. This novel and green method is very cheap and has many advantages such as excellent yields, the use of recoverable and eco-friendly catalysts, and a simple work-up procedure.     

The preparation of novel silica modified polyimide membranes: synthesis,characterization, and gas separation properties

In this study, new monomers having siloxane groups were synthesized as an intermediate for preparation of siloxane modified polyimide polymers. Then with these monomers, the synthesis of uncrosslinked and crosslinked polyimide–siloxane hybrid polymer membranes were achieved. The purposes of the preparation of modified polyimides were to modify the thermal and chemical stability, and mechanical strength of polyimides, and to improve the gas separation properties of polymers. The new diamine monomer having siloxane groups was prepared from 3,5‐diaminobenzoic acid (3,5‐DABA) and 3‐aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (3‐APTMS) in N‐methyl‐2‐pyrollidone (NMP) at 180°C. The modified polyimide membranes having different amount of siloxane groups were synthesized from pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), 4,4‐oxydianiline (ODA), and 3,5‐diaminobenzamido‐N‐propyltrimethoxy silane (DABA/PTMS) in NMP using a two‐step thermal imidization process. The synthesis of modified polyimide membranes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The thermal analysis of the polyimides were carried out by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Water absorption and swelling experiments were also carried out for the investigation of structural properties of polymers. FTIR observations confirmed that the polyimide membranes with new diamine intermediate were successfully obtained. Thermal analysis showed that the uncrosslinked copolyimides exhibited two glass transition temperatures, indicating that they were separated microphases and it was found that all the modified copolyimides had showed higher glass transition temperature (T_g) than unmodified polyimides. The separation properties of the prepared polyimide membranes were also characterized by permeability for O₂ and N₂ gases and ideal selectivity values were calculated. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Gold nanowire networks: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity

Gold nanowire networks (AuNWNs) with average widths of 17.74 nm (AuNWN(1)) or 23.54 nm (AuNWN(2)) were synthesized by direct reduction of HAuCl(4) with sodium borohydride powder in deep eutectic solvents, such as ethaline or reline, at 40 °C. Their width and length were dependent on the type of solvent and the NaBH(4)/HAuCl(4) molar ratio (32 in ethaline and 5.2 in reline). High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) analysis of the gold nanowire networks showed clear lattice fringes of polycrystalline nanopowder of d = 2.36, 2.04, 1.44, and 1.23 ? corresponding to the (111), (200), (220), or (311) crystallographic planes of face centered cubic gold. The purified AuNWNs were used as catalysts for the chemical reduction of p-nitroaniline to diaminophenylene with sodium borohydride in aqueous solution. The reaction was monitored in real time by UV-vis spectroscopy. The results show that the reduction process is six times faster in the presence of gold nanowire networks stabilized by urea from the reline (AuNWN(2)) than in the presence of gold nanowire networks stabilized by ethylene glycol from ethaline (AuNWN(1)). This is due to a higher number of corners and edges on the gold nanowires synthesized in reline than on those synthesized in ethaline as proven by X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns recorded for both types of gold nanowire networks. Nevertheless, both types of nanomaterials determined short times of reaction and high conversion of p-nitroaniline to diaminophenylene. These gold nanomaterials represent a new addition to a new generation of catalysts: gold based catalysts.     

Poly(naphthalenehydrocarbyne): synthesis,characterization, and application to preparation of thin diamond films

The diamond phase precursor, viz., poly(naphthalenehydrocarbyne) (1), was prepared. Its disordered structure is built of CH fragments with sp³-hybridized carbon atoms, and arene fragments are inserted in the structure. The use of 1 in the process of diamond layer deposition makes it possible to prepare highly qualitative thin diamond coatings with low roughness and good optical properties.     

Iron-oxide-modified nanosized diamond: preparation, characterization, and catalytic properties in methanol decomposition

Nanosized diamond (UDD), obtained by a detonation procedure, was modified with iron from the corresponding acetylacetonate precursor under various pretreatment conditions. Nitrogen physisorption, X-ray diffraction, temperature-programmed reduction, and FTIR and M?ssbauer spectroscopy were used for their characterization. The samples' catalytic behavior in methanol decomposition was also studied. The physicochemical and catalytic properties of the obtained materials (Fe/UDD) were compared with those of other iron-oxide-modified mesoporous supports with different nature and functionality (MCM-48 silica and CMK-1 carbon). The highest catalytic activity and stability was achieved with air-pretreated Fe/UDD.     

New palladium-bis(oxazoline)-phosphine complexes: synthesis,characterization and catalytic application in alkoxycarbonylation of alkynes

New cationic palladium-bis(oxazoline)-phosphine (Pd-BOX-PR₃) complexes (Pd-BOX-B and Pd-BOX-C) have been synthesized and characterized using ¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P NMR, FTIR spectroscopy, and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The new complexes were used as catalysts in the alkoxycarbonylation of alkynes with various alcohols as nucleophiles. The carbonylation has produced the gem-α,β-unsaturated ester isomer (3) in high regioselectivity and excellent yields. The catalyst systems have been optimized by screening the type of palladium complexes and also by varying the reaction parameters including the reaction time, solvent, and temperature. A mechanism of the catalytic cycle based on a N-protonated palladium bis(oxazoline) phosphine active species was proposed for the alkoxycarbonylation reaction.     

Composites of polyaniline and lead dioxide: preparation,characterization, and catalytic activity

This paper is devoted to the preparation of polyaniline/lead dioxide composites (PANI/PbO₂) via chemical oxidation of aniline in H₂SO₄ medium using β-PbO₂ as an oxidant. The parameters affecting the polymerization reaction are considered. These parameters are [aniline], amount of β-PbO₂, stirring time, and different acids. The prepared composites were characterized by SEM, FT-IR, XRD, TGA, DTA, and elemental analysis. From XRD and FT-IR spectra, it was concluded that high molecular weight polymer could be obtained with high aniline concentration, high amount of β-PbO₂, increasing polymerization time and polymerization of ANI at lower temperatures. Thermogravimetric study exhibited that the composite prepared using high amount of β-PbO₂ has a higher thermal stability. The application of the composites in the oxidative degradation of Alizarin yellow G and Acid alizarin violet N dyes exhibited good catalytic activity in presence of H₂O₂ as an oxidant. The reactions followed first-order kinetics and the rate constants were determined.     

Tin oxide nanoparticles (NP-SnO2): preparation, characterization and their catalytic application in the Knoevenagel condensation

Tin oxide (SnO₂) nanoparticles were synthesized by modified thermal decomposition process. Taguchi analysis was used and three important synthetic factors, molar concentration ratio of [NaNO₃]/[SnCl₄], temperature and time of calcinations, which affect the size of SnO₂ particles, were studied. The optimal conditions were determined using Taguchi robust design method and nano-sized SnO₂ particles (~2 nm) were obtained. Nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and UV–visible spectroscopy techniques. The results show that tin oxide nanoparticles could be one of the most active and reusable catalysts in the Knoevenagel condensation. Different active methylene group compounds and diverse range of aldehydes were chosen to react in the presence of tin oxide nanoparticles at ambient temperature at solvent-free condition (SFC) with excellent isolated yields.     

Mixed-addenda vanadium-substituted polyfluorooxometalates: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic aerobic oxidation

For the first time, mixed-addenda vanadium-substituted polyfluorooxometalates, PFOMs, have been synthesized. Depending on the workup procedure used, two types of compounds were prepared. The first PFOM was a quasi Wells--Dawson type compound, [H2F6NaVVW17O56]8-, and the second a mixture of vanadium-substituted polyfluorooxometalates of the Keggin structure, XVIVW11FnO40 - n (X = H2, V, W; n = 1-4). From the X-ray diffraction analysis, [H2F6NaVVW17O56]8- has an elliptic (egg) shape with a central sodium atom surrounded by six fluorine atoms in a trigonal prism coordination. One may differentiate between two types of addenda atoms to be found in belt and capped positions. According to 1H, 19F, and 51V NMR analysis, it is concluded that vanadium is isomorphically substituted in both the belt and capped position of [H2F6NaVVW17O56]8-. The mixture of vanadium-substituted PFOMs of the Keggin structure was shown, by HPLC and ESR, to contain at least two species of different charge and of a different vanadium environment. The [H2F6NaVVW17O56]8- PFOM was active for the catalytic aerobic oxidation of alkyl aromatic compounds in biphasic (water-catalyst and substrate) media. The reaction selectivity (autoxidation versus oxydehydrogenation) depended on the substrate and reaction conditions such as temperature and oxygen pressure. The selectivity to oxydehydrogenation was significantly higher compared to the prototypical cobalt acetate catalytic system.     

Regiospecific strategies for the synthesis of novel dihydropyrimidinones and pyrimidopyridazines catalyzed by molybdate sulfuric acid

The one-pot reactions of aryl glyoxals with acetylacetone and urea using molybdate sulfuric acid (5 mol %) lead to the novel functionalized 5-acetyl-4-(aryloyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidinones, which readily undergo the Knorr condensation with hydrazines to produce new pyrimido[4,5-d]pyridazines. The present strategies are in accordance with green chemistry principles through the use of a safe and recyclable catalyst under solvent-free conditions.     

Copper(II) complexes of pyridyl-appended diazacycloalkanes: synthesis, characterization, and application to catalytic olefin aziridination

As part of an ongoing effort to rationally design new copper catalysts for olefin aziridination, a family of copper(II) complexes derived from new tetradentate macrocyclic ligands are synthesized, characterized both in the solid state and in solution, and screened for catalytic nitrene transfer reactivity with a representative set of olefins. The pyridylmethyl-appended diazacycloalkane ligands L6(py)2, L7(py)2, and L8(py)2 are prepared by alkylation of the appropriate diazacycloalkane (piperazine, homopiperazine, or diazacyclooctane) with picolyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine. The ligands are metalated with Cu(ClO4)(2).6H2O to provide the complexes [(L6(py)2)Cu(OClO3)]ClO4 (1), [(L7(py)2)Cu(OClO3)]ClO4 (2), and [(L8(py)2)Cu](ClO4)2 (3), which, after metathesis with NH4PF6 in CH3CN, afford [(L6(py)2)Cu(CH3CN)](PF6)2 (4), [(L7(py)2)Cu(CH3CN)](PF6)2 (5), and [(L8(py)2)Cu](PF6)2 (6). All six complexes are characterized by X-ray crystallography, which reveals that complexes supported by L6(py)2 and L7(py)2 (1, 2, 4, 5) adopt square-pyramidal geometries, while complexes 3 and 6, ligated by L8(py)2 feature tetracoordinate, distorted-square-planar copper ions. Tetragonal geometries in solution and d(x2 - y2), ground states are confirmed for the complexes by a combination of UV-visible and EPR spectroscopies. The divergent flexibility of the three supporting ligands influences the Cu(II)/Cu(I) redox potentials within the family, such that the complexes supported by the larger ligands L7(py)2 and L8(py)2 (5 and 6) exhibit quasi-reversible electron transfer processes (E1/2 approximately -0.2 V vs Ag/AgCl), while the complex supported by L6(py)2 (4), which imposes a rigid tetragonal geometry upon the central copper(II) ion, is irreversibly reduced in CH3CN solution. Complexes 4-6 are efficient catalysts (in 5 mol % amounts) for the aziridination of styrene with the iodinane PhINTs (in 80-90% yields vs PhINTs), while only 4 exhibits significant catalytic nitrene transfer reactivity with 1-hexene and cyclooctene.     

Nanorods of manganese oxides: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application

Single-crystalline nanorods of β-MnO₂, α-Mn₂O₃ and Mn₃O₄ were successfully synthesized via the heat-treatment of γ-MnOOH nanorods, which were prepared through a hydrothermal method in advance. The calcination process of γ-MnOOH nanorods was studied with the help of Thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray powder diffraction. When the calcinations were conducted in air from 250 to 1050 °C, the precursor γ-MnOOH was first changed to β-MnO₂, then to α-Mn₂O₃ and finally to Mn₃O₄. When calcined in N₂ atmosphere, γ-MnOOH was directly converted into Mn₃O₄ at as low as 500 °C. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high-resolution TEM were also used to characterize the products. The obtained manganese oxides maintain the one-dimensional morphology similar to the precursor γ-MnOOH nanorods. Further experiments show that the as-prepared manganese oxide nanorods have catalytic effect on the oxidation and decomposition of the methylene blue (MB) dye with H₂O₂.     

Mesoporous nanotubes of iron phosphate: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic property

Iron phosphate nanotubes with mesoporous walls are solvothermally synthesized using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as a template. With different template concentrations, various shapes of nanosized iron phosphates can be obtained. When the concentration of SDS is set at the transition regions between the lamellar and the hexagonal mesophases, according to its phase diagram, the coassembly of iron phosphate precursor and SDS forms a flake-type mesoporous iron phosphate. Otherwise, nanoparticles or bulky sheets of iron phosphates are obtained. The followed solvothermal treatments on the mesoporous iron phosphate flakes produce iron phosphate nanotubes with mesoporous walls. The removal of the surfactant by acetate exchange and heat treatment results in the clean mesoporous nanotubes of iron phosphate with diameters of 50-400 nm and lengths of several microns. The nanotubular and mesoporous iron phosphate possesses a specific surface area of 232 m2/g and a bimodal distribution of pore sizes, corresponding to the size of mesopores in the walls and the diameter of the nanotubes, respectively. The novel nanotubular iron phosphate with composite meso-macroporous structure, in favor of the diffusion of reactive molecules, has been tested for direct hydroxylation of benzene with hydrogen peroxide and has shown better catalytic performance compared with the conventional particulate mesoporous iron phosphate.