Copper(ii) compounds with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as an efficient catalytic system for tert-butyl hydroperoxide decomposition

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Chelate compounds of copper(ii) demonstrated high catalytic activity in tert-butyl hydroperoxide decomposition in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)....     

Schiff base complexes of zirconium(IV) derived from Zr(acac)4

Summary Zr(acac)₄ undergoes ligand exchanges with various tri- and tetradentate Schiff base ligands, forming compounds of the Zr(L)₂ type (H₂L=tetradentate H₂Sal₂en, H₂Sal₂pn, H₂Sal₂ o-phen and the tridentate H₂SAP) and Zr(acac)₂L (H₂L=H₂SAN. H₂SAE). Upon reaction with a combination of tri- and tetradentate ligands, Zr(acac)₄ yields Zr(L)(L) complexes (H₂L=H₂Sal₂en or H₂Sal₂ o-phen; H₂L=H₂SAN, H₂SAE, or H₂SAP), which have been characterised by analytical data, m.ps, electrical conductivities, i.r. and n.m.r (¹H and¹³C) spectra, they have a coordination number of 6, 7 or 8.     

Di(tert-butylperoxy)triphenylbismuth and the triphenylbismuth—tert-butyl hydroperoxide system as efficient oxidants of alcohols

Di(tert-butylperoxy)triphenylbismuth and the triphenylbismuth—tert-butyl hydroperoxide system react with aliphatic alcohols and cyclohexanol to give carbonyl compounds in high yields. The oxidation occurs as the radical dehydrogenation of alcohols; Bi derivatives serve as the sources of free radicals.     

Catalytic system based on triphenylantimony and tert-butyl hydroperoxide for the Heck reaction

Triphenylantimony was used as an efficient agent for C-phenylation of methyl acrylate in the presence of Bu^tOOH (1 to 2 mol) and a palladium salt (PdCl₂, Li₂PdCl₄; 0.04 mol) in AcOH at 50 °C. The yield of methyl cinnamate is two moles per mole of the starting Ph₃Sb.     

Selective catalytic oxidation of organosulfur compounds with tert-butyl hydroperoxide

Rates and selectivities for the oxidation of various organosulfur compounds with tert-butyl hydroperoxide were measured on CoAPO-5 (APO = aluminophosphate; Co/P = 0.05), Co/H-Y (Co/Al = 0.15), and MoO(x)/Al2O3 (15 % wt MoO3). Rates increased with increasing electron density at the sulfur atom (methyl phenyl sulfide>diphenyl sulfide>4-methyldibenzothiophene>2,5-dimethyl thiophene). Rates (per metal atom) were significantly higher on CoAPO-5 than on Co/H-Y, MoO(x)/Al2O3, or homogeneous Co acetate catalysts. Small amounts of sulfoxides (1-oxide) were detected on all catalysts at low reactant conversions, together with their corresponding sulfones; at higher conversions, only sulfones (1,1-dioxide) were detected, indicating that the oxidation of sulfoxides is much faster than for organosulfur reactants in the sequential oxidation pathways prevalent on these catalysts. Framework Co cations were not leached from CoAPO-5 during the oxidation of 4-methyldibenzothiophene, but most exchanged Co cations in H-Y and >20 % of Mo cations in MoO(x)/Al2O3 were extracted during these reactions. The fraction of redox-active Co cations in CoAPO-5 and Co/H-Y was measured by reduction-oxidation cycles using H2 and O2 and by UV-visible spectroscopy. This fraction was much larger in CoAPO-5 (0.35) than in Co/H-Y (0.01), consistent with the higher oxidation rates measured on CoAPO-5 and with the involvement of redox-active species in kinetically-relevant steps in catalytic oxidation sequences. Redox-active Co cations at framework positions within accessible channels are required for catalytic activity and structural stability during oxidative desulfurization, whether hydroperoxides are used as reactants or as intermediates (when O2 is used as the oxidant).     

Enantiopure tert-butyl(phenyl)phosphine oxide. Chirality-recognition ability and mechanism

When enantiopure tert-butyl(phenyl)phosphine oxide 1 was used as a resolving agent, it showed an acceptable to good chirality-recognition ability for several kinds of racemic carboxylic acids 2. A study on a chirality-recognition mechanism based on X-ray crystallographic analyses of the diastereomeric complexes of 2 with 1 revealed that the complex crystals consisted of helical columns and that 1 was not responsible for the formation of the helical column and occupied a void between the columns; although 1 interacted with 2 via a hydrogen bond to primarily form a pair with 2, the complex crystals were mainly stabilized by the accumulation of weak interactions, such as CH/π, π/π and CH?O interactions, between 1/1, 1/2 and 2/2.     

Reaction of 3,6-di(tert-butyl)-4-chloro-1,2-benzoquinone with N,N-disubstituted dithiocarbamates

A reaction of 3,6-di(tert-butyl)-4-chloro-1,2-benzoquinone with disubstituted N,N-dithiocarbamates leads to zwitterionic compounds containing 2-iminio-1,3-dithiole ring annulated to the quinone skeleton. These products reversibly add acids, giving salts of the corresponding catechols; they form complexes with copper involving oxygen atoms, as well.     

Low-temperature oxidation of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone and 3,6-di-tert-butylpyrocatechol with tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of aluminum, titanium, and zirconium tert-butylates

Systems consisting of metal (Al, Ti, Zr) tert-butylate and tert-butyl hydroperoxide oxidize 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone under mild conditions (room temperature, benzene). With (t-BuO)₃Al and (t-BuO)₄Zr, the major reaction products are 5-hydroxy-3,6-di-tert-butyl-2,3-epoxy-p-benzoquinone, and with (t-BuO)₄Ti, 2-hydroxy-3,6-di-tert-butyl-p-benzoquinone. Under the conditions of this reaction, 3,6-di-tert-butylpyrocatechol initially transforms into 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone. The reactions involve metalcontaining peroxides.     

Ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of alkanes with tert-butyl hydroperoxide and peracetic acid

The ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of alkanes with tert-butyl hydroperoxide and peracetic acid gives the corresponding ketones and alcohols highly efficiently at room temperature. The former catalytic system, RuCl(2)(PPh(3))(3)-t-BuOOH, is preferable to the oxidation of alkylated arenes to give aryl ketones. The latter system, Ru/C-CH(3)CO(3)H, is suitable especially for the synthesis of ketones and alcohols from alkanes. The ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of cyclohexane with CH(3)CO(3)H in trifluoroacetic acid/CH(2)Cl(2) at room temperature gave cyclohexyl trifluoroacetate and cyclohexanone with 90% conversion and 90% selectivity (85:15). The mechanistic study indicates that these catalytic oxidations of hydrocarbons involve oxo-ruthenium species as key intermediates.     

Reaction of 4,6-bis(tert-butyl)-2,2,2-trichlorobenzo[d]-1,3,2-dioxaphosphole with phenylacetylene. ipso-Substitution of the tert-butyl group

The reaction of 4,6-bis(tert-butyl)-2,2,2-trichlorobenzo[d]-1,3,2-dioxaphosphole with phenylacetylene follows the mechanism of ipso-substitution of the tert-butyl group that is in para-position relative to the endocyclic O atom of the heterocycle, predominantly yielding 8-(tert-butyl)-2,6-dichloro-2-oxo-4-phenylbenzo[e]-1,2-oxaphosphorinine (NMR data). The structure of its hydrolysis product, 8-(tert-butyl)-6-chloro-2-hydroxy-2-oxo-4-phenylbenzo[e]-1,2-oxaphosphorinine, was proved by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Isotope effects and the mechanism of epoxidation of cyclohexenone with tert-butyl hydroperoxide

The mechanism of the epoxidation of 2-cyclohexen-1-one with tert-butyl hydroperoxide mediated by DBU was studied by a combination of experimental kinetic isotope effects (KIEs) and theoretical calculations. A large 12C/13C (k(12C)/k(13C)) isotope effect of approximately equal to 1.032 was observed at the C3 (beta) position of cyclohexenone, while a much smaller 12C/13C isotope effect of 1.010 was observed at the C2 (alpha) position. Qualitatively, these results are indicative of nucleophilic addition to the enone being the rate-limiting step. Theoretical calculations support this interpretation. Transition structures for the addition step lead to predicted isotope effects that approximate the experimental values, while the predicted isotope effects for the ring-closure step are not consistent with the experimental values. The calculations correctly favor a rate-limiting addition step but suggest that the barriers for the addition and ring-closure steps are crudely similar in energy. The stereochemistry of these epoxidations is predicted to be governed by a preference for an initial axial addition, and the role of this preference in experimental diastereoselectivity observations is discussed.     

EXAFS study of zirconium alkoxides as precursor in the sol-gel process: I. Structure investigation of the pure alkoxides

The properties of materials obtained by sol-gel processing show a certain dependence on the type of metal alkoxide and the solvent. Some authors assumed that these effects are caused by the degree of oligomerization of the metal alkoxides and their solvation. In order to obtain information on the structure and molecular complexity of the metal alkoxide we performed an EXAFS study on primary zirconium alkoxides Zr(OR)₄, with OR = n-propoxide and n-butoxide in solution of their parent alcohol. The EXAFS data for zirconium iso-propoxide have been used as a reference, because its solid state structure is known from X-ray analysis. The Zr-Zr correlations which were observed for all investigated systems provide evidence for an oligomeric structure. Because the analysis of the co-ordination spheres around the central Zr-atom revealed different Zr-O bond lengths, some of the formerly postulated structure models can be ruled out. We propose solvated dimers or trimers or mixtures of both species as possible structures of zirconium propoxide and zirconium butoxide in solution of their parent alcohol.     

Green oxidation of 2-imidazolines with tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by supported manganese(III) porphyrin in water

Green oxidation of 2-substituted imidazolines with tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by tetraphenylporphyrinatomanganese(III) chloride, [Mn(TPP)Cl], supported on polystyrene and silica bound imidazole is reported. A variety of 2-imidazolines were efficiently converted to their corresponding imidazoles by these catalytic systems in H₂O. Ultrasonic (US) irradiation enhanced the catalytic activity of these catalysts and higher product yields were observed at shorter reaction times. These catalysts were re-used several times without significant loss of their catalytic activities. The effect of reaction parameters such as catalyst amount, reaction temperature, and the effect of US irradiation on the catalytic activity was also investigated.