Adsorption at the liquid-liquid interface in the biphasic rhodium catalyzed hydroformylation of olefins promoted by cyclodextrins: a molecular dynamics study

Using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we investigate the interfacial distribution of partners involved in the phase transfer rhodium catalyzed hydroformylation of olefins promoted by beta-cyclodextrins (beta-CDs). The beta-CDs, the reactant (alkene), product (aldehyde), several rhodium complexes (the catalyst, its precursor, and its alkene adduct) are simulated at the water-"oil" interface, where oil is represented by chloroform or hexane. It is shown that unsubstituted beta-CD and its 6-methylated and 2,6-dimethylated analogues adsorb at the interface, whereas the liposoluble permethylated CD does not. The precursor of the catalyst [RhH(CO)(TPPTS)3]9- (with triphenylphosphine trisulfonated TPPTS3- ligands) sits in water, but the less charged [RhH(CO)(TPPTS)2]6- catalyst and the [RhH(CO)(TPPTS)2(alkene)]6- reaction intermediate are clearly surface active. The TPPTS3- anions also concentrate at the interface, where they adopt an amphiphilic conformation, forming an electrical double layer with their Na+ counterions. Thus, the most important key partners involved in the hydroformylation reaction concentrate at the interface, thereby facilitating the reaction, a process which may be further facilitated upon complexation by CDs. These results point to the importance of adsorption at the liquid-liquid interface in the two-phase hydroformylation reaction of olefins promoted by beta-CDs and provide microscopic pictures of this peculiar region of the solution.     

Rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation of 1-hexene in an ionic liquid: a molecular dynamics study of the hexene/[BMI][PF6] interface

We report a molecular dynamics study of biphasic systems involved in the rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation of 1-hexene in the 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium hexafluorophosphate ionic liquid ([BMI][PF(6)] IL). We first describe the neat [BMI][PF(6)] interfaces with hexene (the substrate) and heptanal (the linear reaction product) as organic phases. The former interface is molecularly sharp with BMI+ cations preferentially oriented "perpendicular" (i.e., pointing their butyl chains toward the organic phase), whereas hexene molecules tend to be somewhat parallel to the interface. The interface with heptanal is approximately twice as broad, due to BMI+...O(heptanal) attractions, and the solvent molecules are disordered at the interface. No IL ions solubilize in the organic phase(s) whereas ca. 2-3 hexene or heptanal molecules diffused into the IL phase. The presence of the CO and H2 gases does not modify the nature of the hexene/IL interface, as these gases are mainly solubilized in the organic phase, respectively, as diluted species and in the form of a "gaseous" droplet. In the IL phase, one finds a few CO monomers, whereas the less soluble H2 molecules spend only transient excursions. We next simulate the phase separation of "randomly mixed" IL/hexene liquids with the [RhH(CO)L(3)] precatalyst as a solute, comparing the PPh(3) to the TPPTS(3-) ligands (L). The phases separate much more slowly than in the case of classical liquids, and the neutral complex with PPh(3) ligands solubilizes in the hexene phase, displaying loose dynamical contacts with the IL interface. This contrasts with the -9 charged [RhH(CO)(TPPTS)(3)](9-) complex that sits "immobilized" on the IL side of the interface and is mainly solvated by BMI+ cations. Finally, we characterize the solvation of -6 charged [RhH(CO)(TPPTS)(2)](6-), [RhH(CO)(2)(TPPTS)(2)](6-), and [RhH(CO)(TPPTS)(2)(hexene)](6-) complexes involved as reaction intermediates in the hydroformylation reaction and of the free TPPTS(3-) ligand itself in the bulk IL.     

新型离子液体介质中长链烯烃氢甲酰化反应

合成和表征了离子液体[Rmim][p-CH3C6H4SO3](R=CH3(CH2)n—, n=3, 7, 11, 15), 并以所合成的离子液体为反应介质, 考察了水溶性铑膦络合物HRh(CO)(TPPTS)3[TPPTS: P(m-C6H4SO3Na)3]对长链烯烃氢甲酰化反应的催化性能. 结果表明, 离子液体[Rmim][p-CH3C6H4SO3]中R基团链长的变化对催化活性具有重要的影响；而在相同离子液体中, 氢甲酰化反应活性随着烯烃链长的增加明显下降. 与文献报道中广泛使用的离子液体[Bmim]BF4、[Bmim]PF6相比, 该催化体系对长链烯烃氢甲酰化反应具有更好的活性和化学选择性, 在3.0 MPa, 100 ℃的条件下, 1-己烯氢甲酰化反应转化频率(TOF)高达2736 h-1. 反应完成后, 水溶性铑膦络合物能很好地溶解在离子液体中, 与有机物自动分层, 催化剂的循环使用易于实现.     

High-pressure investigations under CO/H2 of rhodium complexes containing hemispherical diphosphites

The two rhodium complexes [Rh(acac)(L(R))] (L(R)=(S,S)-5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-di(OR)-26,28-bis(1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-dioxyphosphanyloxy)calix[4]arene; 6: R=benzyl, 7: R=fluorenyl), each based on a hemispherical chelator forming a pocket about the metal centre upon chelation, are active in the hydroformylation of 1-octene and styrene. As expected for this family of diphosphanes, both complexes resulted in remarkably high selectivity towards the linear aldehyde in the hydroformylation of 1-octene (l/b≈15 for both complexes). Linear aldehyde selectivity was also observed when using styrene, but surprisingly only 6 displayed a marked preference for the linear product (l/b=12.4 (6) vs. 1.9 (7)). A detailed study of the structure of the complexes under CO or CO/H(2) in toluene was performed by high-pressure NMR (HP NMR) and FT-IR (HP-IR) spectroscopies. The spectroscopic data revealed that treatment of 6 with CO gave [Rh(acac)(CO)(η(1)-L(benzyl))] (8), in which the diphosphite behaves as a unidentate ligand. Subsequent addition of H(2) to the solution resulted in a well-defined chelate complex with the formula [RhH(CO)(2)(L(benzyl))] (9). Unlike 6, treatment of complex 7 with CO only led to ligand dissociation and concomitant formation of [Rh(acac)(CO)(2)], but upon addition of H(2) a chelate complex analogous to 9 was formed quantitatively. In both [RhH(CO)(2)(L(R))] complexes the diphosphite adopts the bis-equatorial coordination mode, a structural feature known to favour the formation of linear aldehydes. As revealed by variable-temperature NMR spectroscopy, these complexes show the typical fluxionality of trigonal bipyramidal [RhH(CO)(2)(diphosphane)] complexes. The lower linear selectivity of 7 versus 6 in the hydroformylation of styrene was assigned to steric effects, due to the pocket in which the catalysis takes place being less adapted to accommodate CO or larger olefins and, therefore, possibly leading to facile ligand decoordination. This interpretation was corroborated by an X-ray structure determination carried out for 7.     

负载水溶性铑－膦配合物催化1－己烯氢甲酰化反应的研究

将水溶性铑－膦配合物Ｒｈｃｉ（ＣＯ）（ＴＰＰＴＳ）＿２（ＴＰＰＴＳ：Ｐ－（ｍ－Ｃ＿６Ｈ＿４ＳＯ＿３Ｎａ）＿３）负载于扩孔硅胶上，制成负载水相催化剂（ＳＡＰＣ），在高压反应釜中研究其催化１－己烯氢甲酰化的性能。结果表明，催化剂的水含量对其活性影响很大，在一较窄的水含量范围内（２５—３５ｗｔ％），催化剂活性急剧增大，且存在一极大值，表现出水膜催化剂的特性。反应温度、总压和ＣＯ／Ｈ＿２分压、Ｒｈ／Ｐ比的影响，与使用烃溶性能。三苯膦络合催化剂时有类似规律，溶剂的影响不明显，实验证明，ＳＡＰＣ具有良好催化活性，ＳｉＯ＿２上负载的铑配合物不会被原料和产物洗提而造成流失，有利于催化剂的稳定和重复使用。     

阳离子表面活性剂存在下水/有机两相体系中双环戊二烯氢甲酰化

研究了在阳离子表面活性剂存在下水/有机两相中水溶性铑配合物RhCI(CO)(TPPTS)2(TPPTS:P(m-C6H4SO3Na)3)催化双环戊二烯氢甲酰化反应,考察了反应温度、催化剂浓度、不同水溶性膦配体TPPTS和TPPDS(C5H5P(m-C6H4SO3Na)2),以及表面活性剂结构对催化反应的影响.结果表明,...     

Kinetics of hydroformylation of 1-decene using carbon-supported ossified HRh(CO)(TPPTS)3 catalyst

The kinetics of hydroformylation of 1-decene has been investigated using a carbon-supported ossified HRh(CO)(TPPTS)₃/Ba catalyst in a temperature range of 343–363 K. The effect of concentration of 1-decene, catalyst loading, partial pressure of H₂ and CO, and stirring speed on the reaction rate has been investigated. A first-order dependence was observed for catalyst concentration and hydrogen partial pressure. The rate showed a typical case of substrate inhibition for high 1-decene concentration. The rate varied with a linear dependence on P_CO up to a CO partial pressure of 5–6 MPa in contrast to the general trends; for most of the rhodium-phosphine catalyzed hydroformylation reactions, severe inhibition of rate is observed with an increase in CO pressure. A rate equation has been proposed, which was found to be in good agreement with the observed rate data within the limit of experimental errors. The kinetic parameters and activation energy values have been reported.     

负载型水溶性铑膦配合物催化剂的结构和性能

SiO2担载TPPTS（间-三苯基膦三磺酸钠盐）－Rh（acac）（CO）2制成的负载型水溶性催化剂进行1-己烯氢甲酰化催化反应时，引入适量水蒸气可显著提高催化活性．用魔角旋转固体核磁共振磷谱表征得到，在新制备的催化剂中，吸附于SiO2表面但未参与配位的TPPTS，约占总膦物种的70mol％以上，而位于δ=32．4处的表面配合物｛Rh（CO）（TPPTS）2｝膦物种量约为15mol％，其它膦10mol％左右．催化剂经干燥合成气在373K处理2h、或经湿合成气在较低温度（333K）下处理2h后，｛Rh（CO）（TPPTS）2｝的增加量仅约为10～15mol％，其它膦物种的变化量也较小，但催化剂经湿合成气于373K处理2h后，｛Rh（CO）（TPPTS）2｝的净增量大于40mol％；在工作态催化剂中，也观察到｛Rh（CO）（TPPTS）2）大量生成、未配位TPPTS量减小；经43h反应运转后，催化剂活性下降，归属为｛Rh（CO）（TPPTS）2）的磷谱峰宽化，揭示有部份配合物解络、部分TPPTS被氧化成OTTPTS．本研究结果证实，适量水可促进催化剂中具氢甲酰化催化活性的铑膦物种形成，提高活性，但随反应进行，配合物将逐渐解络、膦配体逐渐被氧化，从而使催化剂逐渐失活．     

铑配合物催化丁烯氢甲酰化性能的研究

制备了一系列铑配合物,并对其催化丁烯氢甲酰化的催化性能进行了研究.在1-丁烯的反应中,RhCl(PPh3)3和trans-RhCl(CO)(PPh3)2的反应速度很慢,而RhH(CO)(PPh3)3、Rh(CO)2(acac)和 Rh(CO)(acac)(PPh3)三者反应速度都很快.而不同丁烯原料氢甲酰化的反应速度也各不相同,反应速度依次为1-丁烯》2-丁烯》异丁烯.     

Copper(II) complexes incorporating poly/perfluorinated alkoxyaluminate-type weakly coordinating anions: syntheses, characterization and catalytic application in stereoselective olefin aziridination

The synthesis and characterization of a series of cationic copper(II) complexes of the type [Cu(NCR)(6)][Al(OC(CF(3))(2)R')(4)](2) (R = CH(3), Ph; R' = CF(3), Ph, PhCH(3)), incorporating poly/perfluoronated alkoxyaluminates as weakly coordinating anions (WCAs) is presented. Aziridination of various olefins, such as the unreactive olefins e.g. ethylhex-2-enoate and 1-decene, with N-tosyliminophenyliodinane catalyzed by [Cu(NCR)(6)][Al(OC(CF(3))(2)R')(4)](2) affords very good yields (up to 96%) and high TOFs (up to 5000 h(-1)) under mild conditions. Using disubstituted olefins as substrates, high stereoselectivities are obtained at room temperature. The to date highest cis?:?trans ratio (98?:?2) of the obtained aziridines is achieved for cis-stilbene in good yield (85%) as well as promising TOF (> 2000 h(-1)). The investigation of the solvent effect on yield and selectivity reveals that for certain oleophilic substrates (1-decene), less polar solvents, such as dichloromethane are a better choice than acetonitrile, which is commonly considered as the best solvent for olefin aziridination. Accordingly, a mechanism involving a paramagnetic copper nitrene intermediate with both concerted and stepwise pathways is proposed.     

水/有机两相体系中单萜烯烃的氢甲酰化反应

考察了水溶性铑膦络合物RhCl(CO)(TPPTS)2(TPPTS为间-三苯基膦三磺酸钠)在水/有机两相体系中对不同单萜烯的氢甲酰化反应的催化性能.结果表明,添加表面活性剂对催化活性影响很大.在8.0 MPa,100℃的条件下,该催化体系对萜烯氢甲酰化反应具有较好的催化活性,月桂烯、莰烯和艹宁烯的转化率可分别达到92%,72%和86%.反应完成后,含水溶性铑膦络合物的水溶液与含产物的有机相分离方便,催化剂重复使用8次,其活性和选择性均未明显下降,易于实现催化剂的循环使用.     

Water/Oil Diphasic Hydroformylation of Higher Olefins over a TPPTS-Rh/SiO_2 Catalyst

A novel TPPTS-Rh/SiO2 catalyst, prepared by directly modifying a heterogeneous high-surface-area Rh/SiO2 catalyst with water-soluble TPPTS ligands, could decrease the resistance of mass transfer in water/oil biphasic media for the hydroformylation of higher olefins. The catalytic performance for hydroformylation on this biphasic TPPTS-Rh/SiO2 catalyst system was higher than those of the traditional biphasic HRhCO(TPPTS)3 systems, owing to the chemical bonds between the highly dispersed Rh metal particles and the TPPTS ligands. The catalyst system is applicable for hydroformylation of higher olefins such as 1-dodecene.     

Water/Oil Biphasic Hydroformylation of Higher Olefins over a TPPTS-Rh/SiO2 Catalyst

A novel TPPTS-Rh/SiO2 catalyst, prepared by directly modifying a heterogeneous highsurface-area Rh/SiO2 catalyst with water-soluble TPPTS ligands, could decrease the resistance of mass transfer in water/oil biphasic media for the hydroformylation of higher olefins. The catalytic performance for hydroformylation on this biphasic TPPTS-Rh/SiO2 catalyst system was higher than those of the traditional biphasic HRhCO(TPPTS)3 systems, owing to the chemical bonds between the highly dispersed Rh metal particles and the TPPTS ligands. The catalyst system is applicable for hydroformylation of higher olefins such as 1-dodecene.     

Water／Oil Biphasic Hydroformylation of Higher Olefins over a TPPTS-Rh／SiO2 Catalyst

A novel TPPTS-Rh/SiO2 catalyst, prepared by directly modifying a heterogeneous high-surface-area Rh/SiO2 catalyst with water-soluble TPPTS ligands, could decrease the resistance of masstransfer in water/oil biphasic media for the hydroformylation of higher olefins. The catalytic performancefor hydroformylation on this biphasic TPPTS-Rh/SiO2 catalyst system was higher than those of thetraditional biphasic HRhCO(TPPTS)3 systems, owing to the chemical bonds between the highly dispersedRh metal particles and the TPPTS ligands. The catalyst system is applicable for hydroformylation ofhigher olefins such as 1-dodecene.     

Behaviour of water-soluble dinuclear rhodium complexes in the hydroformylation reaction of oct-1-ene

The biphasic hydroformylation reaction of oct-1-ene, has been investigated by using the water-soluble dinuclear complex [Rh₂(μ-S^tBu)₂(CO)₂(TPPTS)₂] as precursor. Addition of ethanol as a cosolvent dramatically improved the yields but the good regioselectivity in linear aldehyde observed for neat oct-1-ene—water systems (97%) decreased to 83% (for 22% ethanol w/w). It is shown that the dinuclear framework cannot be maintained, that the mononuclear complex [RhH(CO)(TPPTS)₃] is formed, and that thiol and significant amounts of [Rh₂(μ-S^tBu)₂(CO)₄] move into the organic phase. This reaction from the dinuclear species requires the simultaneous presence of water and carbon monoxide. Introduction of the water-soluble thiol HS(CH₂)₃NMe₂ in the bridging positions affords the complex [Rh₂(μ-S(CH ₂)₃NHMe₂)₂(CO)₂(TPPTS)₂]Cl₂ which can be kept in the aqueous hase but has a low level of catalytic activity.     

两相催化体系中辛烯的氢甲酰化反应研究

考察了反应温度、膦／铑化、表面活性剂种类及浓度、CO／H2压力比等因素对水溶性铑－膦配合物RhCI(CO)(TPPTS)2催化剂催化1－辛烯、2－辛烯氢甲酰化反应活性的影响,并选择出了优化的反应条件。研究结果表明,在该体系中表面活性剂的结果是影响RhCI(CO)(TPPTS)2催化2－辛烯转化率和选择性的重要原因,并对在两相体系2－辛烯氢甲酰化反应中表面活性剂十四烷基二甲基苄基氯化铵（BDAC）明显优于十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）的原因进行了探讨。     

Theoretical study of photoinduced epoxidation of olefins catalyzed by ruthenium porphyrin

Epoxidation of olefin by [Ru(TMP)(CO)(O)](-) (TMP = tetramesitylporphine), which is a key step of the photocatalyzed epoxidation of olefin by [Ru(TMP)(CO)], is studied mainly with the density functional theory (DFT) method, where [Ru(Por)(CO)] is employed as a model complex (Por = unsubstituted porphyrin). The CASSCF method was also used to investigate the electronic structure of important species in the catalytic cycle. In all of the ruthenium porphyrin species involved in the catalytic cycle, the weight of the main configuration of the CASSCF wave function is larger than 85%, suggesting that the static correlation is not very large. Also, unrestricted-DFT-calculated natural orbitals are essentially the same as CASSCF-calculated ones, here. On the basis of these results, we employed the DFT method in this work. Present computational results show characteristic features of this reaction, as follows: (i) The epoxidation reaction occurs via carboradical-type transition state. Neither carbocation-type nor concerted oxene-insertion-type character is observed in the transition state. (ii) Electron and spin populations transfer from the olefin moiety to the porphyrin ring in the step of the C-O bond formation. (iii) Electron and spin populations of the olefin and porphyrin moieties considerably change around the transition state. (iv) The atomic and spin populations of Ru change little in the reaction, indicating that the Ru center keeps the +II oxidation state in the whole catalytic cycle. (v) The stability of the olefin adduct [Ru(Por)(CO)(O)(olefin)](-) considerably depends on the kind of olefin, such as ethylene, n-hexene, and styrene. In particular, styrene forms a stable olefin adduct. And, (vi) interestingly, the difference in the activation barrier among these olefins is small in the quantitative level (within 5 kcal/mol), indicating that this catalyst can be applied to various substrates. This is because the stabilities and electronic structures of both the olefin adduct and the transition state are similarly influenced by the substituent of olefin.     

两相催化体系中双子表面活性剂对1-十二烯氢甲酰化反应的助催化作用

合成了几种具有刚性连接基团的双子表面活性剂,研究了它们在Rh-TPPTS体系中催化长链烯烃氢甲酰化反应中的助催化作用.结果表明,在水/有机两相催化体系中,新型双子表面活性剂的助催化作用比单链表面活性剂CTAB更好,在较低的表面活性剂浓度下能得到较高的反应转化率.这归因于此类表面活性剂有较低的cmc,降低界面张力的能力和对1-十二烯的增溶能力比CTAB更强.     

两相催化体系中双子表面活性剂对1-十二烯氢甲酰化反应的促进作用

报道了水溶性铑膦配合物组成的复合催化体系催化1-十二烯氢甲酰化反应中,双子表面活性剂[二溴化-(N,N,N′,N′-四甲基)-N,N′-二(十六烷基)-乙二铵]形成胶束的助催化作用.结果表明,在水/有机两相中,双子表面活性剂比单链表面活性剂CTAB具有更好加速催化反应的作用,并使烯烃氢甲酰化的区域选择性显著提高.这归因于双子表面活性剂有较低的cmc,可形成更加紧密规整的胶束结构,有利于增溶在胶束中的烯烃与铑催化剂配位和生成正构醛.     

Synthesis of non-symmetrically sulphonated phosphine sulphonate based Pd(II) catalyst salts for olefin polymerisation reactions

Direct sulphonation of 2-(diphenylphosphino)benzenesulphonic acid was extensively studied. The non-symmetrically functionalised reaction products obtained, related to the widely applied water soluble phosphine ligands m,m,m-TPPTS and m,m-TPPDS, display chelating κ(2)-(P,O)-coordination to Pd(II) metal centres. Phase transfer reaction of rac-o,m-TPPDS as the potassium salt with 18-crown-6 and complexation to Pd(II) gives the novel anionic catalyst precursor [K(18-crown-6)](2)[κ(2)(P,O){rac-o,m-TPPDS}PdMeCl] suitable for olefin polymerisation reactions. Ethene homo- and co-polymerisation reactions with polar functionalised olefins were investigated with this anionic phosphine sulphonate Pd(II)-based pre-catalyst salt.