The alkylation of nitroarenes with alkanols catalysed by a phosphinesulfonate chelated ruthenium complex [Ru-1] was developed. It exhibits very different reactivity and chemoselectivity depending on acidic-basic conditions. Under either neutral or acidic conditions, nitroarenes were converted to secondary and tertiary anilines, respectively, with s...
The alkylation of nitroarenes with alkanols catalysed by a phosphinesulfonate chelated ruthenium complex [Ru-1] was developed. It exhibits very different reactivity and chemoselectivity depending on acidic-basic conditions. Under either neutral or acidic conditions, nitroarenes were converted to secondary and tertiary anilines, respectively, with s...
The number of developed methodologies for the ring expansion of cyclobutanol rings to five, six and seven-membered rings has increased significantly over the last six years. In this timeframe, the semipinacol rearrangement of vinyl-group containing cyclobutanols to cyclopentanones has been advanced under photoredox and electrochemical conditions, e...
The catalytic isomerization of glucose to fructose has been deemed a vital step in biorefinery, while the isomerization mechanism in alcoholic media still remains ambiguous. Hereby, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out to investigate the isomerization mechanism of glucose over aluminum-based catalysts in methanol media. Al3...
The catalytic isomerization of glucose to fructose has been deemed a vital step in biorefinery, while the isomerization mechanism in alcoholic media still remains ambiguous. Hereby, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out to investigate the isomerization mechanism of glucose over aluminum-based catalysts in methanol media. Al3...
10.1021/acscatal.8b02706 / ACS CATALYSIS / 8 / 9 / 8810-8815
We report the cross-dehydrative reaction of two alcohols to form unsymmetrical ethers using NHC-gold(I) complexes (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene). Our progress in developing this reaction into a straightforward procedure is discussed in detail. The optimised methodology proceeds under mild reaction conditions and produces water as the sole by-produc...
