Acid‐Mediated Formation of Radicals or Baeyer–Villiger Oxidation from Criegee Adducts

The acid‐mediated reaction of ketones with hydroperoxides generates radicals, a process with reaction conditions similar to those of the Baeyer–Villiger oxidation but with an outcome resembling the formation of hydroxyl radicals via ozonolysis in the atmosphere. The Baeyer–Villiger oxidation forms esters from ketones, with the preferred use of peracids. In contrast, alkyl hydroperoxides and hydrogen peroxide react with ketones by condensation to form alkenyl peroxides, which rapidly undergo homolytic O? O bond cleavage to form radicals. Both reactions are believed to proceed via Criegee adducts, but the electronic nature of the peroxide residue determines the subsequent reaction pathways. DFT calculations and experimental results support the idea that, unlike previously assumed, the Baeyer–Villiger reaction is not intrinsically difficult with alkyl hydroperoxides and hydrogen peroxide but rather that the alternative radical formation is increasingly favored.     

N‐Methylpyrrolidone Hydroperoxide/Cs2CO3 as an Excellent Reagent System for the Hydroxy‐Directed Diastereoselective Epoxidation of Electron‐Deficient Olefins

This report introduces N‐methylpyrrolidone hydroperoxide (NMPOOH)/base as an excellent reagent system for hydroxy‐directed syn selective epoxidation of electron‐deficient olefins, characterized by high diastereoselectivity, short reaction times and remarkable chemoselectivity, especially in presence of oxidatively labile nitrogen or sulfur atoms. NMPOOH also proves efficient in the oxidation of electron‐deficient aromatic aldehydes, in the removal of oxazolidinone chiral auxiliary, and in the functionalization of alkenes and alkynes, showing wide application potential.     

Experimental and Computational Studies on the CH Amination Mechanism of Tetrahydrocarbazoles via Hydroperoxides

The acid‐catalyzed reactions of photochemically generated tetrahydrocarbazole peroxides with anilines have been studied experimentally and computationally to identify the underlying reaction mechanism. The kinetic data indicate a reaction order of one in the hydroperoxide and zero in the aniline. Computational investigations using density functional theory support the experimental findings and predict an initial tautomerization between an imine and enamine substructure of the primarily generated tetrahydrocarbazole peroxide to be the rate controlling step. The enamine tautomer then loses hydrogen peroxide upon protonation, generating a stabilized allylic carbocation that is reversibly trapped by solvent or aniline to form the isolated products.     

掺杂双(N-2-甲基苯基-水杨醛亚胺)合铜(II)配合物的碳糊电极电催化测量过氧化氢(英文)

The electrochemical behavior of a bis (N-2-methylphenyl-salicyldenaminato)copper (II) complex spiked in a carbon paste electrode (BMPSCu-CPE) and its electrocatalytic reduc-tion of H2 O2 were examined using cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and differen-tial pulse voltammetry. Cyclic voltammetry was used to study the redox properties of BMPSCu-CPE at various potential scan rates. The apparent charge transfer rate constant and the transfer coefficient for the electron transfer between BMPSCu and the carbon paste electrode (CPE) were 1.9 ± 0.1 s–1 and 0.43, respectively. BMPSCu-CPE had excel-lent electrocatalytic activity for H2 O2 reduction in 0.1 mol/L phosphate buffer solution (pH 5.0), and it decreased the overpotential by 300 mV as compared to CPE alone. The diffusion coefficient and kinetic parameters such as the heterogeneous catalytic electron transfer rate constant and electron transfer coefficient for the reduction of H2 O2 at the BMPSCu-CPE surface were also determined using electrochemical methods. Differential pulse voltammetry showed two linear dynamic ranges of 1.0–10.0 and 10.0–300.0 μmol/L and a detection limit of 0.63 μmol/L H2 O2. The BMPSCu-CPE has excellent repro-ducibility and long term stability, and it was successfully applied for the determination of H2 O2 in two pharmaceutical samples: an antiseptic solution and a hair dying cream.     

Elementary Steps of Initiation and Termination Processes in Radical Polymerization

Investigations into the kinetics of primary radicals produced in photochemically and thermally induced decomposition of peroxides of type R₁C(O)O-OR₂ are presented. The correlation of peroxide structure with decomposition rate and with initiator efficiency in radical polymerizations is discussed. Termination rate coefficients, k_t, as a function of temperature, pressure, polymer content, and of chain length may be deduced from two types of time-resolved experiments in which, after applying an excimer laser pulse, either monomer conversion is measured via near-infrared spectroscopy or the decay in radical concentration is monitored via electron spin resonance.     

Homogeneous catalysis: Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of Ru(II) sensitizers by inorganic peroxides

The present research work involves the nature of interaction between the Ru(II) complex and inorganic peroxides in the absence of excitation by light photons. We synthesized a photosensitizer, ([Ru(dcbpy)₂(biq)]Cl₂·3H₂O) and studied its thermal degradation in the presence of inorganic peroxides (hydrogen peroxide, peroxomonosulfate and peroxodisulfate). Progress of the thermal reaction between the Ru(II) complex and each peroxide in 0.5 M H⁺ solutions was followed spectrophotometrically by monitoring the disappearance of the Ru(II) complex at its maximum absorbance (λ = 514 nm). The reactivities of the peroxides were compared and suitable mechanisms proposed.