Synthesis of melamine-glucose resin adhesive

The synthesis of a novel melamine-glucose adhesive that is similar to urea-formaldehyde adhesive is reported in this paper. The conditions of synthesis, such as the initial pH, the quantity of catalyst, the temperature of reaction, the percentage of each reactant and the time of reaction, were optimized by using the orthogonal experimental method.     

Characterization of rapidly and naturally quenched skeletal iron catalysts for FT synthesis

The slurry phase is a promising system for Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis. Since the liquid medium efficiently removes the heat of reaction so that the steady-state reaction is easily achieved. High catalytic activity is maintained due to removal of waxy products from the catalyst surface by the action of solvent. In addition, CO-rich syngas from coal gasification can be directly used in FT synthesis which may increase the thermal efficiency of the indirect coal liquefaction. One of the im…     

A green and efficient access to awl nitriles via an electrochemicalanodic oxidation

The nitrile functionality is a key building block in synthetic chemistry, and has wide applications in pharmaceuticals. However, traditional methodologies for the synthesis of nitriles are limited to harsh reaction conditions. Herein, we report a new and efficient access to aryl nitriles by an electrochemical synthesis. Compared with the conventional synthetic methods, this electrochemical synthesis is more environmentally friendly and easier to handle.     

Recent advances of intermolecular Diels–Alder reaction in bio-inspired synthesis of natural products

The Diels–Alder(D–A)reaction is one of the most powerful reactions in organic synthesis.The intermolecular D–A reaction attracts much less attentions than its intramolecular counterpart in natural product synthesis,possibly due to the issues of reactivity and selectivity.In the past decade,the intermolecular D–A reaction has been increasingly utilized in the total synthesis of structurally complex natural products.In this article,we present a few examples for the elegant applications of the intermolecular D–A reaction that are inspired by biosynthetic hypotheses of the target natural products.These examples demonstrate that D–A reaction is not only useful for preparing building blocks but also powerful for coupling structurally complicated and sterically demanding segments in a highly chemo-and stereo-controlled fashion,which may inspire further developments of intermolecular D–A reaction from both strategy and methodology perspectives.     

Efficient Lewis Acids Catalyzed Aza-Michael Reactions of Enones with Carbamates

The β-amino carbonyl functionality is not only a segment of biologically important natural products but also a versatile intermediate for the synthesis of nitrogen-containing compounds.1 The development of novel synthetic methods leading to β-amino ketone, β-amino acids or their derivatives has attracted much attention in organic synthesis.2 Among the traditional methods for generating β-amino carbonyl compounds, Mannich-type reaction is one of the classical and powerful methods.3 However,…     

2-Amino homopropargyl alcohols from the highly regioselective Ag2CO3-catalyzed nucleophilic openings of alkynyl epoxides by amines

The nucleophilic ring opening of propargyl epoxides by amines based on a silver catalyst is presented. The reaction takes place under mild conditions and features a high regioselectivity to provide an effective method for the synthesis of 2-amino homopropargyl alcohols in moderate to high yields.     

Selective synthesis of nitrate from air using a plasma-driven gas-liquid relay reaction system

The direct oxidation of nitrogen is a potential pathway to achieving the zero-carbon-emission synthesis of nitric acid or nitrate, because it does not involve ammonia synthesis and additional ammonia oxidation processes. However, the slow kinetics of nitrogen oxidation and the difficult selective control of oxidation products hinder the development of this process. In this study, a plasma-driven gas-liquid relay reaction system was developed to overcome these limitations. A typical feature of th...     

Theoretical Study on the Mechanism of a New Synthesis Reaction of 1,3,5-Substituted-1,2,4-triazoles by Carboxylic Acids,Amidines,and Hydrazines

The synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted-1,2,4-triazoles from α-imino-3-pyridine formic acid,acetamidine and anisole hydrazine as a model reaction in this paper and the synthesis mechanism of 1,3,5-substituted-1,2,4-triazole compounds from carboxylic acids,amidines and hydrazines have been first investigated with the B3 LYP/6-311++G** method.According to the potential energy profile,it can be predicted that the course of the reaction consists of five reactions containing six elementary reactions.The α-imino-3-pyridine formic acid and acetamidine form first an intermediate product through a dehydration reaction; the intermediate product further combines with hydrogen ion to form a positive ion; the positive ion reacts with anisole hydrazine by a dehydration reaction to form another positive ion; then,followed by two isomerization reactions,the final reaction with the acetate ion(Ac-) produces the final product.The research results reveal the laws of synthesis reaction of 1,3,5-substituted-1,2,4-triazoles by the carboxylic acids,amidines,hydrazines and their derivatives on theoretical level.It provides the systemic theoretical basis for the synthesis,development and application of 1,3,5-substituted-1,2,4-triazole compounds.     

PhI(OAc)_2-promoted umpolung acetoxylation of enamides for the synthesis of α-acetoxy ketones

Umpolung is a fundamental concept in organic chemistry, which provides an alternative strategy for the synthesis of target compounds which were not easily accessible by conventional methods. Herein, a mild and efficient PhI(OAc)_2-promoted umpolung acetoxylation reactions of enamides was developed for the synthesis of α-acetoxy ketones. The reaction tolerates a wide range of functional groups and affords α-acetoxy ketones in good to excellent yields. PhI(OAc)_2 serves as a source of acetoxy in the reaction.     

Et_2Zn-promoted β-trans-selective hydroboration of ynamide

The trans-hydroboration of alkyne represents a challenging task in organic synthesis.Reported herein is an Et2 Zn promoted β-trans hydroboration of ynamides by using N-heterocyclic carbene(NHC)-ligated borane as boryl source.The reaction leads to a stereoselective construction of enamides bearing a valuable boryl substituent.Both aromatic and aliphatic ynamides were applicable to the reaction.Synthetic transformation of the C-B bond in the product via Suzuki-Miyaura coupling provides a simple and stereospecific route to multi-substituted enamides.Mechanistic studies were conducted and the possible mechanism was discussed     

Electrochemical Behavior of Methanol Influenced by Polyaniline Incorporated with Ferrocenesulfonic-carboxylic Acid

After the synthesis of polyaniline in the presence of ferrocenesulfoniccarboxylic acid, its influence on the electrochemical reaction of methanol was studied. The result indicates that the ferrocenyl in ferrocenesulfoniccarbexylic acid plays an important role in the electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol. CH3OH is adsorbed on PANI-Fc before its electrocatalytic oxidation. When the concentration of methanol is 2 mol/L, it begins to be oxidized. The effect of scan rate on the electrochemical reaction of methanol was also studied and 5 mV/s was favourable. It is another method to insert a metal catalyst in polyaniline without its electrodeposition.     

Syntheses, Confirmation and Properties of Porphyrin Oligomers with Alkoxyl Linkages

A new and general synthesis of a porphyrinK( Ⅰ ) with two alkoxyl linkages is described. The synthesis involves the reaction of dibromopropane with phenolic porphyrin to form ω-bromopropylporphyrin ether. This ether then reacts with another phenolic porphyrin to give the target compounds. The properties of the target compounds were confirmed by means of elemental analysis, UV-Vis, IR, and ^1H NMR spectroscopies. Their spectral properties and thermal stability were also studied.     

Metal-free acyl-directed electrophilic C–H borylation using just BBr_3

<正>The considerable utility of organoboranes in synthesis is firmly established,which is in a large part due to the power of the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction for constructing C-C bonds.Therefore,discovering simple new routes to form desirable organoboranes continues to be of significant import.Methodologies that directly transform C-H into C-B are particularly desirable,especially if borylation occurs with excellent site selectivity and without     

Negative Feedback Effect of Microwave Irradiation in the Microwave—assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis of Bi2S3 Nanorods

The microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of Bi2S3 nanorods was reported.The result showed that microwave irradiation can help to produce Bi2S3 nanorods in very short time.There is a negative feedback effcet which increases the degree of crystallinity in the reaction.     

Transformation of bio-derived acids into fuel-like alkanes via ketonic decarboxylation and hydrodeoxygenation: Design of multifunctional catalyst,kinetic and mechanistic aspects

The combination of a low cost source of Biofine's levulinic acid with available way of valeric acid synthesis opens up new opportunities for valeric acid as a promising bio-derived source for synthesis of valuable compounds for transportation sector. The present review illustrates the development of different approaches to one–pot synthesis of fuel-like alkanes from lignocellulose derived carboxylic acids where particular focus is given to valeric acid consecutive decarboxylative coupling(ketonization) and ketone hydrodeoxygenation in a single reactor over one catalyst bed. The key factors that influence the catalytic performance on both ketonization and hydrodeoxygenation steps as well as their cross-influence will be clarified to provide insights for the design of more efficient catalysts for the one-pot transformation. Valeric acid is considered as a potential acid source from viewpoint of cost effectiveness and feasibility of such transformation with reasonable alkane yield. The both reaction mechanisms and kinetics will also be discussed to understand deeply how the selective C–C coupling and following C=O hydrogenation can be achieved.     

A Rapid and Efficient Synthesis of Diaryl Thioureas via Solvent-Free Reaction Using Microwave

The application of microwave techniques for chemical synthesis has attracted considerable interest in recent years1-5. The reason is that technology can enhance the selectivity and reactivity6,7, increase the chemical yields and shorten the reaction time8,9. In order to provide a method that is economic, without pollution, easy to carry out, we coupled the solvent-free reaction with microwave.As we know, thiourea compounds are associated with a serious biological activities such as antiviral10…     

Ammonium Chloride Promoted Palladium-Catalyzed Ullmann Coupling of Aryl Bromide

The Ullmann coupling reaction is one of the most useful methods for the synthesis of symmetrical biaryls. It is usually carried out with copper as a reagent.1 However, it generally requires more than a stoichiomet-ric amount of copper and high reaction temperature. In recent years, various reagents, especially combination of the transition metal with reducing reagents,2-6 were proposed to overcome these problems. For example, Li and co-workers2a,2b have reported the Pd/C and zinc-mediated Ul…     

Reaction path synthesis methodology for waste minimization

Being the core of whole process, a chemical process is a key step for reducing waste generation. Therefore, to organize a reasonable reaction path is very important for reducing waste emission. Because of the large amount of the feasible reaction path and other factors in a chemical reaction system, the opti-mizing for reaction path is difficult. Since the reaction path synthesis problem has presented, lots of re-searchers focused on it. At the beginning, only chem-ists took the research work,…     

采用燃烧技术制备CuO纳米粒子:一种高效且环境友好的用于芳族醛合成芳族腈催化剂(英文)

CuO nanoparticles were synthesized using an energy-efficient and rapid solution combustion technique with malic acid employed as a fuel. The combustion-derived CuO nanoparticles were used as catalysts in a one-pot synthesis of aromatic nitriles from aromatic aldehydes and hydroxylamine hydrochloride. The catalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area analysis. The catalytic activity of the CuO nanoparticles in the synthesis of aromatic nitriles from aromatic aldehydes was evaluated. The present protocol offers the advantages of a clean reaction, simple methodology, short reaction duration (1-2 min), and high yield (85%-98%). The catalytic activity of the CuO nanoparticles was found to be higher than that of bulk CuO powder under the same conditions. The catalyst can also be recovered and reused up to four times with no significant loss of catalytic activity. The present approach is inexpensive and is a convenient technique suitable for industrial production of CuO nanoparticles and nitriles.     

HIGHER ALCOHOL SYNTHESIS FROM CO_2 AND H_2 BY ALKALI-PROMOTED COPPER-COBALT-CHROMIUM OXIDE CATALYSTS

The activity of alkali-promoted copper-cobalt-chromium oxide cata-lysts for the reaction of CO_2+H_2 has been investigated.The results show thatcopper-cobalt-chromium oxide is a most effective catalyst for hydrogenation ofCO_2 with a high CO_2 conversion and an alcohol distribution from C_1 to C_6.X-ray diffraction indicates that after reaction the main phases on both alkali-promoted and unpromoted catalysts are Cu metal and CoCr_2O_4 spinel.The only dif-ference between the two reacted catalysts is that there is a little amount of Cu-Co solid solution on the former and Co-metal on the latter.Cu-Co solid solutionis found as an active phase for higher alcohol synthesis.