Ene reaction of singlet oxygen,triazolinedione, and nitrosoarene with chiral deuterium-labeled allylic alcohols: the interdependence of diastereoselectivity and regioselectivity discloses mechanistic insights into the hydroxy-group directivity

The ene reaction of singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)), triazolinedione (TAD), and nitrosoarene, specifically 4-nitronitrosobenzene (ArNO), with the tetrasubstituted 1,3-allylically strained, chiral allylic alcohol 3,4-dimethylpent-3-en-2-ol (2) leads to the threo-configured ene products in high diastereoselectivity, a consequence of the hydroxy-group directivity. Hydrogen bonding favors formation of the threo-configured encounter complex threo-EC in the early stage of ene reaction. For the analogous twix deuterium-labeled allylic alcohol Z-2-d(3), a hitherto unrecognized dichotomy between (1)O(2) and the ArNO and TAD enophiles is disclosed in the regioselectivity of the tetrasubstituted alcohol: Whereas for ArNO and TAD, hydrogen bonding with the allylic hydroxy group dictates the regioselectivity (twix selectivity), for (1)O(2), the cis effect dominates (twin/trix selectivity). From the interdependence between the twix/twin regioselectivity and the threo/erythro diastereoselectivity, it has been recognized that the enophile also attacks the allylic alcohol from the erythro pi face without assistance by hydrogen bonding with the allylic hydroxy functionality.     

A highly chemoselective,diastereoselective, and regioselective epoxidation of chiral allylic alcohols with hydrogen peroxide,catalyzed by sandwich-type polyoxometalates: enhancement of reactivity and control of selectivity by the hydroxy group through metal-alcoholate bonding

Sandwich-type polyoxometalates (POMs), namely [WZnM2(ZnW9O34)2]q- [M = Mn(II), Ru(III), Fe(III), Pd(II), Pt(II), Zn(II); q = 10-12], are shown to catalyze selectively the epoxidation of chiral allylic alcohols with 30% hydrogen peroxide under mild conditions (ca. 20 degrees C) in an aqueous/organic biphasic system. The transition metals M in the central ring of polyoxometalate do not affect the reactivity, chemoselectivity, or stereoselectivity of the allylic alcohol epoxidation by hydrogen peroxide. Similar selectivities, albeit in significantly lower product yields, are observed for the lacunary Keggin POM [PW11O39]7-, in which a peroxotungstate complex has been shown to be the active oxidizing species. All these features support a tungsten peroxo complex rather than a high-valent transition-metal oxo species operates as the key intermediate in the sandwich-type POM-catalyzed epoxidations. On capping of the hydroxy functionality through acetylation or methylation, no reactivity of these hydroxy-protected substrates [1a(Ac) and 1a(Me)] is observed by these POMs. A template is proposed to account for the marked enhancement of reactivity and selectivity, in which the allylic alcohol is ligated through metal-alcoholate bonding, and the H2O2 oxygen source is activated in the form of a peroxotungsten complex. 1,3-Allylic strain promotes a high preference for the threo diastereomer and 1,2-allylic strain a high preference for the erythro diastereomer, whereas tungsten-alcoholate bonding furnishes high regioselectivity for the epoxidation of the allylic double bond. The estimated dihedral angle alpha of 50-70degrees for the metal-alcoholate-bonded template of the POM/H2O2 system provides the best compromise between 1,2A and 1,3A strain during the oxygen transfer. In contrast to acyclic allylic alcohols 1, the M-POM-catalyzed oxidation of the cyclic allylic alcohols 4 by H2O2 gives significant amounts of enone.     

Continuous process for singlet oxygenation of hydrophobic substrates in microemulsion using a pervaporation membrane

Chemically generated singlet oxygen (1O2, 1Deltag) is able to oxidize a great deal of hydrophobic substrates from molybdate-catalyzed hydrogen peroxide decomposition, provided a suitable reaction medium such as a microemulsion system is used. However, high substrate concentrations or poorly reactive organics require large amounts of H2O2 that generate high amounts of water and thus destabilize the system. We report results obtained on combining dark singlet oxygenation of hydrophobic substrates in microemulsions with a pervaporation membrane process. To avoid composition alterations after addition of H2O2 during the peroxidation, the reaction mixture circulates through a ceramic membrane module that enables a partial and selective dewatering of the microemulsion. Optimization phase diagrams of sodium molybdate/water/alcohol/anionic surfactant/organic solvent have been elaborated to maximize the catalyst concentration and therefore the reaction rate. The membrane selectivity towards the mixture constituents has been investigated showing that a high retention is observed for the catalyst, for organic solvents and hydrophobic substrates, but not for n-propanol (cosurfactant) and water. The efficiency of such a process is illustrated with the peroxidation of a poorly reactive substrate, viz., beta-pinene.     

Photochemistry of A1E, a retinoid with a conjugated pyridinium moiety: competition between pericyclic photooxygenation and pericyclization

The photochemistry of the retinoid analogue A1E shows an oxygen and solvent dependence. Irradiation of A1E with visible light (lambda(irr) = 425 nm) in methanol solutions resulted in pericyclization to form pyridinium terpenoids. Although the quantum yield for this cyclization is low (approximately 10(-4)), nevertheless the photochemical transformation occurs with quantitative chemical yield with remarkable chemoselectivity and diastereoselectivity. Conversely, irradiation of A1E under the same irradiation conditions in air-saturated carbon tetrachloride or deuterated chloroform produced a cyclic 5,8-peroxide as the major product. Deuterium solvent effects, experiments utilizing endoperoxide, phosphorescence, and chemiluminescence quenching studies strongly support the involvement of singlet oxygen in the endoperoxide formation. It is proposed that, upon irradiation, in the presence of oxygen, A1E acts as a sensitizer for generation of singlet oxygen from triplet oxygen present in the solution; the singlet oxygen produced reacts with A1E to produce cyclic peroxide. Thus, the photochemistry of A1E is characterized by two competing reactions, cyclization and peroxide formation. The dominant reaction is determined by the concentration of oxygen, the concentration of A1E, and the lifetime of singlet oxygen in the solvent employed. If the lifetime of singlet oxygen in a given solvent is long enough, then oxidation (peroxide formation) is the major reaction. If the singlet oxygen produced is quenched by the protonated solvent molecules faster than singlet oxygen reacts with A1E, then cyclization dominates.     

Kinetics of the oxygenation of unsaturated organics with singlet oxygen generated from H2O2 by a heterogeneous molybdenum catalyst

A heterogeneous catalyst containing MoO42- exchanged on layered double hydroxides (Mo-LDHs) is used to produce 1O2 from H2O2, and with this dark 1O2, unsaturated hydrocarbons are oxidized in allylic peroxides. The oxidation kinetics are studied in detail and are compared with the kinetics of oxidation by 1O2, formed from H2O2 by a homogeneous catalyst. A model is proposed for the heterogeneously catalyzed 1O2 generation and peroxide formation. The model divides the reaction suspension in two compartments: (1) the intralamellar and intragranular zones of the LDH catalyst; (2) the bulk solution. The 2-compartment model correctly predicts the oxidant efficiency and peroxide yield for a series of olefin peroxidation reactions. 1O2 is generated at a high rate by the heterogeneous catalyst, but somewhat more 1O2 is lost by quenching with the heterogeneous catalyst than using the homogeneous catalyst. Quenching occurs mainly as a result of collision with the LDH hydroxyl surface, as is evidenced by using LDH supports containing strong 1O2 deactivators such as Ni2+. A total of 15 organic substrates were peroxidized on a preparative scale using the best Mo-LDH catalyst under optimal conditions.     

Lanthanum(III)-catalyzed disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide: a heterogeneous generator of singlet molecular oxygen-1O2 (1Deltag)-in near-neutral aqueous and organic media for peroxidation of electron-rich substrates

The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into singlet molecular oxygen-(1)O(2) ((1)Delta(g))-in the presence of lanthanum(iii) salts was studied by monitoring its characteristic IR luminescence at 1270 nm. The process was found to be heterogeneously catalyzed by La(III), provided that the heterogeneous catalyst is generated in situ. The yield of (1)O(2) generation was assessed as 45+/-5 % both in water and in methanol. The pH-dependence on the rate of (1)O(2) generation corresponds to a bell-shaped curve from pH 4.5 to 13 with a maximum around pH 8. The study of the influence of H(2)O(2) showed that the formation of (1)O(2) begins as soon as one equivalent of H(2)O(2) is introduced. It then increases drastically up to two equivalents and more smoothly above. Unlike all other metal salt catalyst systems known to date for H(2)O(2) disproportionation, this chemical source of (1)O(2) is able to generate (1)O(2) not only in basic media, but also under neutral and slightly acidic conditions. In addition, this La-based catalyst system has a very low tendency to induce unwanted oxygenating side reactions, such as epoxidation of alkenes. These two characteristics of the heterogeneous lanthanum catalyst system allow non-photochemical (i.e., "dark") singlet oxygenation of substrate classes that cannot be peroxidized successfully with conventional molybdate catalysts, such as allylic alcohols and alkenyl amines.     

Oxidation in three-liquid-phase microemulsion systems using "Balanced Catalytic Surfactants"

A series of "Balanced Catalytic Surfactants" (BCS) [(Cn)2N(C1)2]2MoO4 (n = 8, 9, 10, 12) based on amphiphilic double-tailed quaternary ammonium with molybdate as a counterion has been developed for the dark singlet [4 + 2] cyclooxygenation of organic substrates in three-liquid-phase microemulsion systems. These cationic surfactants form three-liquid-phase microemulsion systems at room temperature in the presence of an appropriate organic solvent and water without addition of any cosurfactant or electrolyte. Comparative peroxidation of rubrene points out the specific advantages of these three-phase media over phase transfer catalysis in two phase systems and on conventional one-phase microemulsions based on sodium molybdate: (i) only three constituents, (ii) low amounts of surfactants, (iii) insensitivity to water dilution, (iv) fast separation of the three phases, (v) straightforward recovery of the product and the surfactant from the oil and microemulsion phases, respectively. The preparative peroxidation of alpha-terpinene and 1,4,5-trimethylnaphtalene was performed in the ternary systems [(C8)2N(C1)2]2MoO4/water/tert-butyl acetate or benzene. The reusability of the catalyst, the catalytic nature of the BCS, and the ability of the systems to oxidize poorly reactive substrates were demonstrated showing the broadness of the applicability of such systems.     

Chemo‐, Diastereo‐, and Enantioselective Iridium‐Catalyzed Allylic Intramolecular Dearomatization Reaction of Naphthol Derivatives

An iridium‐catalyzed intramolecular asymmetric allylic dearomatization reaction of naphthol derivatives is described. Challenges confronted in this reaction include chemoselectivity between carbon and oxygen atoms as nucleophilic centers, diastereoselectivity when contiguous chiral centers are generated, and enantioselective control for constructing an all‐carbon quaternary stereocenter. In the presence of an iridium catalyst generated from [{Ir(dbcot)Cl}₂] (dbcot=dibenzocyclooctatetraene) and a new THQphos (tetrahydroquinolinedinaphthophosphoramidite) ligand, various spironaphthalenones were obtained with up to greater than 95:5 C/O selectivity, greater than 95:5 d.r., and 99 % ee, thus providing a general method for the dearomatization of naphthols.     

Efficient pi-facial control in the ene reaction of nitrosoarene,triazolinedione, and singlet oxygen with tiglic amides of the bornane-derived sultam as chiral auxiliary: an economical synthesis of enantiomerically pure nitrogen- and oxygen-functionalized acrylic acid derivatives

The ene reaction of 4-nitronitrosobenzene (ArNO), N-phenyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (PTAD), and singlet oxygen (1O2) with the optically active tiglic-acid derivatives of Oppolzer's bornane-derived sultam affords the respective ene products regioselectively in excellent diastereoselectivity (de up to 99%) and in good yield (55-90%). The enophiles ArNO and PTAD give with the methyl-substituted substrate exclusively the like-configured ene adduct, while 1O2 leads to an 83:17 diastereomeric mixture. With the sterically more demanding isopropyl-substituted derivative even the smallest enophile 1O2 forms exclusively the like diastereomer. The high diastereoselectivity is rationalized in terms of the proper conformational alignment of the substrate and a preferred enophilic attack from the C(beta)-re face of the double bond. This concept offers an efficient synthetic route to enantiomerically pure nitrogen- and oxygen-functionalized acrylic acid derivatives.     

Enecarbamates as selective substrates in oxidations: chiral-auxiliary-controlled mode selectivity and diastereoselectivity in the [2+2] cycloaddition and ene reaction of singlet oxygen and in the epoxidation by DMD and mCPBA

The stereochemical course of the oxidation of chiral oxazolidinone-substituted enecarbamates has been studied for singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)), dimethyldioxirane (DMD), and m-chloroperbenzoic acid (mCPBA) by examining of the special structural and stereoelectronic features of the enecarbamates. Valuable mechanistic insight into these selective oxidations is gained. Whereas the R(1) substituent on the chiral auxiliary is responsible for the steric shielding of the double bond and determines the sense of the pi-facial diastereoselectivity, structural characteristic such as the Z/E configuration and the nature of the R(2) group on the double bond are responsible for the extent of the diastereoselectivity. Stereoelectronic steering by the vinylic nitrogen functionality controls the mode selectivity (ene reaction vs [2+2] cycloaddition) in the case of (1)O(2).     

MoO3/TiO2-Al2O3对H2S吸附的XPS研究

应用ＸＰＳ对ＭｏＯ３／ＴｉＯ２－Ａｌ２Ｏ３体系的ＭｏＯ３在ＴｉＯ２－Ａｌ２Ｏ３载体上的存在状态及其对Ｈ２Ｓ的吸附和脱附性能进行了表征，结果表明：ＭｏＯ３在ＴｉＯ２－Ａｌ２Ｏ３表面存在分散状态的不同，这导致了对Ｈ２Ｓ吸附性能的不同，在相同的条件下，吸附剂的０．１５ｇＭｏＯ３／ｇＴｉＯ２－Ａｌ２Ｏ３时具有最大载硫量，且随吸附温度的升高载硫量也增加，达饱和对Ｓ／Ｍｏ原子比接近１，较好的氧化脱附温度为１５     

Direct preparation of oximes and Schiff bases by oxidation of primary benzylic or allylic alcohols in the presence of primary amines using Mn(III) complex of polysalicylaldehyde as an efficient and selective heterogeneous catalyst by molecular oxygen

The present work introduced the new strategy for direct preparation of Schiff base as well as oxime compounds through oxidation of primary benzylic or allylic alcohols in the presence of amines by complexation of Mn(III) to a polymeric Schiff base ligand based on polysalicylaldehyde (PSA-Schiff base-Mn(III) complex). As a new environmentally benign protocol, manganese heterogeneous polymeric catalytic system demonstrated promising oxidation of alcohols in ethanol using molecular oxygen. PSA was synthesized through polycondensation reaction of 2-hydroxy-5-chloromethyl-benzaldehyde and then treated with 2-aminophenol to form polymeric ligand. Average molecular weight of PSA was studied by an analytical method as well as GPC analysis. Formation of the catalyst was characterized step by step by FTIR, UV–Vis, ¹H NMR, TGA, CHN and EDX analyses. Loading amounts of metal ions as well as leaching amount of the catalysis were studied by ICP-OES instrument. The catalyst shows up to high yields for oxidation of primary and secondary primary benzylic or allylic alcohols to carbonyl compounds, especially direct imine formation in a mild, inexpensive and efficient method which can be successfully recovered from the reaction mixture and reused for several times without any remarkable reactivity loss. Effect of solvent, temperature, catalyst amount and oxygen donors along with some blank experiments to elucidation of catalyst activity was evaluated in this work. Also chemoselectivity behavior of the catalyst was investigated with some combinations.     

Chiral hydroperoxides as oxygen source in the catalytic stereoselective epoxidation of allylic alcohols by sandwich-type polyoxometalates: control of enantioselectivity through a metal-coordinated template

The epoxidation of allylic alcohols is shown to be efficiently and selectively catalyzed by the oxidatively resistant sandwich-type polyoxometalates, POMs, namely [WZnM(2)(ZnW(9)O(34))(2)](q)(-) [M = OV(IV), Mn(II), Ru(III), Fe(III), Pd(II), Pt(II), Zn(II); q = 10-12], with organic hydroperoxides as oxygen source. Conspicuous is the fact that the nature of the transition metal M in the central ring of polyoxometalate affects significantly the reactivity, chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, and stereoselectivity of the allylic alcohol epoxidation. For the first time, it is demonstrated that the oxovanadium(IV)-substituted POM, namely [ZnW(VO)(2)(ZnW(9)O(34))(2)](12-), is a highly chemoselective, regioselective, and also stereoselective catalyst for the clean epoxidation of allylic alcohols. A high enantioselectivity (er values up to 95:5) has been achieved with [ZnW(VO)(2)(ZnW(9)O(34))(2)](12)(-) and the sterically demanding TADOOL-derived hydroperoxide TADOOH as regenerative chiral oxygen source. Thus, a POM-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation of excellent catalytic efficiency (up to 42 000 TON) has been made available for the development of sustainable oxidation processes. The high reactivity and selectivity of this unprecedented oxygen-transfer process are mechanistically rationalized in terms of a peroxy-type vanadium(V) template.     

Stereochemistry of the singlet oxygenation of simple alkenes: a stereospecific transformation

The stereochemistry of the allylic oxidation (ene reaction) mediated by singlet oxygen ((1)O2), using the optically active alkene (S,S)-cis-1,4-diphenyl-2-butene-1,4-d2 , in MeOH and aprotic solvents was investigated. Our findings indicate that the title reaction is a highly stereospecific suprafacial process, independent of solvent polarity. The observation of an isotope effect, which matches the stereogenic ratio exactly, rules out biradical or open dipolar intermediates.     

The Schenck Ene Reaction: Diastereoselective Oxyfunctionalization with Singlet Oxygen in Synthetic Applications

Oxyfunctionalized molecules are principal building blocks in organic synthesis. In cellular processes highly efficient enzymes serve as selective catalysts for the formation of such synthetic units, for example the oxygenases oxyfunctionalize substrates by activating molecular oxygen. To date no comparable effective chemical oxidation system has been found. A useful photochemical process is the oxyfunctionalization of allylic substrates by sensitized photooxygenation, for which molecular oxygen and light serve as natural sources. This allylic oxidation of olefins by the ene reaction with singlet oxygen (Schenck reaction) figures as a highly versatile synthetic method. While the regioselectivity of this transformation has been studied for decades, only during the last years has attention focused on stereocontrol. Through these recent efforts it has become possible to control high stereoselectivity in the photooxygenation of organic substrates. This breakthrough has enhanced substantially the utility of singlet oxygen in diastereoselective synthesis.     

Singlet oxygen generated from the decomposition of peroxymonocarbonate and its observation with chemiluminescence method

The decomposition of peroxymonocarbonate (HCO(4)(-)) has been investigated by flow-injection chemiluminescence (CL) method. An ultraweak CL was observed during mixing the bicarbonate and hydrogen peroxide solution in organic cosolvent. An appropriate amount of fluorescent organic compounds, such as dichlorofluorescein (DCF), was added to the HCO(4)(-) solution, a strong CL was recorded. Based on studies of the spectrum of fluorescence, CL and UV-vis spectra, electron spin trapping (ESR) technique, mass spectra (MS) and comparison with H(2)O(2)/hypochlorite (ClO(-)) and H(2)O(2)/molybdate (MoO(4)(-)) systems, the CL mechanism was proposed. The reaction is initiated by unimolecular homolysis of the peroxo O-O bond in HO-OCOO(-) molecule. It was suggested that the bond rearrangement within radicals yield superoxide ion (O(2)(*-)). The interaction of superoxide ion with perhydroxyl radical produces singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)). The energy transfers from singlet oxygen to DCF forming an excited energy acceptor (DCF*). Luminescence (lambda(max)=509 nm) was emitted during the relaxation of the energy acceptor to the ground state.     

Olefin epoxidation by molybdenum peroxo compound: molecular mechanism characterized by the electron localization function and catastrophe theory

The oxygen atom transfer reaction from the Mimoun-type complex MoO(η(2)-O(2))(2)OPH(3) to ethylene C(2)H(4) affording oxirane C(2)H(4)O has been investigated within the framework of the Bonding Evolution Theory in which the corresponding molecular mechanism is characterized by the topological analysis of the electron localization function (ELF) and Thom's catastrophe theory (CT). Topological analysis of ELF and electron density analysis reveals that all Mo-O bonds in MoO(η(2)-O(2))(2)OPH(3) and MoO(2)(η(2)-O(2))OPH(3) belong to closed-shell type interactions though negative values of total energy densities E(e)(r(BCP)) imply some covalent contribution. The peroxo O(i)-O(j) bonds are characterized as charge-shift or protocovalent species in which pairs of monosynaptic basins V(3)(O(i)), V(3)(O(j)) with a small electron population of ~0.25e each, are localized between core basins C(O(i)), C(O(j)). The oxygen transfer reaction from molybdenum diperoxo complex MoO(η(2)-O(2))(2)OPH(3) to C(2)H(4) system can be described by the following consecutive chemical events: (a) protocovalent peroxo O(2)-O(1) bond breaking, (b) reduction of the double C(1)=C(2) bond to single C(1)-C(2) bond in ethylene, (c) displacement of oxygen O(1) with two nonbonding basins, V(i=1,2)(O(1)), (d) increase of a number of the nonbonding basins to three (V(i=1,2,4)(O(1))); (e) reorganization and reduction in the number of nonbonding basis to two basins (V(i=1,4)(O(1))) resembling the ELF-topology of the nonbonding electron density in oxirane, (e) formation of the first O(1)-C(2) bond in oxirane, (f) C(2)-O(1)-C(2) ring closure, (g) formation of singular nonbonding basin V(O(2)) in new Mo=O(2) bond. The oxygen atom is transferred as an anionic moiety carrying a rather small electronic charge ranging from 0.5 to 0.7e.     

Selective and mild oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides by oxodiperoxo molybdenum complexes adsorbed onto silica gel

Aliphatic and aromatic sulfides, ketosulfides, sulfinyl acids and esters, and olefinic sulfides were oxidized to sulfoxides using oxodiperoxo complexes of molybdenum coated on silica gel (150 Å pore size) in very high yields. Complete chemoselectivity was observed for the oxidation of all functional sulfides. Sulfones were, however, the main products of the reaction when the complexes were not coated on silica gel. The influence of silica gel as the support of these reactions was also investigated and it was demonstrated that it alters the reactivity of the complex but it is not responsible for the excellent chemoselectivity of the complexes. The complex [MoO(O₂)₂(pyrazole) (H₂O)] proved to be more reactive than [MoO(O₂)₂(Opyr) (H₂O)].     

Highly Chemo‐ and Stereoselective Catalyst‐Controlled Allylic C−H Insertion and Cyclopropanation Using Donor/Donor Carbenes

The highly chemo‐, enantio‐, and diastereoselective catalyst‐controlled intramolecular allylic C−H insertion and cyclopropanation of donor/donor carbenes are reported. The Ru^II/Pybox complex selectively catalyzed the intramolecular allylic C−H insertion, providing vinyl‐substituted dihydroindoles with greater than 20:1 chemoselectivity and up to greater than 99 % ee. Chiral dirhodium(II) tetracarboxylates, however, selectively promoted the intramolecular cyclopropanation, giving rise to cyclopropane‐fused tetrahydroquinoline derivatives in excellent yields with greater than 99:1 chemoselectivity and up to 97 % ee.     

Partial oxidation of propene on oxygen-covered Au(111)

Partial oxidation of propene is promoted by Au following deposition of atomic oxygen (0.3 ML) via O3 decomposition on Au(111) at 200 K. Several partial oxidation products--acrolein, acrylic acid, and carbon suboxide (O=C=C=C=O)-are produced in competition with combustion to CO2 and H2O. Acrolein is the primary partial oxidation product, and it is further oxidized to the other products by excess oxygen. We propose that acrolein is derived from allyloxy intermediate that is formed via insertion of oxygen into the allylic C-H bond. While no propene epoxide formation is detected from oxidation of C3H6, a small amount of epoxidation is observed during reaction of C3D6 and CD3CH=CH2. These results are strong indications that small changes in the energy required for allylic C-H activation, in this case due to a kinetic isotope effect, may dramatically change the selectivity; thus, small modifications of the properties of oxygen on Au may lead to the more desirable epoxidation process. Our results are discussed in the context of the origin of activity of Au-based catalysts.