Cytochrome P450 Catalyzed Oxidative Hydroxylation of Achiral Organic Compounds with Simultaneous Creation of Two Chirality Centers in a Single CH Activation Step

Regio‐ and stereoselective oxidative hydroxylation of achiral or chiral organic compounds mediated by synthetic reagents, catalysts, or enzymes generally leads to the formation of one new chiral center that appears in the respective enantiomeric or diastereomeric alcohols. By contrast, when subjecting appropriate achiral compounds to this type of C? H activation, the simultaneous creation of two chiral centers with a defined relative and absolute configuration may result, provided that control of the regio‐, diastereo‐, and enantioselectivity is ensured. The present study demonstrates that such control is possible by using wild type or mutant forms of the monooxygenase cytochrome P450 BM3 as catalysts in the oxidative hydroxylation of methylcyclohexane and seven other monosubstituted cyclohexane derivatives.     

单壁碳纳米管上毒性苯气体净化的分子模拟(英文)

采用巨正则系综蒙特卡罗(GCMC)方法研究了空气中微量苯组分在单臂碳纳米管(SWNTs)上的吸附净化.模拟表明,具有较大孔径的(20,20)纳米管比较适合吸附纯苯蒸汽,而对于移除空气中的毒性苯物质,苯的吸附选择性分别在(12,12)纳米管及4.0 MPa时和(18,18)纳米管及0.1 MPa时出现最小值和最大值.为了解释这一异常行为,我们进一步分析了N2-O2-C6H6混合物的局部密度分布、吸附分子构型和概率密度分布,发现(18,18)纳米管内外完全被苯分子占据,而对于(12,12)纳米管,由于存在更强的吸附质-吸附剂相互作用,空气分子更倾向于吸附在管与管之间的间隙.此外,吸附分子的空间有序参数表明大多数苯分子采取"平躺"在纳米管表面的定位,而线性的N2和O2分子则多数平行于孔轴方向.最后研究了温度和苯分子主体相浓度对分离效果的影响.我们发现较大孔中的选择性随着温度的增加比小孔下降更加明显.与此对比,主体相苯浓度对小孔中的选择性起到更加重要的作用.     

细胞色素P450酶催化的烷烃选择性羟化

碳氢键选择氧化是合成化学领域的重要课题,其中烷烃选择性羟化反应更是面临着化学选择性、区域选择性和立体选择性等多重挑战.细胞色素P450酶广泛分布于动植物和微生物体内,是公认的多功能生物氧化催化剂.P450酶对惰性C-H键的选择性氧化具有独特优势,在催化烷烃选择性羟化反应方面拥有巨大潜力.本综述简述了P450单加氧酶及其催化烷烃选择性羟化的反应机理,梳理了来自CYP153家族、CYP52家族和其他家族的天然P450酶催化各类烷烃底物的氧化反应和选择性,讨论了理性设计和定向进化策略在开发烷烃羟化P450突变酶过程中的经典案例,介绍了底物工程、诱饵分子、双功能小分子协同催化等几种化学活化P450酶的策略及其在烷烃羟化上的应用,探讨了P450酶在烷烃选择性羟化方面所面临的挑战和解决途径,并展望了其应用前景.     

Iron‐Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective cis‐Dihydroxylation of Trisubstituted Alkenes with Aqueous H2O2

Reliable methods for enantioselective cis‐dihydroxylation of trisubstituted alkenes are scarce. The iron(II) complex cis‐α‐[Fe^II(2‐Me₂‐BQPN)(OTf)₂], which bears a tetradentate N₄ ligand (Me₂‐BQPN=(R,R)‐N,N′‐dimethyl‐N,N′‐bis(2‐methylquinolin‐8‐yl)‐1,2‐diphenylethane‐1,2‐diamine), was prepared and characterized. With this complex as the catalyst, a broad range of trisubstituted electron‐deficient alkenes were efficiently oxidized to chiral cis‐diols in yields of up to 98 % and up to 99.9 % ee when using hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) as oxidant under mild conditions. Experimental studies (including ¹⁸O‐labeling, ESI‐MS, NMR, EPR, and UV/Vis analyses) and DFT calculations were performed to gain mechanistic insight, which suggested possible involvement of a chiral cis‐Fe^V(O)₂ reaction intermediate as an active oxidant. This cis‐[Fe^II(chiral N₄ ligand)]²⁺/H₂O₂ method could be a viable green alternative/complement to the existing OsO₄‐based methods for asymmetric alkene dihydroxylation reactions.     

Experimental Evidence of CO2 Photoreduction Activity of SnO2 Nanoparticles

Tin dioxide (SnO₂) has intrinsic characteristics that do not favor its photocatalytic activity. However, we evidenced that surface modification can positively influence its performance for CO₂ photoreduction in the gas phase. The hydroxylation of the SnO₂ surface played a role in the CO₂ affinity decreasing its reduction potential. The results showed that a certain selectivity for methane (CH₄), carbon monoxide (CO), and ethylene (C₂H₄) is related to different SnO₂ hydrothermal annealing. The best performance was seen for SnO₂ annealed at 150 °C, with a production of 20.4 μmol g⁻¹ for CH₄ and 16.45 μmol g⁻¹ for CO, while for SnO₂ at 200 °C the system produced more C₂H₄, probably due to a decrease of surface −OH groups.     

苯酚羟化反应中焦油的分离与分析

利用高速离心、减压蒸馏和萃取等方法分离和定量分析苯酚催化羟化反应中所产生的副产物焦油,讨论各种方法的特点.使用萃取方法系统地考察了各种条件下,以Cu2(OH)PO4为催化剂时苯酚羟化反应体系中焦油的生成量.     

介孔铁铝/蒙脱土复合材料：解离柱撑制备、结构及催化羟基化性能

利用极稀悬浮液中蒙脱土的解离作用并结合柱化技术过程，制备了介孔结构的铝铁/蒙脱土复合材料(Fe-Al/mmt)；并采用粉末X射线衍射、氮等温吸脱附、傅立叶红外光谱、紫外可见光漫反射光谱及苯酚催化羟基化反应表征了其结构和性能。结果显示，铁铝聚合前驱液中铁/铝比影响复合材料中蒙脱土的解离程度，且仅当低铁/铝比时(即Fe/(Fe+Al)物质的量的比介于0.05～0.3)，嵌入解离的蒙脱土片层间的混合铁铝物种呈现能耐温350 ℃的热稳定性；氮等温吸脱附分析反映出这种解离的蒙脱土堆积结构呈现介孔特征，孔径分布窄，介于2.0～2.3 nm；红外分析表明材料表面具有L酸和B酸位，并且L酸位量与嵌入解离的蒙脱土结构中的混合铁铝物种相关；由于结构中混合铁铝物种的存在及相应的Si-O → Fe、Al-O → Fe间的电子跃迁，Fe-Al/mmt材料在紫外区呈现宽泛的能量吸收特征。这些结果说明，由于混合铁铝物种嵌入于解离的蒙脱土片层堆积结构中，形成了“卡片屋”式介孔结构。实验条件下，Fe/(Fe+Al)物质的量的比为0.3的Fe-Al/mmt呈现较佳的催化羟基化性能，苯酚转化率为36.7%，二酚产物选择性32.3%；并且初步表明铝掺杂后，通过铁铝比和表面酸性的调整，材料的部分选择氧化性能可以得到改善。     

钒钼磷杂多酸催化苯直接羟化为苯酚的动力学研究

以钒钼磷杂多酸作为催化剂,用紫外可见分光光度法研究了过氧化氢直接将苯氧化羟基化为苯酚反应的动力学行为。结果表明,该氧化羟化反应速率对底物苯、氧化剂和催化剂都是一级反应,反应的活化能为57.73kJ.mol-1。本文推测了杂多酸配合物催化苯氧化羟化为苯酚反应的过程,建立了该反应动力学数学模型,模型很好地解释了实验结果。