Diamination of olefins: synthesis, structures and reactivity of osmaimidazolidines

The diamination of certain olefins bearing electron-withdrawing substituents proceeds with well-defined bisimido and trisimido complexes of osmium. The products are obtained as osmaimidazolidines which are of unprecedented stability with regards to olefin functionalisation. Osmium complexes from related dihydroxylation or aminohydroxylation are significantly less stable and thereby promote catalytic reactions. This difference in reaction profile has been investigated and chiral osmium heterocycles obtained from olefin difunctionalisation were characterised by X-ray analysis for the first time. Kinetic studies on the reaction profile have also been carried out. An asymmetric version of this reaction is based on chiral non-racemic auxiliaries and leads to diastereomerically enriched osmaimidazolidines with up to 90 % de. This sequence represents the first asymmetric diamination of olefins. Attempts on the use of chiral ligands for direct asymmetric diamination as well as the consequences of osmaimidazolidine properties for a catalytic reaction are discussed.     

Imido-osmium(VIII) compounds in organic synthesis: aminohydroxylation and diamination reactions

Imido complexes of osmium tetroxide are versatile compounds for olefin functionalisation. This tutorial review offers a brief historical overview on these compounds and discusses the electronic properties and reactivities of isolated imido osmium compounds in what had been the original stoichiometric aminohydroxylation reaction. The recently emerging catalytic Sharpless aminohydroxylation is discussed with special emphasis on mechanistic details. The final section deals with diamination of olefins, which relies on the chemistry of bisimido and trisimido osmium complexes.     

An improved protocol for the RuO4-catalyzed dihydroxylation of olefins

[reaction: see text] Dihydroxylation under ruthenium catalysis provides an easy access to syn-diols, although overoxidation is a common side reaction. Furthermore, the high catalyst loadings offset the lower price of ruthenium compared to osmium. In this paper, we present an improved protocol for the RuO(4)-catalyzed syn-dihydroxylation using only 0.5 mol % catalyst under acidic conditions. A variety of olefins can be hydroxylated in good to excellent yields with only minor formation of side products.     

Magnetically recoverable osmium catalysts for dihydroxylation of olefins

We prepared magnetically recoverable osmium catalysts by use of magnetite, quaternary ammonium salts, and potassium osmate(VI), and applied them to the dihydroxylation of olefins. By employing 2 mol% of the magnetic osmium catalyst, the dihydroxylation reaction proceeded smoothly to provide the corresponding vicinal diol in a good chemical yield. The osmium catalyst was readily recovered by use of an external magnet, and was reused repeatedly.     

The OsO4-mediated oxidative cleavage of olefins catalyzed by alternative osmium sources

The OsO₄-mediated oxidative cleavage of olefins is compatible with alternative, easier-to-handle osmium sources. Four different osmium sources were employed with favorable results.     

Recycling of osmium catalyst in oxidative olefin cleavage: a chemoentrapment approach

A new chemoentrapment strategy for recycling osmium in the catalytic olefin cleavage reaction is reported. The new strategy utilizes KOH/i-PrOH to generate water-soluble Os(VI) species as a recyclable metal catalyst after the oxidative cleavage reaction. For the recycling of the catalyst, NaIO₄-NaClO₂ was found to be the best combination of secondary oxidants and acetonitrile-water was chosen as an optimal solvent for the best recycling results. The new method allows for an efficient recycling of osmium in the reactions involving mono- and di-substituted olefins with 1 mol % of OsO₄ without any significant side reactions and loss of yield.     

一种新型可溶性高聚物负载手性配体的合成及其催化烯烃的不对称双羟化反应研究

在碱性条件下, 聚乙二醇单甲醚(HO\|OPEG\|OMe)与1,4-二氟蒽醌进行亲核单取代反应生成中间体F\|AQN-OPEG-OMe, 产率88%. F-AQN-OPEG-OMe与奎宁锂进行亲核取代反应, 以95.6%的产率得到新型手性配体QN\|AQN\|OPEG-Me. QN-QN\|OPEG-Me与OsO4原位配位生成的均相催化剂在4种烯烃的不对称双羟化反应中表现出较高的对映选择性(92%~99%e.e.)和化学产率(80%~94%). 催化活性和立体选择性与Sharpless手性配体(DHQ)2AQN相当. 反应结束后, 配体可用乙醚沉淀回收, 循环使用5次, 催化剂的催化活性和立体选择性无明显改变, 配体的回收率均在95%~97%之间.     

Catalytic oxidative cleavage of olefins promoted by osmium tetroxide and hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide was employed as the terminal oxidant in the osmium tetroxide mediated oxidative cleavage of olefins, producing the corresponding aldehyde and ketone products. Aryl olefins are cleaved in good to excellent yield regardless of arene electronics. Alkyl olefins cleave in moderate to good yield for di- and tri-substituted alkenes.     

A trifunctional catalyst for one-pot synthesis of chiral diols via Heck coupling-N-oxidation-asymmetric dihydroxylation: application for the synthesis of diltiazem and taxol side chain

A heterogeneous bifunctional catalyst composed of OsO4(2-)-WO4(2-) and a trifunctional catalyst comprising PdCl4(2-)-OsO4(2-)-WO4(2-), designed and prepared by an ion-exchange technique using layered double hydroxides (LDH) as an ion-exchanger and their homogeneous bifunctional analogue, K2OsO4-Na2WO4 and trifunctional analogue, Na2PdCl4-K2OsO4-Na2WO4, devised for the first time are evaluated for the synthesis of chiral vicinal diols. These bifunctional and trifunctional catalysts perform asymmetric dihydroxylation-N-oxidation and Heck-asymmetric dihydroxylation-N-oxidation, respectively, in the presence of Sharpless chiral ligand, (DHQD)2PHAL in a single pot using H2O2 as a terminal oxidant to provide N-methylmorpholine oxide (NMO) in situ by the oxidation of N-methylmorpholine (NMM). The heterogeneous bifunctional catalyst supported on LDH (LDH-OsW) displays superior activity to afford diols with higher yields over the other heterogeneous catalysts developed by the ion exchange on quaternary ammonium salts covalently bound to resin (resin-OsW) and silica (silica-OsW) or homogeneous catalysts in the achiral dihydroxylation reactions. The LDH-OsW and its homogeneous analogue are found to be very efficient in performing a simultaneous asymmetric dihydroxylation (AD)-N-oxidation of a wide and varied range of aromatic, cyclic, and mono, di-, and trisubstituted olefins to obtain chiral vicinal diols with higher yields and ee's using H2O2. Further, the use of OsO4(2-)-WO4(2-) catalysts as such or in the supported form offers a simplified procedure for catalyst recycling, which shows consistent activity for a number of cycles. In this process, Os(VI) is recycled to Os(VIII) by a coupled electron transfer-mediator (ETM) system based on NMO-WO4(2-) using H2O2, leading to a mild and selective electron transfer. The one-pot biomimic synthesis of chiral diols is mediated by a recyclable trifunctional heterogeneous catalyst (LDH-PdOsW) consisting of active palladium, tungsten, and osmium species embedded in a single matrix. This protocol, which provides prochiral olefins and NMO in situ by Heck coupling and N-oxidation of NMM, respectively, required for the AD, unfolds a low cost process. We extended the present method to the one-pot synthesis of trisubstituted chiral vicinal diols with moderate to excellent ee's by AD of trisubstituted olefins that are obtained by in situ Heck arylation of disubstituted olefins. The heterogeneous trifunctional catalysts offers chiral diols with unprecedented ee's and excellent yields in the AD of prochiral cinnamates, which are obtained in situ from acrylates and halobenzenes for the first time. The new variants such as LDH support and Et3N*HX inherently composed in the heterogeneous multicomponent system and slow addition of H2O2 facilitates the hydrolysis of osmium monogylcolate ester to subdue the formation of bisglycolate ester to achieve higher ee's. Without resorting to recrystallization, the chiral diols of cinnamates thus synthesized with 99% ee's and devoid of osmium contamination are directly put to use in the synthesis of diltiazem and Taxol side chain with an overall improved yield to demonstrate the synthetic utility of the trifunctional heterogeneous catalyst. The high binding ability of the heterogeneous osmium catalyst enables the use of equimolar ratio of ligand to osmium to give excellent ee's in AD in contrast to the homogeneous osmium system in which the excess molar quantities of the expensive chiral ligand to osmium are invariably used. Further, the XRD, FT-IR, UV-vis DRS, and XPS studies indicate the retention of the coordination geometries of the specific divalent anions anchored to LDH matrix in their monomeric form during the ion exchange and after the reaction.     

Why are olefins oxidized by RuO4 under cleavage of the carbon-carbon bond whereas oxidation by OsO4 yields cis-diols?

Quantum chemical calculations using gradient-corrected (B3LYP) density functional theory have been carried out to investigate the mechanism of the oxidative cleavage of alkenes by ruthenium tetraoxide. The initial reaction of the tetraoxide with the olefin occurs via a [3+2] cycloaddition as in the case of osmium tetraoxide. The results clearly show that the bond cleavage does not take place at the primary adduct, but much later in the reaction path. After the formation of the ruthenium(VI)dioxo-2,5-dioxolane, the reaction proceeds with the addition of a second olefin to yield ruthenium(IV)-bis(2,5-dioxolane), which in turn becomes oxidized first to rutheniumoxo(VI)-bis(2,5-dioxolane) 6(Ru) and then to ruthenium(VIII)-dioxo-bis(2,5-dioxolane) 7(Ru). Only in complexes containing the metal center in the formal oxidation state +VIII are low activation barriers for C-C bond cleavage and exothermic formation of carbonyl compounds as products calculated. The lowest activation barrier, DeltaH(++) = 2.5 kcal/mol, is calculated for the C-C bond breaking reaction of 7(Ru) which is predicted as the pivotal intermediate of the oxidation reaction. The calculations of the oxidation reaction with OsO(4) show that those reactions where the oxidation state of the metal increases have larger activation barriers for M = Ru than for M = Os, while reactions which reduce the oxidation state have a lower activation barrier for ruthenium compounds. Also, reactions which increase the oxidation state of the metal are in the case of M = Os more exothermic than for M = Ru. In this work, all important points of the potential energy surface (PES) are reported, and the complete catalytic cycle for the oxidative cleavage of olefins by ruthenium tetraoxide is presented.     

Palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of terminal olefins with electron-withdrawing groups in scCO2

Product control of palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of terminal olefins with electron-withdrawing groups can be achieved through modifying reaction conditions. When the oxidant, such as CuCl₂/O₂, benzoquinone/O₂ or O₂, was present in scCO₂, aerobic oxidation of terminal olefins goes smoothly. With enough MeOH and sufficient oxygen, acetalization preponderated over cyclotrimerization, while with little MeOH as co-solvent in scCO₂ or no MeOH in DMF and an appropriate pressure of O₂, cyclotrimerization of terminal olefins became the dominated reaction. When oxygen is absent and triethylamine was added into the reaction system, palladium-catalyzed C-N bond formation occurs to produce β-amino acid derivatives as the sole product.     

Catalytic asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins with reusable OsO(4)(2-) on ion-exchangers: the scope and reactivity using various cooxidants

Exchanger-OsO(4) catalysts are prepared by an ion-exchange technique using layered double hydroxides and quaternary ammonium salts covalently bound to resin and silica as ion-exchangers. The ion-exchangers with different characteristics and opposite ion selectivities are specially chosen to produce the best heterogeneous catalyst that can operate using the various cooxidants in the asymmetric dihydroxylation reaction. LDH-OsO(4) catalysts composed of different compositions are evaluated for the asymmetric dihydroxylation of trans-stilbene. Resin-OsO(4) and SiO(2)-OsO(4) designed to overcome the problems associated with LDH-OsO(4) indeed show consistent activity and enantioselectivity in asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins using K(3)Fe(CN)(6) and molecular oxygen as cooxidants. Compared to the Kobayashi heterogeneous systems, resin-OsO(4) is a very efficient catalyst for the dihydroxylation of a wide variety of aromatic, aliphatic, acyclic, cyclic, mono-, di-, and trisubstituted olefins to afford chiral vicinal diols with high yields and enantioselectivities irrespective of the cooxidant used. Resin-OsO(4) is recovered quantitatively by a simple filtration and reused for a number of cycles with consistent activity. The high binding ability of the heterogeneous osmium catalyst enables the use of an equimolar ratio of ligand to osmium to give excellent enantioselectives in asymmetric dihydroxylation in contrast to the homogeneous osmium system in which excess molar quantities of the expensive chiral ligand to osmium are invariably used. The complexation of the chiral ligand (DHQD)(2)PHAL, having very large dimension, a prerequisite to obtain higher ee, is possible only with the OsO(4)(2-) located on the surface of the supports.     

The kinetics of hydrocarbon conversion on ZSM-5 zeolites

The complete oxidation of hydrocarbons with various structures (methane, n and wo-pentanes, cyclohexane, and benzene) on copper-modified ZSM-5 zeolite and the aromatization of propane on H-ZSM-5, are studied to analyze diffusion effects on the reaction kinetics. Comparison of the kinetic parameters of complete oxidation shows that the process rate and the rate law strongly depend on the reactant structure. Apparently, n-pentane oxidation is controlled by kinetics; the kinetics for other hydrocarbons depends on diffusion inside zeolite channels to different degrees. In the case of propane aromatization, its dehydrogenation and cracking, as well as the formation of aromatics from olefins, occurs on different active sites. Propane conversion is supposed to occur inside the zeolite channels, and the aromatization of olefins occurs on the outer surface of the zeolite crystal Deceased.     

Fluorous osmium tetraoxide (OsO4): a recoverable and reusable catalyst for dihydroxylation of olefins

A fluorous osmium catalyst was firstly developed. It had been effectively used as recoverable and reusable catalyst in the dihydroxylation of olefins.     

Catalytic asymmetric dihydroxylation using phenoxyethoxymethyl-polystyrene (PEM)-based novel microencapsulated osmium tetroxide (PEM-MC OsO4)

[reaction: see text]. A phenoxyethoxymethyl-polystyrene (PEM)-based novel polymer-supported osmium catalyst has been developed. The catalyst was readily prepared from PEM polymer based on a microencapsulation technique, and asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins has been successfully performed using (DHQD)2PHAL as a chiral ligand and K3Fe(CN)6 as a cooxidant in H2O/acetone. The catalyst was recovered quantitatively by simple filtration and reused without loss of activity several times.     

Os络合物催化烯烃加氢和异构化反应

综述了近年来锇络合物用于催化烯烃加氢和异构化反应的研究进展。 Os催化剂在H2分子和转移加氢二个方面用于烯烃加氢反应均表现出较高的活性和选择性。因此它有望成为有机合成中的一个强有力的工具。     

Oxidative ortho-C-N fusion of aniline by OsO4. Isolation, characterization of oxo-amido Osmium(VI) complexes, and their catalytic activities for oxidative C-C bond cleavage of unsaturated hydrocarbons

In an unusual reaction of osmium(VIII) oxide with p-substituted aromatic amines (X-C(6)H(4)-NH(2), where X = Me, H, Cl) in heptane afforded the brown osmium(VI)-oxo complexes [OsO(L)(2)] (1a-c, L = N-aryl-1,2-arylenediamide) in moderate yields. The ligand L is formed in situ via oxidative ortho-C-N fusion of arylamines. The reaction occurs in an inert atmosphere, and a part of Os(VIII) is used up for the oxidation of aromatic amine. Single crystal X-ray structure of a representative complex 1a is solved. The structural analysis has authenticated the ortho-C-N fusion of ArNH(2) resulting in formation of the diamide ligand, L. The complex as a whole is penta-coordinated, and the coordination sphere has a distorted square pyramidal geometry (tau = 0.26). A similar reaction of osmium(VIII) oxide with the preformed N-phenyl-1,2-phenelene diamine produced the complex 1a in nearly quantitative yield. The substituted phenazine, 5-phenyl-3-phenylimino-3,5-dihydro-phenazine-2-ylamine, is obtained as a byproduct of the latter reaction. The complexes, 1a-c, can be reduced in a reversible one-electron step, as probed by cyclic voltammetry. The one electron reduced paramagnetic Os(V) intermediate is, however, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) silent. Solution spectra of the osmium complexes show several multiple transitions in the UV-vis region. Density functional theory calculations were employed to confirm the structural features and to support the spectroscopic assignments. The complex 1a catalyzes oxidation of a wide variety of unsaturated hydrocarbons like alkenes, alkynes, and aldehydes to the corresponding carboxylic acids in the presence of tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) efficiently at room temperature.     

Spectrophotometric determination of osmium with p-(morpholino)-n-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxy)benzylidineaniline

A sensitive spectrophotometric determination of osmium is based on the blue color (absorption maximum at 615 mμ formed by reaction of osmium with p-(morpholino)-N-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxy)benzylidineaniline (“anil”) in acetate-buffered solution containing ethanol to prevent formation of a precipitate, Full color development is attained in I h at room temperature, and the color is stable for several hours. The absorbance is reproducible. The optimum concentration range for I-cm optical path is about I to 4 p.p.m. of osmium. Several transition elements interfere ; osmium can be separated as its tetroxide by the usual distillation method. The blue product is a cationic complex formed by reaction of anil with osmium in a 2 : I mole ratio. When osmium is in excess a red cationic complex (absorption maximum at 466 mμ) is formed by a I : I reaction between osmium and the reagent. The I : I complex is slowly converted to the 2 : I complex by excess reagent.     

Molecular Organometallic Chemistry on Surfaces: Reactivity of Metal Carbonyls on Metal Oxides

Metal carbonyls react on metal oxide surfaces to give a wide range of structures analogous to those of known compounds. The reactions leading to formation of surface-bound metal carbonyls are explained by known molecular organometallic chemistry and the functional group chemistry of the surfaces. The reaction classes include formation of acid-base adducts as the oxygen of a carbonyl group donates an electron pair to a Lewis acidic center; nucleophilic attack at CO ligands by basic surface hydroxyl groups or O^2? ions; ion-pair formation by deprotonation of hydrido carbonyls to give carbonylate ions; interaction of bifunctional complexes with surface acid-base pair sites such as [Mg^2⊕O^2?]; and oxidative addition of surface hydroxyl groups to metal clusters. The reactions of surface-bound organometallic species include redox condensation and cluster formation on basic surfaces (paralleling the reactions in basic solution) as well as oxidation of mononuclear metal complexes and oxidative fragmentation of metal clusters by reaction with surface hydroxyl groups. Most supported metal carbonyls are unstable at high temperatures, but some, including osmium carbonyl cluster anions on the basic MgO surface, are strongly stabilized in the presence of CO and are precursors of catalysts for CO hydrogenation at 550 K.     

FCC汽油低温改质过程的烯烃转化及催化剂积炭

利用微反-色谱联合实验装置和连续式小型提升管催化裂化实验装置研究了催化裂化汽油低温改质过程中烯烃转化和催化剂积炭的过程和规律。通过对模型化合物和催化裂化汽油改质过程中催化剂活性、催化裂化汽油窄馏分、反应温度、剂油比和反应时间对烯烃转化和催化剂积炭的研究表明,大部分烯烃转化和催化剂积炭的反应发生在油剂接触极短的反应时间内,并随着催化剂活性、反应物活性、剂油比和反应温度的提高而增加。在油剂接触后很长的反应时间内,生焦量、积炭速率和烯烃的转化程度都很小,烯烃转化损失率降低,因此,催化裂化汽油在低温改质的条件下可以通过延长反应时间来提高烯烃的转化率。因此,催化裂化汽油改质的最佳工艺条件为,390℃～440℃,剂油比6,催化剂活性61～65,长反应时间,轻馏分进料。