Selective and efficient oxidative modifications of flavonoids with 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX)

2-Iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX), a mild and efficient hypervalent iodine oxidant, has been utilised in different reaction conditions to perform several efficient oxidative modifications of flavonoids. Fine-tuning of the reaction conditions allowed remarkably selective modifications of these compounds. At room temperature, IBX proved to be an excellent reagent for a highly regioselective aromatic hydroxylation of monohydroxylated flavanones and flavones, generating the corresponding catecholic derivatives showing high antioxidant activity. At 90 °C, IBX efficiently dehydrogenated a large panel of methoxylated flavanones to their corresponding flavones exhibiting anticancer activity. IBX polystyrene has also been utilised to increase the recovery of highly polar compounds. Following the first oxidation, the reagent was recovered and reused in several runs without loss of efficiency and selectivity. The first example of an application of IBX polystyrene in a dehydrogenation reaction has been described.     

Silica supported nanopalladium prepared by hydrazine reduction

Palladium catalysts (1–10 wt.% Pd) supported on silica were prepared by hydrazine reduction of palladium chloride at room temperature. They were characterized by XRD, TEM, EDX, H₂-adsorption, and H₂-TPD and tested in the gas phase hydrogenation of benzene in the temperature range 75–250 °C. A conventional catalyst (1 wt.% Pd) obtained by calcination then hydrogen reduction of the same metal precursor was studied for comparison. Metal particles with a size range 6.8–28.4 nm were obtained. Dispersion, hydrogen storage and activity in benzene hydrogenation increased with decreasing particle size. In comparison, the classical catalyst was found much more dispersed (mean particle size of 1.6 nm) and more active (specific rate 1.6–3.7 times higher) than the homolog hydrazine catalyst. However, unexpectedly, turnover frequency (TOF) calculations indicated a greater reactivity of the metal surface atoms for the hydrazine catalyst. It also stored more hydrogen. These contrasting results are discussed in relation with the metal particle morphology.     

共聚法和嫁接法制备二茂铁杂化介孔材料及其催化性能

 以桥联硅氧烷 1,1'-双[(2-三乙氧基硅基) 乙基]二茂铁 (BTEF) 和正硅酸乙酯为前驱体, 以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵为结构导向剂, 采用共聚法制备了二茂铁功能化的周期介孔有机硅烷材料 (PMO-Fc). 同时以 BTEF 为修饰剂, 以甲苯为分散剂, 采用嫁接法制备了 Fc-MCM-41 杂化介孔材料. 采用 N2 物理吸附、X 射线衍射、透射电镜和红外光谱等手段对材料进行了表征, 评价了其催化苯羟化反应活性. 结果表明, PMO-Fc 具有有序的二维六方形孔道结构, 较大的比表面积和孔体积, 在苯羟化反应中表现出比 Fc-MCM-41 更高的催化活性, 苯酚的选择性和收率分别为 65.3% 和 20.2%.     

苯乙烯-甲基丙烯酸羟基乙酯共聚物微球固载金属卟啉催化剂的制备及其催化性能

 将酰氯化的羧基金属卟啉 (MP) 与表面含羟基的苯乙烯-甲基丙烯酸羟基乙酯共聚物微球 (P(St-co-HEMA)) 进行酯化反应, 制备了共聚物微球固载的金属卟啉催化剂 (P(St-co-HEMA)MP). 采用扫描电镜、紫外-可见光谱、红外光谱和热重等手段对微球进行了表征, 并考察了它在“金属卟啉?抗坏血酸?分子氧”体系中催化环己烷羟化反应性能. 结果表明, 共聚物微球固载的金属卟啉比非固载的金属卟啉具有更高的催化活性, 催化剂重复使用 4 次, 仍保持较高催化活性. 各共聚物微球固载的金属卟啉催化活性顺序为 P(St-co-HEMA)FeP > P(St-co-HEMA)MnP > P(St-co-HEMA)CoP.     

近中性条件下含铜多级孔氧化硅的合成及在苯酚羟基化反应中的催化性能

 在近中性条件下, 以正硅酸甲酯和 Cu(APTES)42+ (APTES: (EtO)3Si(CH2)3NH2) 为前驱体, P123 为模板剂, KCl 为添加剂合成了不同孔结构的含铜介孔氧化硅材料. 扫描电镜和氮气吸附结果表明, 当 Cu(APTES)42+/TMOS 摩尔比较高时能得到具有多级孔结构的材料. 在以 H2O2 为氧化剂的苯酚羟基化反应中, 具有多级孔结构的含铜介孔氧化硅材料表现出比单一介孔材料高的催化性能.     

Total Synthesis of the Biologically Active,Naturally Occurring 3,4‐Dibromo‐5‐[2‐bromo‐3,4‐dihydroxy‐6‐(methoxymethyl)benzyl]benzene‐1,2‐diol and Regioselective O‐Demethylation of Aryl Methyl Ethers

3,4‐Dibromo‐5‐[2‐bromo‐3,4‐dihydroxy‐6‐(methoxymethyl)benzyl]benzene‐1,2‐diol ( 2 ), a natural product, has been synthesized for the first time starting from (3‐bromo‐4,5‐dimethoxyphenyl)methanol ( 5 ) in five steps and with an overall yield of 34%. The reaction of some methoxymethyl‐substituted aryl methyl ethers with BBr₃, followed by the addition of MeOH, afforded the corresponding methoxymethyl‐substituted arylphenols in high yields.     

Preparation, characterization, activity and selectivity of highly loaded oxide promoted ruthenium catalysts for selective hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene

Summary The influence of promoters and precipitants of the catalyst precursor on the activity and selectivity of the hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene catalyzed by highly loaded oxide-promoted Ru/ZrO₂catalysts, carried out in a tetraphase reactor (in the presence of an aqueous solution of ZnSO₄), at 423 K and 5 Mpa, was studied. The effect of hydrogen diffusion on the reaction kinetics and on the selectivity has been taken into consideration, the internal pore diffusion being actually the limiting step. Hydrogen chemisorption measurements indicate that the catalyst activity is not influenced by the Ru dispersion, but rather by weakly chemisorbed species.     

Phase equilibrium measurements of (methane + benzene) and (methane + methylbenzene) at temperatures from (188 to 348) K and pressures to 13 MPa

New isothermal pTxy data are reported for (methane + benzene) and (methane + methylbenzene (toluene)) at pressures up to 13 MPa over the temperature range (188 to 313) K using a custom-built (vapor + liquid) equilibrium (VLE) apparatus. The aim of this work was to investigate literature data inconsistencies and to extend the measurements to lower temperatures. For (methane (1) + benzene (2)), measurements were made along six isotherms from (233 to 348) K at pressures to 9.6 MPa. At temperatures below 279 K there was evidence of a solid phase, and thus only vapor phase samples were analyzed at these temperatures. For the (methane (1) + methylbenzene (3)) system, measurements were made along seven isotherms from T = (188 to 313) K at pressures up to 13 MPa. Along the 198 K isotherm, a significant change in the data’s p,x slope was observed indicating (liquid + liquid) equilibria at higher pressures. The data were compared with literature data and with calculations made using the Peng–Robinson (PR) equation of state (EOS). For both binary systems our data agree with much of the literature data that also deviate from the EOS in a similar manner. However, the data of Elbishlawi and Spencer (1951) for both binary systems, which appear to have received an equal weighting to other data in the EOS development, are inconsistent with the results of our measurements and data from other literature sources.     

The behavior of benzene confined in a single wall carbon nanotube

We present the molecular dynamics study of benzene molecules confined into the single wall carbon nanotube. The local structure and orientational ordering of benzene molecules are investigated. It is found that the molecules mostly group in the middle distance from the axis of the tube to the wall. The molecules located in the vicinity of the wall demonstrate some deviation from planar shape. There is a tilted orientational ordering of the molecules which depends on the location of the molecule. It is shown that the diffusion coefficient of the benzene molecules is very small at the conditions we report here. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

低碱度共沉淀法制备苯选择加氢Ru-Zn催化剂

在低碱度下采用共沉淀法成功制备了非负载型Ru-Zn催化剂,用于苯选择加氢制环己烯反应.固定氢氧化钠沉淀剂的量,考察了不同氯化锌加入量对催化剂结构和催化性能的影响,采用N2吸附、X射线衍射和程序升温还原等手段对催化剂进行了表征.同时考察了选用具有最佳锌含量的Ru-Zn催化剂时搅拌速度和硫酸锌添加剂等对催化反应性能的影响,最后考察了催化剂多次使用时的反应性能.研究表明, Zn含量16.7%(质量分数)的Ru-Zn催化剂具有最佳的催化性能;在ZnSO4水溶液(0.45 mol/L)中,优化反应条件(哈氏合金釜,1200 r/min,150oC, H2压5 MPa)下反应45 min,苯转化率57%时环己烯选择性可达80%(收率超过45%).钌催化剂中ZnO晶体对于环己烯选择性达到80%非常重要.催化剂回收循环反应5次时反应性能基本不变,表明低碱度下制备的催化剂具有良好的稳定性,显示了工业化应用前景.