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A stand-alone cobalt bis(dicarbollide) photoredox catalyst epoxidates alkenes in water at extremely low catalyst load
Guerrero, Isabel,Romero, Isabel,Teixidor, Francesc,Vi?as, Clara
, p. 10123 - 10131 (2021/12/27)
The cobalt bis(dicarbollide) complex, Na[3,3′-Co(η5-1,2-C2B9H11) (Na[1]), is an effective photoredox catalyst for the oxidation of alkenes to epoxides in water. Advantageous features of Na[1] include its lack of photoluminescence, high solubility and surfactant behavior in aqueous media, as well as the donor ability of the carborane ligand and high oxidizing power of the Co4+/3+ couple. These features differentiate it from the well-known and widely used photosensitizer tris (2,2′-bipyridine) ruthenium(ii) ([Ru(bpy)3]2+), which also participates in electron transfer through an outer sphere mechanism. A comparison of the catalytic performance of [Ru(bpy)3]2+ with Na[1] for alkene photo-oxidation is fully in favor of Na[1], as the former shows very low or null efficiency. With a catalyst loading of 0.1 mol% conversions between 65-97% have been obtained in short reaction times, 15 minutes, with moderate selectivity for the corresponding epoxide, due to the formation of side products as diols. But when the catalyst loading is reduced to 0.01 mol%, the selectivity for the corresponding epoxide increased considerably, being the only compound formed after 15 minutes of reaction (selectivity >99%). High TON values have been obtained (TON = 8500) for the epoxidation of aromatic and aliphatic alkenes in water. We have verified that Na[3,3′-Co(η5-1,2-C2B9H11)2] acts as a photocatalyst in both the epoxidation of alkenes and in their hydroxylation in aqueous medium with a higher rate for epoxidation than for hydroxylation. Preliminary photooxidation tests using methyl oleate as the substrate led to the selective epoxidation of the double bond. These results represent a promising starting point for the development of practical methods for the processing of unsaturated fatty acids, such as the valorisation of animal fat waste using this sustainable photoredox catalyst. This journal is
Synthesis of fatty ketoesters by tandem epoxidation-rearrangement with heterogeneous catalysis
Dorado, Vicente,Fraile, José M.,Gil, Lena,Herrerías, Clara I.,Mayoral, José A.
, p. 1789 - 1795 (2020/04/09)
Unsaturated fatty esters can be easily transformed into ketoesters through a two-step process. The highly efficient epoxidation is carried out with tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) in α,α,α-trifluorotoluene (TFT) using a Ti-silica heterogeneous catalyst. The formed epoxide is easily rearranged by a heterogeneous Br?nsted acid, with Nafion-silica SAC13 as the most efficient one. Both reactions can be combined in a tandem process, with separation of the Ti-silica catalyst by filtration from the reaction medium and addition of the second acid catalyst to perform the second reaction. Each catalyst is separated individually and can be reused, with or without re-activation, under the same conditions to maximize the productivity.
Fatty acid based biocarbonates: Al-mediated stereoselective preparation of mono-, di- and tricarbonates under mild and solvent-less conditions
Pe?a Carrodeguas,Cristòfol,Fraile,Mayoral,Dorado,Herrerías,Kleij
, p. 3535 - 3541 (2017/08/15)
A catalytic method for the preparation of a series of fatty acid derived biocarbonates has been developed using a binary Al-complex/PPNCl catalyst. This catalyst system allows conversion of fatty acid derived epoxides under comparatively mild reaction conditions (70-85 °C, 10 bar) while maintaining high levels of diastereospecificity with cis/trans ratios of up to 97:3 in the products. The comparative catalysis data obtained for the reactions catalysed only by the nucleophilic halide based components show that the presence of the Al-complex is crucial for the retention of the original stereochemistry.
