Ruthenium(II)-salen complexes-catalyzed olefination of aldehydes with ethyl diazoacetate

Several salen-ruthenium(II) complexes, which are derived from commercial ligands or simply ethylenediamine, can be successfully applied as catalysts for the olefination of a broad variety of aldehydes. Depending on the electron richness of the applied aldehydes, good to very good olefin yields and high E:Z selectivities are reached at 60 or 80 °C reaction temperature with ethyl diazo acetate being the reaction partner. The reaction rate depends on the electron donor capabilities of the aldehydes. Electron poor aldehydes undergo faster reactions than electron rich aldehydes, but both electron rich and bulky aldehydes can be transformed to corresponding olefins in very good yields and high E-selectivity.     

Simultaneous sample preparation for high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of Vitamin A and β-carotene in emulsified nutritional supplements after solid-phase extraction

Determination of small amounts of the fat-soluble species Vitamin A (VA) (2.5 μg/g) and β-carotene (9 μg/g) from emulsified nutritional supplements containing 50 kinds of co-existing compounds and a fat content between 2000 and 8000 times higher was performed by solid-phase extraction (SPE) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection set at ex. 350 nm and em. 480 nm, and visible detection at 450 nm using an Inertsil ODS 80A (5 μm) analytical column. Mobile phases of methanol-ethanol (50:50) and acetonitrile-ethanol (70:30) were used for the both vitamins. A Bond Elut C₁₈ cartridge was chosen for SPE after comparison with eight other types of SPE cartridge. Retention time of VA and β-carotene was 7 and 8 min, respectively, giving a limit of detection of ca. 0.1 ng per injection at a signal-to-noise ratio 3:1. Recoveries of VA and β-carotene were over 90% by the standard addition method. Relative standard deviation of VA and β-carotene were ca. 2.9 (n=5) and 2.3% (n=5), respectively.     

Derivatization of carboxylic acids with 9-bromomethylacridine using micellar phase-transfer catalysis

Summary Micellar phase-transfer catalysis (MPTC) offers the opportunity to derivatize carboxylic acids directly in an aqueous matrix without prior extraction of the acids into a suitable aprotic solvent. The currently developed MPTC system consists of a non-ionic surfactant, Arkopal N-130, an ion-pair agent, tetrakis-(decyl)-ammonium bromide, and a novel fluorescence reagent, 9-bromomethylacridine. The MPTC system can be applied to the derivatization of many types of carboxylic acids. The reaction rate is affected by the lipophilicity of the acid and by the presence of other functional groups. For lipophilic carboxylic acids the reaction is complete within 5 min at 60°C and pH 7.0.     

钯催化全氟及多氟碘化物与三乙胺的反应

Pullin等人曾对全氟碘代烷与三级胺的相互作用进行了研究,发现R_(?)I与NR_3能形成电荷转移络合物,即:R_(?)…I…NR_3。但此后却未见到有关反应的报道。我们发现在钯催化剂存在下,全氟碘化物与三乙胺能发生反应,反应条件较为温和,产物为氟代烷基烯基二乙基胺1。反应可能是在三乙胺中先产生一个双键,然后β碳原子接上一个全氟烷基。1的IR和NMR与Blanc报道的一致。化合物1经水解可得胺基烯酮2。在酸溶液中水解时,速度明显加快,而在碱溶液中,不仅不能加快水解速度,而且还有副反应发生。我们对化合物2进     

固体超强酸催化剂SO_4~(2-)/TiO_2-WO_3的制备及其催化性能研究

制备了固体超强酸催化剂SO2 -4/TiO2 WO3 ,并以丁酸丁酯的合成作为探针反应 ,系统考察了WO3 的含量、硫酸浸渍浓度、焙烧温度等制备条件对SO2 -4/TiO2 WO3 催化活性的影响 .实验表明 :制备催化剂的适宜条件为m(H2 WO4) =12 5 % ,硫酸浸渍浓度为 1 0mol·L-1,焙烧温度为 5 80℃ ,活化时间 3h .利用优化条件下制备的催化剂SO2 -4/TiO2 WO3 催化合成缩醛 (酮 ) ,在醛 /酮与二元醇 (乙二醇 ,1,2 丙二醇 )的投料摩尔比为 1∶1 5 ,催化剂的用量占反应物总投料质量的 0 5 % ,反应时间为 1h条件下 ,2 甲基 2 乙氧羰甲基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 78 7% ,2 ,4 二甲基 2 乙氧羰甲基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 83 0 % ,环己酮 -乙二醇缩酮的收率为 85 9% ,环己酮 1,2 丙二醇缩酮的收率为 84 6% ,丁酮 -乙二醇缩酮的收率为70 7% ,丁酮 1,2 丙二醇缩酮的收率为 88 3 % ,2 丙基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 80 6% ,4 甲基 2 丙基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 79 6% ,2 异丙基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 64 2 % ,4 甲基 2 异丙基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 83 3 % ,2 苯基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 75 3 % ,4 甲基 2 苯基 1,3 二氧环戊烷的收率为 95 1% .     

The influence of the sacrificial anode nature on the mechanism of electrochemical arylation and alkylation of white phosphorus

The material of the sacrificial anode has a substantial effect on the nature and yield of the target products of electrochemical phosphorylation of organic halides by white phosphorus in the presence of the nickel complexes with 2,2"-bipyridine. The use of the zinc anode results in the products with tricoordinated phosphorus, viz., triorganylphosphines, the reaction on the aluminum anode affords triorganylphosphine oxides, and the presence of Mg²⁺ ions in the reaction mixture provides the transformation of white phosphorus into cyclic phosphines (PhP)₅.     

钒氧阴离子团簇与小分子碳氢化合物反应的实验和理论研究

为了在分子层次上揭示相关催化反应的机理, 人们对过渡金属氧化物团簇与碳氢化合物分子反应进行了大量研究. 相比于过渡金属氧化物团簇阳离子, 阴离子对一些碳氢化合物的活性弱得多, 因此研究还很少. 在本工作中, 我们通过激光溅射产生钒氧团簇阴离子VxOy, 产生的团簇在接近热碰撞条件下与烷烃(C2H6和C4H10)以及烯烃(C2H4和C3H6) 在一个快速流动反应管中进行反应, 飞行时间质谱用来检测反应前后的团簇分布. 在VxOy与烷烃的反应中, 生成了产物V2O6H-和V4O11H-; 在与烯烃的反应中, 产生了相应的吸附产物V4O11X-(X=C2H4或C3H6). 密度泛函理论计算表明: V2O-6和V4O-11可以活化烷烃(C2H6和C4H10)的C—H键, 也可以与烯烃(C2H4和C3H6)发生3+2环化加成反应形成一个五元环结构(-V-O-C-C-O-), C—H键活化与环加成反应都需经历可以克服的反应能垒. 理论计算与实验观测结果相符合. V2O-6和V4O-11团簇都具有氧原子自由基(O·或O-)的成键特征, 活性O-物种也经常出现在钒氧催化剂表面, 因而本研究在分子水平上, 揭示了表面活性氧物种与碳氢化合物反应的机理.     

PAMAM Dendrimers as Anchors for the Preparation of Electrocatalytically Active Ultrathin Metallic Films

This paper describes the formation of catalytically active thin films of Pt, Pt/Au, and Pt/Ru on gold substrates stabilized by amine‐terminated polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers. A monolayer of dendrimer is initially self‐assembled on the gold substrate, which serves as a template for the growth of catalytically active thin films. As dendrimers contain tens to hundreds of functional groups at the periphery, the aggregate strength of the multidentate interactions with the gold substrate leads to the formation of robust films. The films were found to exhibit high catalytic activity for the oxidation of small hydrocarbons such as methanol. Such films offer versatility and scope for the design of effective electrocatalysts, especially in the context of microfuel cells and “dendrichips”; hence, they could find applications in the fields of sensors, fuel cells, and waste‐water treatment.     

First lipase catalysed resolution of epoxy enol esters

We report the first enzyme-catalysed kinetic resolution of epoxy enol esters. The lipase-promoted hydrolysis of these compounds provided α-hydroxyketones or α-hydroxyaldehydes (arising from the spontaneous rearrangement of the epoxy enols) and the residual esters with moderate to good enantioselectivity (E up to 100).     

Synthesis of (+)-goniothalesdiol and (+)-7-epi-goniothalesdiol

A total synthesis of (+)-goniothalesdiol, a 3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofuran isolated from Goniothalamus borneensis (Annonaceae), and its 7-epimer is reported using oxycarbonylation methodology for construction of polyhydroxylated substituted heterocycles. Diastereoselectivity of addition of organometallic reagents to 2,3-O-isopropylidene-d-threose derivatives using theoretical calculations based on the semiempirical PM5 was studied.