Heterogeneous Jacobsen's catalyst on alkoxyl‐modified zirconium poly (styrene‐phenylvinylphosphonate)‐phosphate (ZPS‐PVPA) for asymmetric epoxidation

Chiral Jacobsen's catalysts grafted onto alkoxyl‐modified ZPS‐PVPA exhibit excellent activities (conv%, up to 96; sele%, up to 96; ee%, up to >99) in the asymmetric epoxidations of unfunctionalized olefins. The superior stabilities and the comfortable dispositions in large‐scale reactions contribute to the potential applications in industry.     

Re-based heterogeneous catalysts for olefin metathesis prepared by surface organometallic chemistry: reactivity and selectivity

Herein we describe the catalytic activity of 1, a well-defined Re alkylidene complex supported silica, in the reaction of olefin metathesis. This system is highly active for terminal and internal olefins with initial rates up to 0.7 mol per mol Re per s. It also catalyses the self-metathesis of methyl oleate (MO) without the need of co-catalysts. The turnover numbers can reach up to 900 for MO, which is unprecedented for a heterogeneous Re-based catalyst. Moreover the use of silica as a support can bring major advantages, such as the possibility to use branched olefins like isobutene, which are usually incompatible with alumina-based supports; therefore, the formation of isoamylene from the cross-metathesis of propene and isobutene can be performed. All these results are in sharp contrast to what has been found for other silica- or alumina-supported rhenium oxide systems, which are either completely inactive (silica system) or typically need co-catalysts when functionalised olefins are used. Finally the initiation step corresponds to a cross-metathesis reaction to give a 3:1 mixture of 3,3-dimethylbutene and trans-4,4-dimethylpent-2-ene, and make this catalyst the first generation of well-defined Re-based heterogeneous catalysts.     

Carbon nanotubes-supported palladium nanoparticles for the Suzuki reaction in supercritical carbon dioxide: A facile method for the synthesis of tetrasubstituted olefins

A facile and efficient method for the synthesis of tetrasubstituted olefins in supercritical carbon dioxide was developed by using carbon nanotubes-supported palladium nanoparticles (Pd/CNTs) as the catalyst. Compared with common Pd/C, Pd/CNTs could more effectively catalyze the reaction of dibromo-substituted olefins with boronic acids, affording the corresponding tetrasubstituted olefins with moderate to good yields. This environmentally benign route with an easy-to-handle catalyst provides an appealing alternative to the currently available methods.     

Hydroformylation of methyl-3-pentenoate over a phosphite ligand modified Rh/SiO2 catalyst

A phosphite ligand modified Rh/SiO2 catalyst has been developed for hydroformylation of internal olefins to linear aldehydes, which showed high activity and regioselectivity and could be separated easily by filtration after reaction in an autoclave. Effects of reaction temperature and syngas pressure on the performances of the catalyst in the reaction were also investigated.     

Polymerization of higher α‐olefins using a Cs‐symmetry hafnium metallocene catalyst. Kinetics of the polymerization and microstructural analysis

The C_s‐symmetry hafnium metallocene [(p‐Et₃Si)C₆H₄]₂C(2,7‐di‐tert‐BuFlu)(C₅H₄)Hf(CH₃)₂ and tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl) borate dimethylanilinium salt ([B(C₆F₅)₄]^?[Me₂NHPh]⁺) were used as the catalytic system for the polymerization of higher α‐olefins (from hexene‐1 to hexadecene‐1) in toluene at 0 °C. The evolution of the polymerization was studied regarding the variation of the molecular weight, molecular weight distribution and yield with time. The effect of the monomer structure on the polymerization kinetics was established. The role of trioctylaluminum in accelerating the polymerization was investigated. ¹³C NMR spectroscopy was used to study the microstructure of the poly(α‐olefins) by the determination of the pentad monomer sequences. The thermal properties of the polymers were obtained by differential scanning calorimetry, DSC. The results were discussed in connection with the polymer microstructure. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 4314–4325, 2009     

稀土改性CuO-ZnO-ZrO_2/SAPO-34分子筛催化CO_2加氢合成低碳烯烃

采用共沉淀法分别制备了Y_2O_3,La_2O_3和Ce O_2改性的Cu O-Zn O-Zr O_2,表征结果表明,稀土改性的Cu O-Zn O-Zr O_2分散性良好,比表面积增大.将稀土改性的Cu O-Zn O-Zr O_2与SAPO-34分子筛机械混合用于催化CO_2加氢一步法合成了低碳烯烃,在反应温度400℃,压力3 MPa,空速为1800 m L·g~(-1)_(cat)·h~(-1),氢碳体积比为3∶1,Ce O_2改性Cu O-Zn O-Zr O_2与SAPO-34质量比为1∶1,催化剂用量为1.0 g时,CO_2的单程转化率为54.6%,低碳烯烃的选择性和产率分别为51.1%和27.9%.