Microbial screening in hydroxylation of l-proline

Microbial screening of 250 wild type strains resulted in identification of five strains with the activity of prolyl hydroxylase. All five strains hydroxylated regioselectively and enantioselectively l-proline into 4(R)-trans-hydroxy-l-proline 1. The best conversions were obtained with a wild type of Aeromonas caviae. 3-Hydroxylase activity was not detected.     

H2O2氧化苯一步羟基化制备苯酚连续流动反应体系

采用连续流动反应器研究了苯一步羟基化制备苯酚的反应. 利用载铁活性炭为催化剂,H₂O₂为氧化剂,乙腈为溶剂,得到苯酚收率为28.1%,选择为98%,基于铁计算的转化数为3 h^-1. 对催化剂进行N₂吸附、XRD、XPS、FTIR等表征发现,负载的Fe可能与活性炭表面羧基发生作用,形成了化学环境类似于乙酸铁的铁物种,该结构是催化反应的活性中心. 计算得出,反应的阿伦尼乌斯活化能为13.4 kJ/mol,苯和H₂O₂的反应级数分别为0.2和0.7,总反应级数约为1.     

Microwave-assisted synthesis of methyl (1S,2R,4S,5S)-7-aza-5-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylate through unexpected stereoselective substitution reaction

Methyl (1S,2R,4S,5R)-7-aza-5-bromo-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylate was synthesized in high yield in short time from methyl (1R,2S,4R,5R)-2-amino-4,5-dibromocyclohexanecarboxylate through intramolecular cycloamination under microwave-assisted conditions. The following substitution reaction by trifluoro-acetate anion also took place in microwave-assisted conditions to afford methyl (1S,2R,4S,5S)-7-aza-5-hydroxy-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylate. In the acyloxylation reaction, unusual endo-selectivity was observed owing to 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane skeleton.     

Regioselective hydroxylation of 2-hydroxychalcones by dimethyldioxirane towards polymethoxylated flavonoids

The flavone nucleus is part of a large number of natural products and medicinal compounds. In this presentation the novel regioselective hydroxylation of hydroxyarenes with DMD is described. The results showed further that flavonoids with 5-hydroxy group were selectively oxyfunctionalized at the para-position C8 carbon atom by DMD. Finally, according to this methodology, the naturally occurring isosinensetin, tangeretin, sinensetin, nobiletin, natsudaidain, gardenin B, 3,3′,4′,5,6,7,8-heptamethoxyflavone, quercetin and its derivatives were synthesized.     

简便方法合成含铁石墨相氮化碳材料及其催化苯直接羟基化制苯酚（英文）

苯酚是一种重要的基本有机化工原料.全球近90%的苯酚都是经"三步异丙苯法"工艺合成而得,但是该工艺存在单程苯酚收率低(5%)、酸污染严重等不足.同时由于联产丙酮,苯酚的产量也受丙酮市场所制约.由苯经氧化或羟基化一步法合成苯酚是催化化学领域中一项极具挑战的课题.由于苯分子较难活化,而苯酚易于深度氧化,因此研发和设计具有高活性和高选择性的催化剂是该课题的研究核心.因具有诸多特殊的理化性质,石墨相氮化碳(g-C_3N_4)作为一种新型碳质材料近年来在光催化、热催化、燃料电池和气体吸附等领域展示出广阔的应用前景.g-C_3N_4的类石墨层基本单元为大π共轭的三均三嗪环,对苯分子具有良好的吸附和活化能力.目前,g-C_3N_4(尤其是具有高比表面的介孔材料)在苯Friedel-Crafts烷基化和酰基化反应、苯的CO2氧化等反应中均显示了良好的催化活性.尽管如此,由于缺乏合适的氧化活性中心,纯的g-C_3N_4对苯直接羟基化几乎无催化活性.本课题组曾将乙酰丙酮氧钒和氧化钒负载至介孔g-C_3N_4,发现该类催化剂在H2O2参与的苯直接羟基化反应中,苯转化率高达18%,而苯酚选择性大于95%.然而,此类介孔g-C_3N_4均采用硬模板法合成,制备周期长且需要HF溶液蚀刻氧化硅模板.另外,钒基组分在介孔g-C_3N_4表面也存在着部分溶脱现象.本文以FeCl_3和二氰二胺为前驱体,通过一步热解法直接合成了含铁的g-C_3N_4材料(Fe-g-C_3N_4).采用N2吸附-脱附、XRD、TG、FT-IR、UV-vis、XPS光谱和TEM对材料的理化性质进行表征.结果显示,Fe的原位引入能显著提高g-C_3N_4的比表面积和孔体积,且使其依然保持石墨相结构.同时,富N的g-C_3N_4材料能有效地锚定Fe离子,使其均匀地分散在载体表面.作为多相催化剂,Fe-g-C_3N_4在H_2O_2环境下对苯羟基化合成苯酚的反应表现出较高的催化活性.当反应温度为60°C,其苯酚收率最高可达17.5%,且回收使用多次催化剂活性表现稳定.与之前报道的含铁和负载氧化钒或乙酰丙酮氧钒的g-C_3N_4催化剂材料相比,Fe-g-C_3N_4催化剂制备工艺更加简便.     

铁改性的HMS分子筛催化苯酚羟基化反应合成二酚

邻苯二酚和对苯二酚是重要的精细化工中间体,在各个行业中具有广泛的应用。苯酚与过氧化氢反应合成苯二酚是一条反应条件温和、环境友好的合成路线,该合成路线的关键是催化剂的选择和反应条件的优化。本文以铁改性的HMS分子筛为催化剂,研究了金属负载量、催化剂使用量、反应温度、反应时间等因素对催化性能的影响,优化了反应条件。以水为溶剂,n(Fe)∶n(Si)=0.04,n(苯酚)∶n(H2O2)=2∶1,反应温度50℃,催化剂用量0.1g,反应4h,苯酚的转化率达45.5%,苯二酚选择性为94.9%。N2吸附-脱附结果表明,Fe/HMS具有良好的介孔结构,铁进入HMS材料的骨架中,并且催化剂具有良好的稳定性,循环使用后骨架保持完整。     

Copper(I)-catalyzed benzylic C(sp3)–H geminal difunctionalization: Successive oxidative intramolecular amidation and hydroxylation

A selective copper(I)-catalyzed benzylic C(sp³)–H geminal difunctionalization reaction of a benzylic-type sp³ carbon was developed. This novel strategy allowed simultaneous introduction of amide and hydroxyl group in a highly selective and efficient way via successive oxidative intramolecular amidation and hydroxylation. This method was also applied to the synthesis of 3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]quinoxalinones from readily available 3-methyl-N-substituted quinoxaline-2-carboxamides in moderate to good yields. The five-membered cyclic hemiaminal moiety of the pyrrolo[3,4-b]quinoxalinones can serve as an intermediates for subsequent transformations into other useful functional groups.     

One-Step Hydroxylation of Benzene to Phenol Induced by Glow Discharge Plasma in an Aqueous Solution

Direct phenol synthesis from benzene in aqueous solution where water was used as the oxidant through glow discharge plasma (GDP) process was described for the first time. The effect of pH, ferrous and cupric ions on the phenol yield and selectivity was examined. Phenol yield of 8.3% and selectivity of 81% has been achieved.     

Oxygen dependent oxidation of trimethoprim by sulfate radical: Kinetic and mechanistic investigations

Trimethoprim (TMP) is a typical antibiotic to treat infectious disease, which is among the most commonly detected antibacterial agents in natural waters and municipal wastewaters. In the present study, the impacts of dissolved oxygen (DO) on the oxidation efficiency and pathways of TMP by reaction with sulfate radicals (SO₄⁻) were investigated. Our results revealed that the presence of DO was favourable for TMP degradation. Specifically, TMP would react initially with SO₄⁻ via electron-transfer process to form a carbon-centered radical. In the absence of oxygen, the carbon-centered radical could undergo hydrolysis to produce α-hydroxytrimethoprim (TMP−OH), followed by the further oxidation which generated α-ketotrimethoprim (TMP=O). However, in the presence of oxygen, the carbon-centered radical would alternatively combine with oxygen, leading to a sequential reaction in which peroxyl radical and a tetroxide were formed, and finally generated TMP−OH and TMP=O simultaneously. The proposed pathways were further confirmed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The results obtained in this study would emphasize the significance of DO on the oxidation of organic micro-pollutants by SO₄⁻.     

负载型铁基复合氧化物催化苯酚羟基化的研究

在温和条件下对铁基复合氧化物催化苯酚和过氧化氢的羟基化反应进行了研究.结果表明,活性组分、载体以及催化剂/苯酚(质量比)、过氧化氢/苯酚(摩尔比)、反应温度和反应时间等对苯酚羟基化反应具有重要影响.Fe-A催化剂的活性组分形成了α-Fe2O3和尖晶石结构;Fe-B催化剂活性组分以非晶态分布在催化剂上,高度弥散,具有更好的催化性能.溶剂的加入,有助于苯酚和过氧化氢的混合,水是理想的羟基化反应溶剂,可以实现苯酚和过氧化氢水溶液的互溶,有利于·OH的生成.以Fe-B作催化剂,水为溶剂,反应温度65℃,反应时间1h,催化剂/苯酚(质量比)=0.02,水/苯酚(体积比)=2.0,过氧化氢/苯酚(摩尔比)=0.3,苯酚转化率21.6%,苯二酚选择性86.5%.