- Time-Dependent Self-Assembly of Copper(II) Coordination Polymers and Tetranuclear Rings: Catalysts for Oxidative Functionalization of Saturated Hydrocarbons
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This study describes a time-dependent self-assembly generation of new copper(II) coordination compounds from an aqueous-medium reaction mixture composed of copper(II) nitrate, H3bes biobuffer (N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid), ammonium hydroxide, and benzenecarboxylic acid, namely, 4-methoxybenzoic (Hfmba) or 4-chlorobenzoic (Hfcba) acid. Two products were isolated from each reaction, namely, 1D coordination polymers [Cu3(μ3-OH)2(μ-fmba)2(fmba)2(H2O)2]n (1) or [Cu2(μ-OH)2(μ-fcba)2]n (2) and discrete tetracopper(II) rings [Cu4(μ-Hbes)3(μ-H2bes)(μ-fmba)]·2H2O (3) or [Cu4(μ-Hbes)3(μ-H2bes)(μ-fcba)]·4H2O (4), respectively. These four compounds were obtained as microcrystalline air-stable solids and characterized by standard methods, including the single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structures of 1 and 2 feature distinct types of metal-organic chains driven by the μ3- or μ-OH- ligands along with the μ-benzenecarboxylate linkers. The structures of 3 and 4 disclose the chairlike Cu4 rings assembled from four μ-bridging and chelating aminoalcoholate ligands along with μ-benzenecarboxylate moieties playing a core-stabilizing role. Catalytic activity of 1-4 was investigated in two model reactions, namely, (a) the mild oxidation of saturated hydrocarbons with hydrogen peroxide to form alcohols and ketones and (b) the mild carboxylation of alkanes with carbon monoxide, water, and peroxodisulfate to generate carboxylic acids. Cyclohexane and propane were used as model cyclic and gaseous alkanes, while the substrate scope also included cyclopentane, cycloheptane, and cyclooctane. Different reaction parameters were investigated, including an effect of the acid cocatalyst and various selectivity parameters. The obtained total product yields (up to 34% based on C3H8 or up to 47% based on C6H12) in the carboxylation of propane and cyclohexane are remarkable taking into account an inertness of these saturated hydrocarbons and low reaction temperatures (50-60 °C). Apart from notable catalytic activity, this study showcases a novel time-dependent synthetic strategy for the self-assembly of two different Cu(II) compounds from the same reaction mixture.
- Costa, Ines F. M.,Kirillova, Marina V.,André, Vania,Fernandes, Tiago A.,Kirillov, Alexander M.
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supporting information
p. 14491 - 14503
(2021/07/19)
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- Mild oxidative functionalization of cycloalkanes catalyzed by novel dicopper(II) cores
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The search for new transition metal based catalytic systems that are active in the oxidative functionalization of such inert substrates as saturated hydrocarbons continues to be an important research direction in molecular catalysis. In the present study, two new copper(II) coordination compounds, namely a discrete dimer [Cu2(μ-H2tea)2(nfa)2]·2H2O (1) and a 1D coordination polymer [Cu2(μ-H2tea)2(μ-Htma)]n·4nH2O (2) were synthesized and applied as homogeneous catalysts for the mild oxidative functionalization of cycloalkanes (cyclopentane, cyclohexane, cycloheptane, and cyclooctane). Both products 1 and 2 were self-assembled in aqueous medium from copper(II) nitrate, triethanolamine (H3tea), sodium hydroxide, and 2-naphthoic (Hnfa) or trimesic (H3tma) acids, isolated as stable crystalline solids, and fully characterized by standard methods including single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Their structures feature a similar type of dicopper(II) triethanolaminate cores that are decorated by terminal or bridging aromatic carboxylate ligands. Two model catalytic reactions were investigated, namely the oxidation of cycloalkanes by H2O2 to produce cycloalkyl hydroperoxides as intermediate products and then a mixture of cyclic alcohols and ketones as final products, and the carboxylation of cycloalkanes with CO/S2O82?/H2O to form cycloalkanecarboxylic acids as main products. These model reactions undergo under very mild conditions (50?60 °C) and show good efficiency. Substrate scope, selectivity features, and the effects of reaction parameters were investigated and discussed in detail. This study widens the family of multicopper(II) cores capable of catalyzing the oxidative functionalization of saturated hydrocarbons under mild conditions.
- Trusau, Kiryl I.,Kirillova, Marina V.,André, Vania,Usevich, Andrew I.,Kirillov, Alexander M.
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- Mild C-H functionalization of alkanes catalyzed by bioinspired copper(ii) cores
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Three new copper(ii) coordination compounds formulated as [Cu(H1.5bdea)2](hba)·2H2O (1), [Cu2(μ-Hbdea)2(aca)2]·4H2O (2), and [Cu2(μ-Hbdea)2(μ-bdca)]n (3) were generated by aqueous medium self-assembly synthesis from Cu(NO3)2, N-butyldiethanolamine (H2bdea) as a main N,O-chelating building block and different carboxylic acids [4-hydroxybenzoic (Hhba), 9-anthracenecarboxylic (Haca), or 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylic (H2bdca) acid] as supporting carboxylate ligands. The structures of products range from discrete mono- (1) or dicopper(ii) (2) cores to a 1D coordination polymer (3), and widen a family of copper(ii) coordination compounds derived from H2bdea. The obtained compounds were applied as bioinspired homogeneous catalysts for the mild C-H functionalization of saturated hydrocarbons (cyclic and linear C5-C8 alkanes). Two model catalytic reactions were explored, namely the oxidation of hydrocarbons with H2O2 to a mixture of alcohols and ketones, and the carboxylation of alkanes with CO/S2O82- to carboxylic acids. Both processes proceed under mild conditions with a high efficiency and the effects of different parameters (e.g., reaction time and presence of acid promoter, amount of catalyst and solvent composition, substrate scope and selectivity features) were studied and discussed in detail. In particular, an interesting promoting effect of water was unveiled in the oxidation of cyclohexane that is especially remarkable in the reaction catalyzed by 3, thus allowing a potential use of diluted, in situ generated solutions of hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, the obtained values of product yields (up to 41% based on alkane substrate) are very high when dealing with the C-H functionalization of saturated hydrocarbons and the mild conditions of these catalytic reactions (50-60 °C, H2O/CH3CN medium). This study thus contributes to an important field of alkane functionalization and provides a notable example of new Cu-based catalytic systems that can be easily generated by self-assembly from simple and low-cost chemicals.
- Kirillova, Marina V.,Fernandes, Tiago A.,André, Vania,Kirillov, Alexander M.
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supporting information
p. 7706 - 7714
(2019/08/30)
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- Interplay between H-bonding and interpenetration in an aqueous copper(ii)-aminoalcohol-pyromellitic acid system: self-assembly synthesis, structural features and catalysis
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Two new copper(ii) coordination compounds, [Cu(H1.5mdea)2]2(H2pma) (1a) and [{Cu2(μ-Hmdea)2}2(μ4-pma)]n·2nH2O (1b), were self-assembled at different temperatures from the same multicomponent reaction system, comprising copper(ii) nitrate, N-methyldiethanolamine (H2mdea), pyromellitic acid (H4pma), and potassium hydroxide. Products 1a and 1b were isolated as microcrystalline solids and fully characterized and their structures were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1a features the bis-aminoalcohol(ate) monocopper(ii) units and H2pma2? anions that are multiply interconnected by strong H-bonds into a firm 2D H-bonded layer. Compound 1b reveals the bis-aminoalcoholate dicopper(ii) motifs that are interlinked by the μ4-pma4? spacers into a 3D + 3D interpenetrated metal-organic framework. From a topological perspective, both networks of 1a and 1b are uninodal and driven by similar 4-connected H2pma2? or pma4? nodes, but result in distinct sql and dia topologies, respectively. Compound 1a was applied as an efficient catalyst for two model cycloalkane functionalization reactions: (1) oxidation by H2O2 to form cyclic alcohols and ketones and (2) hydrocarboxylation by CO/H2O and S2O82? to form cycloalkanecarboxylic acids. The substrate scope, effects of various reaction parameters, selectivity and mechanistic features were also investigated.
- Fernandes, Tiago A.,Kirillova, Marina V.,André, Vania,Kirillov, Alexander M.
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supporting information
p. 16674 - 16683
(2018/12/05)
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- Three-Component Copper-Phosphonate-Auxiliary Ligand Systems: Proton Conductors and Efficient Catalysts in Mild Oxidative Functionalization of Cycloalkanes
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The synthesis, structural characterization, topological analysis, proton conductivity, and catalytic properties are reported of two Cu(II)-based compounds, namely a dinuclear Cu(II) complex [Cu2(μ-VPA)2(phen)2(H2O)2]·8H2O (1) (H2VPA = vinylphosphonic acid, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) and a 1D coordination polymer [Cu(μ-SO4)(phen)(H2O)2]∞ (2). Their structural features and H-bonding interactions were investigated in detail, showing that the metal-organic structures of 1 and 2 are extended by multiple hydrogen bonds to more complex 2D or 1D H-bonded architectures with the kgd [Shubnikov plane net (3.6.3.6)/dual] and SP 1-periodic net (4,4)(0,2) topology, respectively. These nets are primarily driven by the H-bonding interactions involving water ligands and H2O molecules of crystallization; besides, the (H2O)4/(H2O)5 clusters were identified in 1. Both 1 and 2 are moderate proton conductors, with proton conductivity values, σ = 3.65 × 10-6 and 3.94 × 10-6 S·cm-1, respectively (measured at 80 °C and 95% relative humidity). Compounds 1 and 2 are also efficient homogeneous catalysts for the mild oxidative functionalization of C5-C8 cycloalkanes (cyclopentane, cyclohexane, cycloheptane, and cyclooctane), namely for the oxidation by H2O2 to give cyclic alcohols and ketones and the hydrocarboxylation by CO/H2O and S2O82- to the corresponding cycloalkanecarboxylic acids as major products. The catalytic reactions proceed under mild conditions (50-60 °C) in aqueous acetonitrile medium, resulting in up to 34% product yields based on cycloalkane substrate.
- Armakola, Eirini,Colodrero, Rosario M. P.,Bazaga-García, Montse,Salcedo, Inés R.,Choquesillo-Lazarte, Duane,Cabeza, Aurelio,Kirillova, Marina V.,Kirillov, Alexander M.,Demadis, Konstantinos D.
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p. 10656 - 10666
(2018/09/13)
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- Mild homogeneous oxidation and hydrocarboxylation of cycloalkanes catalyzed by novel dicopper(II) aminoalcohol-driven cores
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N-benzylethanolamine (Hbea) and triisopropanolamine (H3tipa) were applied as unexplored aminoalcohol N,O-building blocks for the self-assembly generation of two novel dicopper(II) compounds, [Cu2(μ-bea)2(Hbea)2](NO3)2 (1) and [Cu2(H3tipa)2(μ-pma)]·7H2O (2) {H4pma = pyromellitic acid}. These were isolated as stable and aqua-soluble microcrystalline products and were fully characterized by IR spectroscopy, ESI–MS(±), and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, the latter revealing distinct Cu2 cores containing the five-coordinate copper(II) centers with the {CuN2O3} or {CuNO4} environments. Compounds 1 and 2 were used as homogeneous catalysts for the mild oxidation of C5–C8 cycloalkanes to give the corresponding cyclic alcohols and ketones in up to 23% overall yields based on cycloalkane. The reactions proceed in aqueous acetonitrile medium at 50 °C using H2O2 as an oxidant. The effects of different reaction conditions were studied, including the type and loading of catalyst, amount and kind of acid promoter, and water concentration. Despite the fact that different acids (HNO3, H2SO4, HCl, or CF3COOH) promote the oxidation of alkanes, the reaction is exceptionally fast in the presence of a catalytic amount of HCl, resulting in the TOF values of up to 430 h?1. Although water typically strongly inhibits alkane oxidations due to the reduction of H2O2 concentration and lowering of the alkane solubility, in the systems comprising 1 and 2 we observed a significant growth (up to 5-fold) of an initial reaction rate in the cyclohexane oxidation on increasing the amount of H2O in the reaction mixture. The bond-, regio- and stereo-selectivity parameters were investigated in oxidation of different linear, branched, and cyclic alkane substrates. Both compounds 1 and 2 also catalyze the hydrocarboxylation of C5–C8 cycloalkanes, by CO, K2S2O8, and H2O in a water/acetonitrile medium at 60 °C, to give the corresponding cycloalkanecarboxylic acids in up to 38% yields based on cycloalkanes.
- Fernandes, Tiago A.,André, Vania,Kirillov, Alexander M.,Kirillova, Marina V.
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p. 357 - 367
(2016/12/16)
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- How to force a classical chelating ligand to a metal non-chelating bridge: The observation of a rare coordination mode of diethanolamine in the 1D complex {[Cu2(Piv)4(H3tBuDea)](Piv)}n
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The novel chain coordination polymer {[Cu2(Piv) 4(H3tBuDea)](Piv)}n (1) has been prepared through the self-assembly reaction of copper(ii) nitrate with pivalic acid (HPiv) and N-tert-butyldiethanolamine (H2tBuDea) in acetonitrile solution. Crystallographic analysis revealed the extremely rare non-chelating bridging coordination mode of diethanolamine ligand in 1, observed for the first time in transition metal complexes, as well as in complexes of diethanolamine having a non-coordinating aliphatic group at the N atom. Possible reasons for such a coordination and analysis of the main coordination modes of diethanolamine-based ligands are discussed. Variableerature (1.8-300 K) magnetic susceptibility measurements showed that 1 represents a rare example of dicopper(ii) tetracarboxylate that is a diamagnetic solid at room temperature. This behaviour is compared with literature examples and discussed on the basis of DFT calculations. Furthermore, 1 acts as an efficient catalyst for the mild hydrocarboxylation of linear and cyclic C5-C8 alkanes into the corresponding carboxylic acids.
- Nesterova, Oksana V.,Kirillova, Marina V.,Guedes Da Silva, M. Fatima C.,Boca, Roman,Pombeiro, Armando J. L.
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p. 775 - 783
(2014/01/17)
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- Tautomeric effect of hydrazone Schiff bases in tetranuclear Cu(ii) complexes: Magnetism and catalytic activity towards mild hydrocarboxylation of alkanes
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Three new tetranuclear copper(ii) complexes [Cu(HL1)] 4·4EtOH (1·4EtOH), [Cu(HL2)]4 (2) and [Cu(H2L3)]4(NO3) 4·2H2O (3·2H2O) have been synthesized using three different hydrazone Schiff base ligands derived from the condensation of the aromatic acid hydrazides 2-hydroxybenzo-, 2-aminobenzo- or benzo-hydrazide, with 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde. Complexes 1 and 3 have been characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The coordinating behaviour of the ligand depends on the nature of the ortho substituent present in the hydrazide moiety. The ligands bearing a strong electron donating group (by resonance) in the ortho position undergo complexation via enolization and deprotonation, whereas the absence of such an effect leads to complexation via the keto form, and two different types of tetranuclear Cu(ii) clusters, viz. open-cubane and cubane, are obtained. Variable temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements of complexes 1 and 3 have been carried out to examine the nature of magnetic interaction between the Cu(ii) centres. All the three complexes (1-3) act as good catalyst precursors towards mild hydrocarboxylation of linear and cyclic alkanes into carboxylic acids in water-acetonitrile medium.
- Sutradhar, Manas,Kirillova, Marina V.,Guedes Da Silva, M. Fatima C.,Liu, Cai-Ming,Pombeiro, Armando J. L.
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p. 16578 - 16587
(2013/12/04)
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- Mild oxidative functionalization of alkanes and alcohols catalyzed by new mono- and dicopper(II) aminopolyalcoholates
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The new mono- and dicopper(II) complexes [Cu(H3L 1)(NCS)] (1) and [Cu2(μ-HL2) 2(NCS)2] (2) were easily self-assembled from Cu(CH 3COO)2·H2O, NaNCS, NaOH and N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine (H 4L1) or N-ethyldiethanolamine (H2L 2), respectively. They were fully characterized by IR spectroscopy, ESI-MS(±), elemental and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses, and applied as homogeneous catalysts for (i) the oxidation of alkanes by t-BuOOH in air to alkyl peroxides, alcohols and ketones, and in turn the oxidation of alcohols to ketones, and (ii) the single-pot aqueous medium hydrocarboxylation, by CO, H2O and K2S2O8, of various linear and cyclic Cn (n = 5-8) alkanes into the corresponding C n+1 carboxylic acids. Compound 1 was significantly more active in the oxygenation of alkanes and oxidation of alcohols, allowing to achieve 18% yield (TON = 800) of oxygenates in the oxidation of cyclohexane, and 78% yield (TON = 780) of cyclohexanone in the oxidation of cyclohexanol. In alkane hydrocarboxylations, 1 and 2 exhibited comparable activities with the total yields (based on alkane) of carboxylic acids attaining 39%. The selectivity parameters for oxidative transformations were measured and discussed, supporting free-radical mechanisms.
- Kirillov, Alexander M.,Kirillova, Marina V.,Shul'Pina, Lidia S.,Figiel, Pawe? J.,Gruenwald, Katrin R.,Guedes Da Silva, M. Fátima C.,Haukka, Matti,Pombeiro, Armando J.L.,Shul'Pin, Georgiy B.
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p. 26 - 34
(2012/01/14)
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- New diamondoid-like [Cu3B(μ-O)6] core self-assembled from Bis-Tris biobuffer for mild hydrocarboxylation of alkanes to carboxylic acids
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The new tricopper(ii) complex [Cu3(μ3-BO)(H 3L)3][BF4]·2H2O (1) with an unprecedented diamondoid-like [Cu3B(μ-O)6] core has been easily generated by self-assembly in an aqueous medium from Cu(NO 3)2, NaBF4, NaOH and Bis-Tris (H5L) biobuffer, (HOCH2)3CN(CH2CH2OH) 2. Compound 1 efficiently promotes the mild single-pot hydrocarboxylation, by CO and H2O, of various linear and cyclic Cn (n = 2-8) alkanes into the corresponding Cn+1 carboxylic acids.
- Kirillov, Alexander M.,Karabach, Yauhen Y.,Kirillova, Marina V.,Haukka, Matti,Pombeiro, Armando J. L.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 6378 - 6381
(2011/08/06)
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