Catalytic Hydrogenation of meso‐Octamethylporphyrinogen (Calix[4]pyrrole)

Hydrogenation of meso‐octamethylporphyrinogen (calix[4]pyrrole) with a number of heterogeneous catalysts under different experimental conditions has been investigated. GC‐MS analyses of the reaction mixtures showed the formation of one to four products in low to moderate yields: three of them were diastereoisomers of the product derived from half‐hydrogenation of the substrate, and displayed alternating pyrrolidine and pyrrole rings, while the fourth was the all‐cis saturated product. An acidic medium was necessary to achieve hydrogenation. However, the use of too strongly acidic solvents or additives was detrimental to the stability of the substrate and/or the catalyst.     

Competitive Transfer Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Alcohol-Alkene-Diene Systems

The paper describes hydrogenation of unsaturated alcohols, alkenes and dienes in individual and binary systems of substrates by use of catalytic hydrogen transfer from ammonium formate in methanol on a palladium catalyst. A significant structural effect of hydrogenated alcohols upon their reactivity and adsorptivity was observed. Following comparison to the data acquired from typical hydrogenation by use of molecular hydrogen, it was inferred that the components of the CTH system increase the selectivity of competitive transfer hydrogenation to a significant extent in systems of unsaturated alcohol — unsaturated hydrocarbon with regard to the relative increase of reactivity of unsaturated alcohols. This occurs primarily due to affecting the relative adsorptivity.     

Subsidy Competition in Networks

This paper investigates a competitive location model on a network with free entry and exit. The given network consists of regions that represent independent jurisdictions. Market entry and exit are sequential. In each stage of the multi-stage game, the regions simultaneously decide what subsidy to offer to a firm should it located within its boundaries. The paper delineates three distinct classes of subsidy policies and examines their effects in a series of computational tests.     

Temperature hysteresis phenomena in heterogeneous catalysis

Temperature hysteresis is observed only in exothermic heterogeneous catalytic reactions (viz., oxidation and methanation of CO or propene hydrogenation) and is absent in the case of endothermic reactions (dehydrogenation of isobutane) or reactions with heat close to zero (viz., 2-butene isomerization). Temperature hysteresis in hydrogenation reactions was discovered for the first time. The concept of local overheating of catalyst active sites caused by poor removal of the reaction heat is proposed to provide a noncontradictory interpretation of the appearance of hysteresis loops. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1379–1385, August, 2000.     

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Halosteroidal Derivatives by Bipyridine or Phenanthroline Complexes of Copper(II) in Hydrazine Aqueous Media

We report two synthetic systems, Cu(Bpy)²⁺ and Cu(Phen)²⁺, for catalytic hydrogenation of steroidal haloalkenes in the presence of hydrazine and air. Thesestudies demonstrated that the selective hydrogenation is faster for the 1,10‐phenanthroline–Cu(II) system because forming more stable copper complex are formed, leaving fewer free copper ions in solution. Evidence also supports that the catalytic power of Cu(II) ions can be tuned moderately through the addition of bidentate ligand, Bpy or Phen.     

Insight into the Mechanism of Hydrogenation of Amino Acids to Amino Alcohols Catalyzed by a Heterogeneous MoOx‐Modified Rh Catalyst

Hydrogenation of amino acids to amino alcohols is a promising utilization of natural amino acids. We found that MoO_x‐modified Rh/SiO₂ (Rh–MoO_x/SiO₂) is an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the reaction at low temperature (323 K) and the addition of a small amount of MoO_x drastically increases the activity and selectivity. Here, we report the catalytic potential of Rh–MoO_x/SiO₂ and the results of kinetic and spectroscopic studies to elucidate the reaction mechanism of Rh–MoO_x/SiO₂ catalyzed hydrogenation of amino acids to amino alcohols. Rh–MoO_x/SiO₂ is superior to previously reported catalysts in terms of activity and substrate scope. This reaction proceeds by direct formation of an aldehyde intermediate from the carboxylic acid moiety, which is different from the reported reaction mechanism. This mechanism can be attributed to the reactive hydride species and substrate adsorption caused by MoO_x modification of Rh metal, which results in high activity, selectivity, and enantioselectivity.     

Synthesis of Subnanometer‐Sized Gold Clusters by a Simple Milling‐Mediated Solid Reduction Method

An effective solvent‐free method based on a solid‐reduction process was developed to fabricate ultrafine gold catalysts. By this method we revealed a strong size‐dependent activity of Au species in which subnanometer‐sized clusters exhibited the best activity in the hydrogenation of CO₂ to formate, with a turnover number of up to 9278 over 7 h at 90 °C.     

等离激元共振光转热增强负载纳米金对丁二烯选择性加氢的催化性能

采用阳离子吸附法制备了氧化石墨烯负载纳米金(Au)催化剂(Au/GO), 通过调变Au的负载量(质量分数0.2%~2%), 实现了Au在10~21 nm粒径的可控制备. 室温下热红外测试显示0.2 W/cm²光照条件下, 随着金属负载量和粒径的增加, Au/GO光热温度可升高至110 ℃, 且光热转换效率高达88%. 研究发现, 以丁二烯的选择性催化加氢作为探针反应, 在0.2 W/cm²光照条件下, 丁二烯的转化率随Au负载量的增加先升高后降低, 丁烯选择性在90%以上; 当金负载量为0.5%(颗粒尺寸约15 nm), 光热转换温度为100 ℃时, 样品表现出较高的丁二烯转化率(99%)和丁烯选择性(90%), 且催化剂经过144 h稳定性测试无失活趋势. 与同等条件下的热催化反应相比, 光-热驱动的Au/GO的催化活性提高了5倍. 原位X射线光电子能谱测试分析表明, Au/GO催化性能的提升主要来源于等离子体光转热过程中激发纳米金表面产生了大量的Au ^δ+活性位点.     

Recyclable Mn(I) Catalysts for Base-Free Asymmetric Hydrogenation: Mechanistic,DFT and Catalytic Studies

We report here a mechanistic, DFT and catalytic study on a series of Mn(I) complexes 1 , 2 ( a – d ), 3 , 4 . The studies apprehended the requirements for Mn(I) complexes to be active in both asymmetric direct ( AH ) and transfer hydrogenations ( ATH ). The investigations disclosed 6 vital factors accelerating the formation of a resting species, which plays a significant role in lowering the activities of the Mn(I) complex 1 in ATH and AH , respectively. In addition, we also report here a base free Mn(I) catalyzed ATH of aryl alkyl ketones with high enantioselectivity (up to 98 % ee) and improved activity. More significantly, a novel and simple single-step process for recycling the resting species from the catalytic leftover has been discovered. Notably, the studies provide evidence for the existence of two different temperature dependent mechanisms for AH and ATH , in contrast to previous studies on related systems.     

Mechanisms of Methylenecyclobutane Hydrogenation over Supported Metal Catalysts Studied by Parahydrogen-Induced Polarization Technique

In this work the mechanism of methylenecyclobutane hydrogenation over titania-supported Rh, Pt and Pd catalysts was investigated using parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP) technique. It was found that methylenecyclobutane hydrogenation leads to formation of a mixture of reaction products including cyclic (1-methylcyclobutene, methylcyclobutane), linear (1-pentene, cis-2-pentene, trans-2-pentene, pentane) and branched (isoprene, 2-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, isopentane) compounds. Generally, at lower temperatures (150–350 °C) the major reaction product was methylcyclobutane while higher temperature of 450 °C favors the formation of branched products isoprene, 2-methyl-1-butene and 2-methyl-2-butene. PHIP effects were detected for all reaction products except methylenecyclobutane isomers 1-methylcyclobutene and isoprene implying that the corresponding compounds can incorporate two atoms from the same parahydrogen molecule in a pairwise manner in the course of the reaction in particular positions. The mechanisms were proposed for the formation of these products based on PHIP results.