乙腈体系中咪唑溴盐和电制镁盐协同促进环氧化物与 CO2羧化反应合成环状碳酸酯

CO2是一种储量丰富且廉价易得的可再生 C1资源.以 CO2为原料的羧化反应可将 CO2高效转化成羧酸及其衍生物等高附加值化学品.例如, CO2和环氧化物反应生成环状碳酸酯属于“原子经济”反应,是有效利用 CO2的方法之一,其产物环状碳酸酯广泛用于极性有机溶剂、电池电解液和化妆品等.由于 CO2化学性质非常稳定,不易活化,制备环状碳酸酯的传统方法是以金属卤化物或金属配合物为催化剂在高温高压下进行反应.因此,开发出操作简便且能耗低的绿色技术用于合成环状碳酸酯面临巨大挑战.
　　最近研究表明,电催化技术可使环氧化物和 CO2在温和条件下转化为环状碳酸酯.已报道的电催化反应研究重点都是如何通过多相或均相电催化还原 CO2的方式使环氧化物能够在温和条件下进行羧化反应.然而, CO2电还原生成的 CO2?-自由基非常活泼,在其扩散到溶液中与环氧化物反应之前易在电极上直接转化为 CO和碳酸盐等副产物,从而导致羧化反应较低的电流效率.
　　 Ema课题组报道环氧化物与 CO2羧化反应经历三个步骤,即开环反应、CO2插入反应和闭环反应,其中开环反应活化能最大,是羧化反应决速步骤.与已报道的电催化途径不同,本文通过建立一个由电化学反应和羧化反应组成的催化反应体系,旨在通过降低开环反应活化能来促进环氧化物羧化反应.在电化学反应过程中,由牺牲阳极提供羧化反应必需的路易斯酸,即电制镁盐;在羧化反应过程中,通过电制镁盐和咪唑溴盐的协同作用实现环氧化物和 CO2在温和条件下高效率地转化为环状碳酸酯.
　　实验首先选取环氧苯乙烷为反应原料,考察了电制镁盐、共催化剂的阳离子以及羧化反应温度对目标产物产率的影响.如果羧化反应过程中没有镁盐或直接用等量溴化镁代替电制镁盐,羧化产率仅为5.4%和35.5%,而电制镁盐条件下羧化反应产率高达90.7%,表明电制镁盐作为路易斯酸催化剂对提高羧化反应产率是必不可少的.比较了在 N2和 CO2气氛中分别电解制备得到的镁盐的催化性能. N2气氛中电制镁盐更高的催化性能可能与溶剂乙腈或支持电解质的阳离子在阴极发生电还原生成的物质有关.该电还原产物可部分代替溴离子与电制镁盐配对,由于其体积更大,一定程度上提高了电制镁盐的亲电性,有利于羧化反应进行.如果用四丁基溴化铵代替咪唑溴盐作为共催化剂,羧化反应产率从90.7%降为65.5%.羧化反应过程中溴离子对电制镁盐的配对能力受共催化剂阳离子静电引力的牵制而减弱,共催化剂的阳离子对溴离子的静电引力越强,溴离子对电制镁盐亲电性的影响就越弱.前期研究成果表明,在乙腈溶液中咪唑阳离子对阴离子的静电引力明显强于季铵阳离子,由此可认为当咪唑溴盐作为共催化剂时提高了电制镁盐的亲电性,促进了环氧化物的开环反应.提高羧化反应温度虽然可以降低环氧化物开环反应的活化能,但也会降低 CO2在乙腈溶液中的溶解度,50°C反应较为合适.在最优反应条件下考察了该催化体系对其他环氧化物羧化反应的普适性,所得环状碳酸酯产率为48.3%–90.7%.     

An efficient Pd(II)-based catalyst system for carboxylation of aromatic C-H bond by addition of a phosphenium salt

Addition of a phosphenium dramatically improved the reaction yields in the carboxylation of arenes by formic acid catalyzed by Pd(II). Control experiments revealed that the majority of the phosphenium triflate was converted to a mixed anhydride of phosphonic acid and formic acid (7), which however did not substitute for the phosphenium to improve the reaction yield.     

Carboxylic Acid Salts as Dual-Function Reagents for Carboxylation and Carbon Isotope Labeling

The potassium salts of carboxylic acids are developed as efficient carboxylating agents through CO₂ exchange. We describe these carboxylates as dual-function reagents because they function as a combined source of CO₂ and base/metalating agent. By using the salt of a commercially available carboxylic acid, this protocol overcomes difficulties when using CO₂ gas or organometallic reagents, such as pressurized containers or strictly inert conditions. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions, does not require transition metals or other additives, and shows broad substrate scope. Through the preparation of several biologically important molecules, we show how this strategy provides an opportunity for isotope labeling with low equivalents of labeled CO₂.     

Methane Carboxylation Using Electrochemically Activated Carbon Dioxide

Direct synthesis of CH₃COOH from CH₄ and CO₂ is an appealing approach for the utilization of two potent greenhouse gases that are notoriously difficult to activate. In this Communication, we report an integrated route to enable this reaction. Recognizing the thermodynamic stability of CO₂, our strategy sought to first activate CO₂ to produce CO (through electrochemical CO₂ reduction) and O₂ (through water oxidation), followed by oxidative CH₄ carbonylation catalyzed by Rh single atom catalysts supported on zeolite. The net result was CH₄ carboxylation with 100 % atom economy. CH₃COOH was obtained at a high selectivity (>80 %) and good yield (ca. 3.2 mmol g⁻¹_cat in 3 h). Isotope labelling experiments confirmed that CH₃COOH is produced through the coupling of CH₄ and CO₂. This work represents the first successful integration of CO/O₂ production with oxidative carbonylation reaction. The result is expected to inspire more carboxylation reactions utilizing preactivated CO₂ that take advantage of both products from the reduction and oxidation processes, thus achieving high atom efficiency in the synthesis.     

New ways to derivatize at position 6 of 7,7-dimethyl-7,8-dihydropterin

Reported are the synthesis of two intermediates for derivatization at position 6 of 7,7-dimethyl-7,8-dihydropterin: 6-carboxylic acid ethyl ester-7,7-dimethyl-7,8-dihydropterin, which is a novel compound, and 6-aldehyde-7,7-dimethyl-7,8-dihydropterin, which is synthesized by a new method with a yield of 90%.     

Highly regioselective decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement reactions of diallyl 2-sulfonylmalonates

The decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement of a range of substituted diallyl 2-sulfonylmalonates is described. The substrates are made by C-carboxylation of the corresponding allyl sulfonylacetates with allyl para-nitrophenyl carbonates. The reactions display a high degree of regioselectivity, with allylic substituents possessing electron-rich substituents at the allyl three-position rearranging preferentially.     

An efficient Ag/MIL-100(Fe) catalyst for photothermal conversion of CO2 at ambient temperature

The conversion of CO₂ under mild condition is of great importance because these reactions involving CO₂ can not only produce value-added chemicals from abundant and inexpensive CO₂ feedstock but also close the carbon cycle. However, the chemical inertness of CO₂ requires the development of high-performance catalysts. Herein, Ag nanoparticles/MIL-100(Fe) composites were synthesized by simple impregnation-reduction method and employed as catalysts for the photothermal carboxylation of terminal alkynes with CO₂. MIL-100(Fe) could stabilize Ag nanoparticles and prevent them from aggregation during catalytic process. Taking the advantages of photothermal effects and catalytic activities of both Ag nanoparticles and MIL-100(Fe), various aromatic alkynes could be converted to corresponding carboxylic acid products (86%–92% yields) with 1 atm CO₂ at room temperature under visible light irradiation when using Ag nanoparticles/MIL-100(Fe) as photothermal catalysts. The catalysts also showed good recyclability with almost no loss of catalytic activity for three consecutive runs. More importantly, the catalytic performance of Ag nanoparticles/MIL-100(Fe) under visible light irradiation at room temperature was comparable to that upon heating, showing that the light source could replace conventional heating method to drive the reaction. This work provided a promising strategy of utilizing solar energy for achieving efficient CO₂ conversion to value-added chemicals under mild condition.     

Improved Synthesis of 1-Chloro-6-methoxy-isoquinolin-3-ol and Its Derivatives

A convenient and efficient synthetic route to 1-chloro-6-methoxy-isoquinolin-3-ol and its derivatives is reported. This new method involves carboxylation of 4-methoxy-2-methylbenzonitrile, subsequent conversion of the resulting 2-cyano-5-methoxy-phenylacetic acid to its acid chloride, and acid-promoted cyclization of the 2-cyano-5-methoxy-phenyl-acetyl chloride. This procedure offers a better overall yield than the previously reported route and is also less hazardous and more reproducible.     

基于羧基化多壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极快速检测氨基脲的研究

基于羧基化多壁碳纳米管修饰的玻碳电极(CMWCNTs/GCE),构建了一种灵敏检测氨基脲(SEM)的电化学传感器.采用傅里叶变换红外光谱、透射电子显微镜、电化学阻抗谱对修饰材料进行表征.结果表明,羧基化的多壁碳纳米管出现羧基碳氧双键的红外特征峰,管径明显减小,长度变短,电化学阻抗值显著减小.在1 mol/L HAc-NaAc缓冲液中,利用循环伏安法和时间-电流曲线研究了SEM在CMWCNTs修饰电极上的电化学行为.SEM在修饰电极上呈现不可逆的氧化峰.与裸电极相比,氧化峰电流明显增大.在最佳实验条件(pH 7.0,扫描速度为0.1 V/s)下,测得SEM在5.00×10-6~1.09×10-3mol/L浓度范围内与氧化峰电流呈线性关系,线性方程为IP(μA)=-0.472+0.0599C(μmol/L),相关系数r=0.997,检出限为1.88×10-7 mol/L(S/N=3).在实际猪肝样品检测中加标回收率为92.8%~98.0%.     

The site-selective functionalization of halogen-bearing phenols: an exercise in diversity-oriented organometallic synthesis

The organometallic approach to diversity-oriented organic synthesis was subjected to a further test, this time in the phenol series. The model compounds selected were 2,3,6-trifluorophenol, the three isomers of (trifluoromethoxy)phenol and the three isomers of chlorophenol. A combination of optionally site selective metalations and protective group-controlled metalations enabled the selective generation of several isomeric intermediates in each case and their subsequent conversion into functionalized derivatives, in particular hydroxybenzoic acids.