6 research outputs found
Iron-Catalyzed Divergent Tandem Radical Annulation of Aldehydes with Olefins toward Indolines and Dihydropyrans
Iron-catalyzed
divergent tandem radical annulations of aldehydes with olefins are
reported. The new strategy allows the rapid and efficient construction
of various multifunctionlized indolines (R = Ar) and dihydropyrans
(R = Me), which are significant skeletons in bioactive natural products
and pharmaceuticals. The substituents of tertiary amines play vital
roles to facilitate the desired transformation. Mechanistic studies
on indoline formation disclose that the homolytic cleavage of the
carbonyl C–H bond might be involved in the rate-determining
step, while dissociation of the aromatic C–H bond was most
likely included in the product-determining step
Iron-Catalyzed Acylation-Oxygenation of Terminal Alkenes for the Synthesis of Dihydrofurans Bearing a Quaternary Carbon
Iron-catalyzed
acylation-oxygenation of terminal alkenes is reported.
Acyl radicals generated by the oxidation of aldehydes add to terminal
alkenes and followed by intramolecular oxygenation give functionalized
2,3-dihydrofuran derivatives bearing a quaternary carbon
Influence of Framework Protons on the Adsorption Sites of the Benzene/HY System
Monte
Carlo (MC) simulations were performed to study the influence
of framework protons on the adsorption sites of the benzene molecule
in HY zeolite with different Si:Al ratios. Eleven types of adsorption
sites were observed including five reported sites (H1, H2, U4, U4(H1),
and W) and six newfound sites (W(2H1), U4(2H1), H1(H2), U4(H1,H1),
H1(H2,H1), and U4(H1,H1,H1)), which were “supersites”
with more than one proton. The stability order of the sites found
in the 28Al model can be expressed as U4(H1,H1,H1) > U4(H1) >
H1(H2,H1)
> W(2H1) > U4(H1,H1) > H1(H2) > H1 > H2 > U4 >
U4(2H1) > W. Increasing
number of zeolite protons resulted in an increasing proportion of
supersites, which enhanced adsorption energies of sites. For HY zeolite
models containing different numbers of protons with the same ratio
of H1:H2, the amount of the most stable adsorption sites containing
H1 proton increased, while the amount of the most stable adsorption
sites containing H2 decreased, with increasing number of protons
Dissolution and Absorption: A Molecular Mechanism of Mesopore Formation in Alkaline Treatment of Zeolite
With the aim to optimize alkaline
treatment of zeolites to obtain
hierarchical zeolites, dissolution and absorption mechanisms relevant
to mesopore formation were investigated at an atomistic scale by density
functional calculations. In the dissolution processes, dealumination
is energetically more favorable than desilication, though both processes
can occur. The dissolved Al species prefer to be absorbed back onto
zeolite surfaces whereas the dissolved Si species tend to aggregate
in solution. The dissolution process promotes but the absorption process
hampers the mesopore formation, laying foundation for understanding
the mesoporosity influenced by the variations of zeolite framework
and solution
Direct Benzothiophene Formation via Oxygen-Triggered Intermolecular Cyclization of Thiophenols and Alkynes Assisted by Manganese/PhCOOH
An intermolecular oxidative cyclization between thiophenols and alkynes for benzothiophene formation has been established. A variety of multifunctional benzothiophenes are synthesized. In addition, we demonstrated that the obtained benzothiophenes can be used for further transformation to give diverse benzothiophene derivatives efficiently and selectively
Promotion of the Inactive Iron Sulfide to an Efficient Hydrodesulfurization Catalyst
Extensive
efforts have been devoted to developing desulfurization catalysts
to effectively remove sulfur from fuel. Active phase metals including
cobalt, nickel, molybdenum, and tungsten have been extensively used
in industry for hydrotreating/hydrodesulfurization catalysts for over
50 years. However, while it is desirable to use inexpensive materials
to do the same job, it is a grand challenge. Herein, we report a Fe-based
sulfide catalyst that is tuned by zinc with high activity for HDS,
which shows an industrial application potential to replace industrial
Mo-based catalysts. With an optimal configuration that has a Fe:Zn
ratio close to 1:1, the reaction rate constants of the dibenzothiophene
(DBT) and 4,6-dimethydibenzothiophene (4,6-DMDBT) HDS are increased
by 9.2 and 17.4 times, respectively, in comparison with the sums of
those on the monoiron and zinc sulfides. HDS activity for the sterically
hindered 4,6-DMDBT on the FeZn sulfide catalyst is even close to that
of Co-MoS<sub>2</sub>. The experimental results indicate that the
addition of Zn greatly modifies the electronic properties of iron
sulfide by transferring electrons from Zn to Fe, which tunes the d
band center to modulate the adsorption behavior of DBT and 4,6-DMDBT.
In combination with theoretical calculations, our experiments show
that the addition of Zn dramatically tunes the formation of sulfur
vacancies. We propose that the formation of sulfur vacancies is the
critical factor for designing highly efficient Fe-based sulfide catalysts.
This study provides the design principle of low-cost desulfurization
catalysts for industrial refinery applications