离子液体催化甘油和尿素合成甘油碳酸酯

将一系列酸性、碱性和中性的功能化离子液体用于催化甘油和尿素合成甘油碳酸酯。结果表明,中性离子液体表现出更高的催化活性。离子液体阳离子和阴离子的协同效应促进了反应的进行,离子液体阳离子的正电性活化尿素,阴离子的负电性活化甘油,并且催化剂酸碱位点的平衡对催化反应过程也有一定的影响。此外,离子液体可以实现回收利用至少五次,且催化活性基本不变。采用功能化离子液体替代传统金属催化剂,减少了不可再生资源的利用,且所用原料为廉价易得的生物基原料,过程中也不使用有机溶剂,环境友好。     

Heterogeneous synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and dimethyl carbonate catalyzed by LiCl/CaO

In this article, a CaO-based catalyst was prepared by impregnating chloride salts on CaO to develop a highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate (GC) from glycerol and dimethyl carbonate. LiCl/CaO exhibited a high catalytic activity under moderate reaction conditions. The effects of the LiCl loadings, the amount of catalyst and the calcination temperature on the catalytic activity were investigated. The highest yield of 94.19% glycerol carbonate was obtained at 65 °C on CaO loaded with 10% LiCl after 1 h, and the catalyst had high stability in reusing work. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET, CO₂-TPD, XPS and thermalgravity (TG) were used to characterize the prepared catalyst. It was found that the high catalytic activity of CaO after modification with LiCl is associated with the structural aspects and the amount of basicity of the catalyst. The Li₂O₂ species, which is a strong basic site that is formed by the substitution of the Ca²⁺ in CaO lattice by Li⁺, has great activity for transesterification.     

Pd/C: an efficient and heterogeneous protocol for oxidative carbonylation of diols to cyclic carbonate

The present protocol involves highly efficient and practical approach for the synthesis of cyclic carbonate via oxidative carbonylation of diols, glycerol, and its derivatives using Pd/C as a heterogeneous, inexpensive, and recyclable catalyst. The effect of various reaction parameters, such as solvent, base, time, and temperature was investigated and applied for the synthesis of value added cyclic carbonates in a good to excellent yield within shorter reaction time. The developed catalytic system circumvents the use of ligand and dehydrating agent with an additional advantage of palladium catalyst recovery and reuse for up to four consecutive cycles.     

甘油催化加氢制备1,2-丙二醇液相产物的气相色谱分析

采用气相色谱-电子轰击离子源质谱(GC-MS)与比较标准品色谱保留值技术,确定了甘油催化加氢制备1,2-丙二醇液相产物的组成。优化了气相色谱-氢火焰离子法(GC-FID)的色谱条件,使主产物与副产物同时达到最佳分离。以正戊醇为内标物,建立了同时检测甘油催化加氢产物中7种醇类化合物的气相色谱分析方法。在分析方法的线性范围内,各化合物加标回收率均在94.4%～112.6%之间,相对标准偏差(RSD)在1.5%～7.2%之间。反应产物中乙醇、异丙醇、丙醇和丙酮醇的方法最小检出限(LOD)小于0.05μg/g,乙二醇、1,2-丙二醇和甘油的LOD分别为0.21μg/g,0.23μg/g和0.25μg/g,线性相关系数均大于等于0.9957。     

Synthesis of 1,3-dialkylurea from ethylene carbonate and amine using calcium oxide

Several basic metal oxide catalysts were tested for the synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted urea from ethylene carbonate (EC) and amine. Among the catalysts used, CaO has been found to be an excellent recyclable catalyst for the reaction. It has been suggested that strongly basic property of CaO results in its high activity. Disubstituted ureas are obtained from propylamine and butylamine with high yields at 100 °C. Slightly higher reaction temperatures are necessary for obtaining good yields from amines having larger molecular weights and urea is not produced from dibutylamine as a secondary amine. Propylene carbonate can be used instead of EC for the reaction. A reaction mechanism was proposed, which involves reaction between EC and amine giving a carbamate followed by catalytic reaction between the carbamate and amine, yielding 1,3-disubstituted urea. It is suggested that the latter reaction is the rate-determining step. On the basis of this reaction mechanism, the synthesis of unsymmetric urea was also examined. 2-Hydroxyethyl butylcarbamate is selectively produced from EC with butylamine in the absence of the catalyst at a low temperature and reacts with benzylamine producing 1-butyl-3-benzylurea along with symmetric dialkyl ureas.     

Catalyst-free,efficient and one pot protocol for synthesis of nitriles from aldehydes using glycerol as green solvent

We described herein the novel, efficient and one-pot catalyst free protocol for the synthesis of nitriles from aldehydes by using hydroxyl amine hydrochlorides in glycerol as a green solvent. This protocol was efficiently used for transformation of aromatic aldehydes bearing electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups into a aryl nitriles in good to excellent yields. The methodology offers a very simple, efficient and environmentally benign procedure.     

Microwave accelerated steam distillation of essential oil from lavender: A rapid, clean and environmentally friendly approach

A new process design and operation for microwave accelerated steam distillation (MASD) of essential oils was developed. A packed bed of lavender flowers (Lavandula angustifolia Mill., Lamiaceae) sits above the steam source generated by microwave heating. Only steam passes through it without the boiling water mixing with vegetable raw material, as is the case in hydro-distillation. MASD has been compared with a conventional technique, steam distillation (SD), for the extraction of essential oil from lavender flowers. Extraction of essential oils from lavender with MASD was better than SD in terms of energy saving, rapidity (10 min versus 90 min), product yield, cleanliness and product quality.     

A non‐phosgene process to homopolycarbonate and copolycarbonates of isosorbide using dimethyl carbonate: Synthesis,characterization, and properties

Poly(isosorbide carbonate) (PIC) was synthesized by melt polycondensation of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and isosorbide using lithium acetylacetonate (LiAcac) as the catalyst. The reaction conditions were optimized to achieve PIC with relatively high number‐average molecular weight (M_n) of 28,800 g/mol and isosorbide conversion of 95.2%. A series of poly(aliphatic diol‐co‐isosorbide carbonate)s (PAICs) were also synthesized by melt polycondensation of DMC with isosorbide and equimolar amounts of aliphatic diols (1,4‐butanediol, 1,5‐pentanediol, 1,6‐hexanediol, and 1,4‐cyclohexane dimethanol) in the presence of LiAcac and the TiO₂/SiO₂‐based catalyst (TSP‐44). PAICs with M_n values ranging from 18,700 to 34,400 g/mol and polydispersities between 1.64 and 1.69 were obtained. The ¹³C NMR analysis revealed the random microstructure of PAICs. The differential scanning calorimetry results demonstrated that all the PAICs were amorphous with a unique T_g ranging from 46 to 88 °C. The dynamic analysis results showed that the incorporation of linear or cyclohexane structure changed the dynamic mechanical properties of PIC drastically. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013     

Dimethyl carbonate: an environmentally friendly solvent for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)/methyltrioxorhenium (CH3ReO3, MTO) catalytic oxidations

Environmentally friendly oxidations of various organic compounds with the hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)/methyltrioxorhenium (CH₃ReO₃, MTO) catalytic system have been described in dimethyl carbonate (DMC), a cheap commercially available and benign chemical having interesting solvating properties, low toxicity and high biodegradability. Oxidations proceeded with good conversions and in good yields. Spectrophotometric analysis demonstrated that the [CH₃ReO(O-O)₂] complex was formed in DMC and that it was stable for several days at room temperature.     

Synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (dmc) from co2, ethylene oxide and methanol using heterogeneous anion exchange resins as catalysts

Summary A two-step synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from ethylene oxide (EO), carbon dioxide and methanol using heterogeneous anion exchange resins as catalysts is reported. The first step is the reaction of EO with CO₂ to form ethylene carbonate (EC), and the second one the transesterification of EC with methanol to yield DMC. Effect of various reaction parameters on the activity and selectivity of the catalysts used was investigated. After the first step, the crude mixture containing EC was directly reacted with methanol in the presence of a heterogeneous anion exchange resin catalyst to produce DMC in high yield and selectivity. Our process is highly economic.     

Mild incorporation of CO2 into epoxides: Application to nonisocyanate synthesis of poly(hydroxyurethane) containing triazole segment by polyaddition of novel bifunctional five‐membered cyclic carbonate and diamines

The cyclic amidinium iodide effectively catalyzed the ring‐expansion addition of epoxides with carbon dioxide under ordinary pressure and mild conditions to obtain the corresponding five‐membered cyclic carbonates in high yield. The novel triazole‐linked bifunctional five‐membered cyclic carbonate was synthesized successfully by the click reaction of the azide‐ and the alkyne‐substituted five‐membered cyclic carbonates under ambient temperature in high yield. The chemical structure of the novel bis(cyclic carbonate) was characterized by one‐ and two‐dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. The obtained bis(cyclic carbonate) was converted with commercially available diamines to poly(hydroxyurethane) containing triazole segment without catalyst in high yield. Analyses of the resulting poly(hydroxyurethane)s were performed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance, size exclusion chromatography, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 986–993     

Ring‐opening copolymerization of ethylene carbonate and ε‐caprolactone catalyzed by neodymium tris(2,6‐di‐tert‐butyl‐4‐methylphenolate): Synthesis,characterization, and dynamic mechanic analysis

The ring‐opening copolymerization of ethylene carbonate (EC) with ε‐caprolactone (CL) was carried out using neodymium tris(2,6‐di‐tert‐butyl‐4‐methylphenolate) as a single‐component catalyst. Copolymers containing up to 22.0% EC contents with high molecular weights (up to 23.97 × 10⁴) and moderate molecular weight distributions (between 1.66 and 2.03) were synthesized at room temperature. Compared with homopoly(ε‐caprolactone), the copolymers with EC units exhibited increased glass transition temperatures (?35.6 °C), reduced melting temperatures (44.5 °C), and greatly enhanced elongation percentage at break (2383%) based on dynamic mechanic analysis. The crystallinities of the copolymers decreased with the increasing EC molar percentage in the products. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 4050–4055, 2008     

Waste to wealth: conversion of nano‐magnetic eggshell (Fe3O4@Eggshell) to Fe3O4@Ca(HSO4)2: cheap,green and environment‐friendly solid acid catalyst

Eggshell is a hazardous waste by European Union regulations, so that discarded thousands of tons per year. To convert waste (eggshell) to wealth (catalyst), nano‐magnetic eggshell was prepared based on the nano‐Fe₃O₄, and then the eggshell was converted to Ca(HSO₄)₂ with organic acid, namely, chlorosulfonic acid. Based on the back titration, 5.18 mmol SO₄H group was loaded per gram of the nano‐structure. Using this method eggshell was converted to cheap, green and environment‐friendly solid acid catalyst. The prepared catalyst (nano‐ Fe₃O₄@Ca(HSO₄)₂) was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDX), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The activity of eggshell waste‐derived catalysts was successfully evaluated in the synthesis of value‐added products, namely indazolo[1,2‐b]‐phthalazinetrione derivatives as a benchmark multicomponent reaction. In addition, design of experiments shows that increase in amount of catalyst (and temperature), boost the reaction yield, especially with steeper slope at higher temperature.     

A higher yielding route to octasilsesquioxane cages using tetrabutylammonium fluoride, Part 2: further synthetic advances, mechanistic investigations and X-ray crystal structure studies into the factors that determine cage geometry in the solid state

The recently-reported reaction of triethoxysilanes with tetrabutylammonium fluoride in the presence of scarce water provides a higher yielding route to substituted octasilsesquioxane cages. Further cages have now been prepared in good yield using this route and their X-ray crystal structures demonstrate that their cage geometries in the solid state are very similar with the packing constraints of the crystal lattices appearing to have the greatest influence on the geometry of the cage core. The mechanism of the reaction has been examined and the proposed mechanism of cage formation validated, though its exclusivity has not been categorically proven. By careful choice of reaction conditions, dramatic increases in rate and yield have been demonstrated.     

Efficient separation of curcumin,demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin from turmeric using supercritical fluid chromatography: From analytical to preparative scale

Curcumin is the major constituent of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). It has attracted widespread attention for its anticancer and anti‐inflammatory activities. The separation of curcumin and its two close analogs, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin, has been challenging by conventional techniques. In this study, an environmentally friendly method based on supercritical fluid chromatography was established for the rapid and facile separation of the three curcuminoids directly from the methanol extract of turmeric. The method was first developed and optimized by ultra performance convergence chromatography, and was then scaled up to preparative supercritical fluid chromatography. Eluted with supercritical fluid CO₂ containing 8–15% methanol (containing 10 mM oxalic acid) at a flow rate of 80 mL/min, curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin could be well separated on a Viridis BEH OBD column (Waters, 250 mm × 19 mm, 5 μm) within 6.5 min. As a result, 20.8 mg of curcumin (97.9% purity), 7.0 mg of demethoxycurcumin (91.1%), and 4.6 mg of bisdemethoxycurcumin (94.8%) were obtained after a single step of supercritical fluid chromatography separation with a mean recovery of 76.6%. Showing obvious advantages in low solvent consumption, large sample loading, and easy solvent removal, supercritical fluid chromatography was proved to be a superior technique for the efficient separation of natural products.     

A concise and versatile route to tetrahydro‐1‐benzazepines carrying [a]‐fused heterocyclic units: synthetic sequence and spectroscopic characterization,and the molecular and supramolecular structures of one intermediate and two products

A concise, efficient and versatile route from simple starting materials to tricyclic tetrahydro‐1‐benzazepines carrying [a]‐fused heterocyclic units is reported. Thus, the easily accessible methyl 2‐[(2‐allyl‐4‐chlorophenyl)amino]acetate, (I), was converted, via (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, (II), to the key intermediate methyl (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐4‐hydroxy‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, (III). Chloroacetylation of (III) provided the two regioisomers methyl (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐1‐(2‐chloroacetyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, (IVa), and methyl (2RS,4SR)‐7‐chloro‐4‐(2‐chloroacetoxy)‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benzo[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, C₁₄H₁₅Cl₂NO₄, (IVb), as the major and minor products, respectively, and further reaction of (IVa) with aminoethanol gave the tricyclic target compound (4aRS,6SR)‐9‐chloro‐6‐hydroxy‐3‐(2‐hydroxyethyl)‐2,3,4a,5,6,7‐hexahydrobenzo[f]pyrazino[1,2‐a]azepine‐1,4‐dione, C₁₅H₁₇ClN₂O₄, (V). Reaction of ester (III) with hydrazine hydrate gave the corresponding carbohydrazide (VI), which, with trimethoxymethane, gave a second tricyclic target product, (4aRS,6SR)‐9‐chloro‐6‐hydroxy‐4a,5,6,7‐tetrahydrobenzo[f][1,2,4]triazino[4,5‐a]azepin‐4(3H)‐one, C₁₂H₁₂ClN₃O₂, (VII). Full spectroscopic characterization (IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, and mass spectrometry) is reported for each of compounds (I)–(III), (IVa), (IVb) and (V)–(VII), along with the molecular and supramolecular structures of (IVb), (V) and (VII). In each of (IVb), (V) and (VII), the azepine ring adopts a chair conformation and the six‐membered heterocyclic rings in (V) and (VII) adopt approximate boat forms. The molecules in (IVb), (V) and (VII) are linked, in each case, into complex hydrogen‐bonded sheets, but these sheets all contain a different range of hydrogen‐bond types: N—H…O, C—H…O, C—H…N and C—H…π(arene) in (IVb), multiple C—H…O hydrogen bonds in (V), and N—H…N, O—H…O, C—H…N, C—H…O and C—H…π(arene) in (VII).     

The “comonomer effect” in ethylene/α‐olefin copolymerization using homogeneous and silica‐supported Cp2ZrCl2/MAO catalyst systems: Some insights from the kinetics of polymerization,active center studies,and polymerization temperature

Homogeneous and silica‐supported Cp₂ZrCl₂/methylaluminoxane (MAO) catalyst systems have been used for the copolymerization of ethylene with 1‐butene, 1‐hexene, 4‐methylpentene‐1 (4‐MP‐1), and 1‐octene in order to compare the “comonomer effect” obtained with a homogeneous metallocene‐based catalyst system with that obtained using a heterogenized form of the same metallocene‐based catalyst system. The results obtained indicated that at 70 °C there was general rate depression with the homogeneous catalyst system whereas rate enhancement occurred in all copolymerizations carried out with the silica‐supported catalyst system. Rate enhancement was observed for both the homogeneous and the silica‐supported catalyst systems when ethylene/4‐MP‐1 copolymerization was carried out at 50 °C. Active center studies during ethylene/4‐MP‐1 copolymerization indicated that the rate depression during copolymerization using the homogeneous catalyst system at 70 °C was due to a reduction in the active center concentration. However, the increase in polymerization rate when the silica‐supported catalyst system was used at the same temperature resulted from an increase in the propagation rate coefficient. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 267–277, 2008     

Solvent extraction of silver picrate by 3m-crown-m ethers (m = 5, 6) and its mono-benzo-derivative from water into benzene or chloroform: elucidation of an extraction equilibrium using component equilibrium constants

Ion-pair formation constant (K_AgPic in mol⁻¹ dm³) of silver picrate (AgPic), those (K_AgLPic) of its ion-pair complexes (AgLPic) with crown ethers (L) and complex formation constants (K_AgL) of Ag⁺ with L (15-crown-5 ether (15C5) and benzo-15C5) in water (w) were determined potentiometrically at 25 °C. Compounds used as L were 18-crown-6 ether (18C6), its benzo-derivative (B18C6) and the two 15C5 derivatives. Extraction constants (K_ex in mol⁻¹ dm³) of AgPic with L (15C5, 18C6, B18C6) from acidic w-phases into either C₆H₆ or CHCl₃ were recalculated from K_AgPic, K_AgL, K_AgLPic and data opened in previous papers. Thus obtained K_ex was divided into five component equilibrium constants containing K_AgL and K_AgLPic anew. Then, contributions of the component constants, K_AgL, K_AgLPic and distribution constants of AgLPic between the w- and C₆H₆-phases, to K_ex were discussed and compared with corresponding extraction systems of NaPic and KPic with18C6.     

N‐Heterocyclic carbenes derived from imidazo‐[1,5‐a]pyridines related to natural products: synthesis,structure and potential biological activity of some corresponding gold(I) and silver(I) complexes

A series of Au(I) complexes ( 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ) and Ag(I) complexes ( 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ) derived from imidazo[1,5‐a]pyridin‐3‐ylidenes were synthesized from AuCl(SMe₂) or by reacting silver(I) acetate with 2,5‐dimethylimidazo[1,5‐a]pyridin‐2‐ium iodide or imidazo[1,5‐a]pyridin‐2‐ium salts, and were characterized using NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analyses. In addition, the Au(I) complex 13 and the Ag(I) complex 19 were characterized using single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Using paclitaxel as a standard, all Au(I) and Ag(I) N‐heterocyclic carbene complexes were evaluated for their in vitro anti‐tumour activity against 12 cell lines using a monolayer cell survival and proliferation assay. The highest anticancer activity was found for complexes 15 , 13 and 14 with mean IC₅₀ values of 10.09, 10.42 and 12.28 μM, respectively. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Simultaneous determination of nine lignans from Schisandra chinensis extract using ultra‐performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry in rat plasma,urine, and gastrointestinal tract samples: Application to the pharmacokinetic study of Schisandra chinensis

The fruit of Schisandra chinensis is a well‐known herbal medicine and dietary supplement due to a variety of biological activities including antihepatotoxic and antihyperlipidemic activities. However, the simultaneous validation methodology and pharmacokinetic investigation of nine lignans of S. chinensis extract in biological samples have not been proved yet. Thus, the present study was undertaken to develop the proper sample preparation method and simultaneous analytical method of schisandrol A, gomisin J, schisandrol B, tigloylgomisin H, angeloylgomisin H, schisandrin A, schisandrin B, gomisin N, and schisandrin C in the hexane‐soluble extract of S. chinensis to apply for the pharmacokinetic study in rats. All intra‐ and interprecisions of nine lignans were below 13.7% and accuracies were 85.1–115% and it is enough to evaluate the pharmacokinetic parameters after both intravenous and oral administration of hexane‐soluble extract of S. chinensis to rats.