Conversion Of Amines Research Articles

Two Sustainable Pathways of MOF-Catalyzed Room Temperature Chemical Fixation of CO2 inside Alkynes under Atmospheric Pressure.

The rising atmospheric CO2 levels necessitate the development of effective materials for its mitigation. Utilization of adsorbent materials for the reversible physisorption of CO2 has a significantly less impact. Recognizing this need, herein, we present a nitrogen-rich, aqua-stable, Ag(0)-nanoparticle-doped metal-organic framework (MOF) designed for the irreversible chemical conversion of CO2 into valuable fine chemicals. We demonstrate two sustainable pathways for CO2 fixation, utilizing the catalyst, 1'@Ag NPs. The designed catalyst facilitates the cyclization of propargylic amines and alcohols under ambient temperature and pressure conditions. Remarkably, this is the first MOF-based catalyst that allows for quantitative conversion of propargylic amines into 2-oxazolidinones at room temperature with atmospheric CO2 pressure. The process successfully transforms various propargylic amines and alcohols into 2-oxazolidinones and α-alkylidene cyclic carbonates under the CO2 atmosphere. Additionally, the catalyst shows excellent recyclability, maintaining its activity and structural integrity across multiple reuse cycles. Control experiments revealed that the catalytic efficiency of 1'@Ag NPs is attributed to the highly exposed alkynophilic Ag(0) sites on its pore walls. Computational studies further elucidate the mechanistic pathway for CO2 fixation. This work highlights the potential of 1'@Ag NPs to enhance environmental sustainability by converting CO2 into valuable bioactive chemicals under mild conditions.

One-pot synthesis of carbon dots/hydrochar and visible-light-driven photocatalysts for aerobic oxidative coupling of benzylic amines

Utilizing selective photocatalysis conversion of amines represents an environmentally sustainable and economically feasible approach to generating valuable chemical products in the industry. Herein, carbon dots (CDs) incorporated in hydrochar (CDs/HCPP) were synthesized by one-pot hydrothermal carbonization of pomelo peel (PP) coupled with freeze-drying and used for aerobic oxidative coupling of benzylic amines. CDs were produced using only the pomelo peel as the carbon source, without the addition of any extra carbon additives. CDs/HCPP exhibited the greatest catalytic activity, achieving a benzylamine conversion rate of 99%, which was nearly 5.5 times of carbonized PP (CPP) without CDs and 1.14 times of CDs alone. Additionally, the oxidation of other amines, such as p -substituted benzylamines with groups that donate and withdraw electrons, was also demonstrated to be highly active and reusable using CDs/HCPP. This study has the potential to pave the way for novel methodologies and insights into synthesizing biomass composites adorned with CDs, enhancing the efficacy of photocatalytic syntheses.

Asymmetric N-oxidation catalyzed by bisguanidinium dinuclear oxodiperoxomolybdosulfate

N-oxides play a pivotal role in natural products and emerging drug design, while also serving as valuable ligand scaffolds in organometallic chemistry. Among heteroatom oxidations, the conversion of amines to N-oxides is a critical and challenging facet. We present here a highly enantioselective N-oxidation methodology for both cyclic and acyclic amines. The method employs an ion-pair catalyst comprising a chiral bisguanidinium [BG]2+ cation and an achiral oxodiperoxomolybdosulfate anion [(µ-SO4)2Mo2O2(µ-O2)2(O2)2]2-. Notably, the bisguanidinium cation undergoes modification through silyl group incorporation and is elucidated by X-ray crystallography. Our findings underscore the crucial role of the side chain in the determination of the chiral pocket size, allowing for the oxidation of diverse tertiary amines with enantioselectivities. Comprehensive mechanistic investigations are conducted to explain the catalytic system’s efficacy in achieving dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) with high efficiency.

Solid-State Reaction of Alkylamines with CO2 in Ambient Air.

This paper explores possible procedures to accelerate CO2 capture from ambient air by a crystalline alkylamine surfactant (octadecylamine), leading to the corresponding crystalline ammonium-carbamate. Conversion of the amine to the carbamate, in different conditions, is studied by four different techniques: WAXD, FTIR, TGA, and DSC. The WAXD study also gives relevant information on the crystal structures of both amine and derived carbamate. Kinetics of reactions of the crystalline amine are mainly studied by DSC scans, by evaluating melting enthalpies of residual amine. The kinetics of conversion of the amine in ambient CO2 is strongly accelerated by ball milling with full conversion achieved after only 4 h, while the reaction kinetics of amine powder simply exposed to ambient CO2 is complete only after nearly 103 h. A substantial increase in kinetics of the solid-state amine reaction with ambient CO2 can be also achieved by increasing the temperature up to 50 °C, i. e. at a temperature slightly lower than amine melting. However, the time for full conversion remains much higher than for room-temperature ball-milled amine (roughly 102 h vs 4 h). Hence, suitable ball-milling procedures can lead to complete and relatively fast conversion of the crystalline amine to the crystalline ammonium-carbamate, even with ambient CO2.

N-Formylation of Carbon Dioxide and Amines with EDTA as a Recyclable Catalyst under Ambient Conditions

The reduction of CO2 is an important method to produce chemicals such as methanol, formic acid, formaldehyde, etc. In general, the reduction of CO2 is carried out at high temperatures and pressures with precious metals as catalysts, which is not favorable for industrial procedures. Thus, it will be very useful if researchers can find cost-effective catalysts for industrial application in CO2 reduction. In this work, commercially available ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) was tested as a cheap, non-toxic, and recyclable catalyst to initiate the N-carbonylation reaction of CO2 with amines. After screening various reaction parameters, including temperature, pressure, time, solvent, and reducing agent, the optimal reaction conditions were obtained: 80 °C, 2 MPa, 6 h, 50 mmol% catalyst dosage, 1 mL DMSO, and 1:1 molar ratio of amine to reducing agent. Notably, further studies confirmed that EDTA could also be effective for N-formylation even under ambient conditions (0.1 MPa and room temperature). The suitability of the catalyst for 26 kinds of substrates (including aliphatic amines, aromatic amines, and alicyclic amines) and its reusability were also investigated, with satisfactory results. Scale-up research has been performed effectively with a high conversion of amine (83%) to obtain the mono-formylated product selectively. Finally, the mechanism of the reaction between amine and CO2 has been proposed via control experiments and compared with results in the literature.

Conversion of Propargylic Amines with CO2 Catalyzed by a Highly Stable Copper(I) Iodide Thorium-Based Heterometal-Organic Framework.

The conversion of CO2 to generate high-value-added chemicals has become one of the hot research topics in green synthesis. Thereinto, the cyclization reaction of propargylic amines with CO2 is highly attractive because the resultant oxazolidinones are widely found in pharmaceutical chemistry. Cu(I)-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as catalysts exhibit promising application prospects for CO2 conversion. However, their practical application was greatly limited due to Cu(I) being liable to disproportionation or oxidization. Herein, the solid copper(I) iodide thorium-based porous framework {[Cu5I6Th6(μ3-O)4(μ3-OH)4(H2O)10(L)10]·OH·4DMF·H2O}n (1) (HL = 2-methylpyridine-4-carboxylic acid) constructed by [Th6] clusters and [CuxIy] subunits was successfully prepared and structurally characterized. To our knowledge, this is the first copper(I) iodide-based actinide organic framework. Catalytic investigations indicate that 1 can effectively catalyze the cyclization of propargylic amines with CO2 under ambient conditions, which can be reused at least five times without a remarkable decline of catalytic activity. Importantly, 1 exhibits excellent chemical stability and the oxidation state of Cu(I) in it can remain stable under various conditions. This work can provide a valuable strategy for the synthesis of stable Cu(I)-MOF materials.

Comparative investigation on composting and pyrolysis of swine manure: Heavy metals transformation, nitrogen immobilization and integrated environmental risk assessment

Harmless treatment of livestock manure has been a pressing issue due to its contamination of heavy metals and volatilization of nitrogen(N)-containing components during processing. In this paper, the chemical species transformation, leaching characteristics of Cr, Mn, Zn, Cu and conversion of amine N and inorganic N during composting and pyrolysis of swine manure (400°C, 500°C, 600°C and 700°C) were comparatively investigated, and their integrated environmental risk (η) was assessed. According to the ultimate and proximate analysis, pyrolyzed char exhibited better aromaticity and richer functional groups compared with that of compost; Cr, Mn, Zn, Cu were transformed into more stable residual states (F3+F4), and better inhibition of leaching in simulated landfill experiments was shown than compost. However, deamination and cyclocondensation reactions under higher pyrolysis temperatures resulted in N escaping in the form of NH3 and HCN. Considering various pollution coefficients, the integrated ecological risk was reduced by 59.24 % after 600°C pyrolysis, which is the optimal condition for the minimization of the risk of heavy metal toxicity and N volatilization among all the compost and pyrolysis process.

Automated Synthesis for the Safe Production of Organic Azides from Primary Amines.

Described herein is the development of an automated and reproducible process for the conversion of primary amines to organic azides utilizing prepacked capsules containing all the required reagents, including imidazole-1-sulfonyl azide tetrafluoroborate. Apart from manually loading the primary amine into the reaction vessel, the entire reaction and product isolation process can be achieved automatically, with no further user involvement, and delivers the desired organic azide in high purity. This practical and simple automated capsule-based method offers a convenient and safe way of generating organic azides without handling or exposure of potentially explosive reagents.

Positive Electronic Nickel Active Site Enhances N─H/C─H Bonds Breaking for Electrooxidation of Amines to Nitriles Coupling with Hydrogen Production

AbstractElectrocatalytic conversion of amines to nitriles can be used as biomass upgrading to assist hydrogen production in water electrolysis. However, achieving efficient N─H/C─H bond breaking in amines oxidation remains a challenge. Herein, the nitrogen‐doped carbon supported NiO nanoparticles with positive electronic nickel active site are simply synthesized to achieve ∽99% selectivity and complete conversion in electrooxidizing amines to nitriles, and the onset potential of the whole reaction is as low as 1.32 V vs. RHE. Detailed in situ characterizations and theoretical calculations prove that the carbon substrate enhances the interaction between the N 2p orbital of amines and the Ni 3d orbital, which favors the construction of an indirect oxidation intermediate state R‐CH2NH2···NiO(OH)abs and promotes the subsequent stepwise dehydrogenation to nitriles. This whole reaction produces 16.4 times more hydrogen than pure water splitting, facilitating the development of the chemicals industry and energy utilization.

A stable porphyrin-based porous organic polymer as highly efficient heterogeneous photocatalyst for the oxidative homocoupling of amines

With permanent photosensitivity and intrinsic porosity, porphyrin-based porous organic polymers (POPs) are potential candidates for photocatalytic reactions. Herein, H2Pp-POP was prepared via the free radical self-polymerization of [5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-((4-vinylbenzyl)oxy)phenyl)porphyrin] (H2Pp) containing terminal styrene groups. The as-prepared H2Pp-POP possess superior photosensitivity, abundant pore structure, and robust stability, which endow it remarkable photocatalytic activity and recyclability. As a result, H2Pp-POP exhibits an excellent photocatalytic performance in the oxidative homocoupling of amines into imines, with high conversion rate and selectivity. This study provides a valuable way to synthesize efficient heterogeneous photocatalysts for the conversion of amine.

Efficiently photocatalytic conversion of amine to imidine via perylene diimides supramolecules with oxygen vacancy

The utilization of photocatalytic oxidation technology for sustainable production of value-added chemicals has garnered significant attention. In the photocatalytic process, the transfer rate of photogenerated holes is considerably slower (2–3 orders of magnitude) than that of electrons. Consequently, the migration of photogenerated holes emerges as a critical bottleneck in achieving the efficient conversion of solar energy into value-added chemicals. To address these challenges, we synthesized a perylene diimides supramolecule with abundant oxygen vacancies (R-Ov-PDI) to enhance holes transfer processes. Photogenerated holes were selectively captured by negatively charged defect sites, triggering an attack on the C–N bond. Noticeably, the catalyst exhibited a remarkable benzylamine oxidation efficiency (31.3 mmol·g−1·h−1) under visible light, with a selectivity for imine surpassing 99%. Furthermore, it demonstrated excellent substrate generality, outperforming most reported all-organic photocatalysts by 1–2 orders of magnitude. This study prove a novel perspective for the systematic design of efficient organic photocatalysts.

CuI-anchored porous covalent organic frameworks for highly efficient conversion of propargylic amines with CO2 from flue gas

A unique CuI-anchored covalent organic framework heterogeneous catalyst was designed and synthesized, and the catalyst exhibited highly efficient conversion of propargylic amines with flue gas CO2 into 2-oxazolidones.

Isothiocyanate intermediates facilitate divergent synthesis of N-heterocycles for DNA-encoded libraries.

The versatile reactivity of isothiocyanate intermediates enabled the diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) of N-heterocycles in a DNA-compatible manner. We first reported a mild in situ conversion of DNA-conjugated amines to isothiocyanates. Subsequently, a set of diverse transformations was successfully developed to construct 2-thioxo-quinazolinones, 1,2,4-thiadiazoles, and 2-imino thiazolines. Finally, the feasibility of these approaches in constructing DELs was further demonstrated through enzymatic ligation and mock pool preparation. This study demonstrated the advantages of combining in situ conversion strategies with DOS, which effectively broadened the chemical and structural diversity of DELs.

Organophotocatalytic α-deuteration of unprotected primary amines via H/D exchange with D2O.

We report a straightforward H/D exchange method for the synthesis of α-deuterated primary amines from a diverse set of primary amines with high levels of deuteration and chemo- and site selectivity and preparative utility. This cost-effective strategy enables the direct conversion of primary amines to α-deuterated counterparts using D2O as the deuterium source under mild reaction conditions without requiring additional functionality manipulation and with minimal byproduct production.

Gold(I)-catalyzed synthesis of N-alkenyl 2-pyridonyl sec-amines.

N-Alkenyl 2-pyridonyl amines are afforded in high yields via a gold-catalyzed rearrangement of 2-propargyloxypyridine and 2-(but-3-yn-1-yloxy)pyridine under acidic conditions. This approach exhibits significant utility due to its outstanding efficiency of conversion in the synthesis of secondary amines as a one-pot reaction. The initial step of the method involves a cyclization reaction for the production of pyridinium salts, followed by the next stage, where rearrangement is accomplished through the nucleophilic addition phenomenon. This approach provides the conversion of primary amines into secondary amines, resulting in a single product. Furthermore, the methodology presents a high degree of tolerance towards several pyridine and aniline derivatives, resulting in the formation of products with excellent yields.

Facile fabrication of ternary NiTiFe-LDH ultrathin nanosheets for efficient conversion of amines into imines under visible light.

Ternary NiTiFe-LDH with an ultrathin nanosheet morphology was successfully fabricated via a facile co-precipitation method, followed by refluxing, and was used as a catalyst for oxidative coupling of amines to produce imines under visible light. The obvious superior activity observed in NiTiFe-LDH ultrathin nanosheets compared with binary NiTi-LDH and bulk NiTiFe-LDH can be ascribed to an enhanced light absorption capability caused by the introduction of Fe3+ ions as well as the ultrathin nanosheets which can minimize the recombination of the photogenerated charge carriers and provide more catalytically active sites for the reaction. As a result, more catalytically active O2˙- radicals are generated over NiTiFe-LDH ultrathin nanosheets, which leads to their superior activity. This study not only shows the possibility of using LDHs in photocatalytic organic transformations but also demonstrates an effective strategy to promote the activity of LDH-based photocatalysts via simultaneous composition and morphology modulation of LDHs.

Photocatalytic Production of Ethanolamines and Ethylenediamines from Bio-Polyols over a Cu/TiO2 Catalyst.

Valorization of biomass-derived polyols into high-value-added ethanolamines and ethylenediamines is highly attractive. Herein, we report a one-step photocatalytic protocol to convert bio-polyols into a 60 % yield of ethanolamines and ethylenediamines over a multifunctional Cu/TiO2 catalyst. This catalyst enables a tandem process of photocatalytic polyol C-C bond cleavage and reductive amination in one pot at room temperature, and also allows the selective conversion of various bio-polyols and amines. Mechanistic studies revealed that photogenerated holes in TiO2 promote the retro-aldol C-C bond cleavage or oxidative dehydrogenation of polyols, and photogenerated electrons accumulate on small-sized Cu clusters, which facilitate the reductive amination via hydrogen transfer and prevent the H2 generation. This strategy provides new opportunities for the development of non-noble metal photocatalysts and methods of biomass conversion under mild conditions.

Solar-light-induced green conversion of amines into imines by lemon derived heteroatoms-doped GQDs as a green photocatalyst

Graphene is one of the amazing present encroachments in current research area of science and one of the utmost fascinating materials for relevance in cutting-edge research. Herein, we designed lemon-derived heteroatoms-doped graphene quantum dots (S, N-GQDs) based photocatalyst for the first time. For the integrating reactions of amines in aerobic conditions under solar light by S, N-GQDs photocatalyst exhibit utmost higher photocatalytic activity than simple oxygen-doped graphene quantum dots (O-GQDs) due to slow recombination charges. The mechanisms accountable for the drastically increased photocatalytic activity of S, N-GQDs in solar light responsive integrating reactions of amines in aerobic conditions into the corresponding derivative of imines are also completely scrutinized.

Synthesis of novel binuclear Cu(II) complex and its application as catalyst for conversion of amine to imine

Synthesis of novel binuclear Cu(II) complex and its application as catalyst for conversion of amine to imine

Dehydrogenative Conversions of Aldehydes and Amines to Amides Catalyzed by a Nickel(II) Pincer Complex

A C-N cross-coupling approach involving oxidative amidations of aromatic aldehydes in the presence of an amide-based nickel(II) pincer catalyst (2) is demonstrated. Upon optimization, quick reaction times (15 min) and an ideal temperature (25 °C) were established and implemented for the conversion of 33 different amide products using only 0.2 mol% of catalyst. Moderate to good turnover numbers (TONs) were obtained for secondary benzamide products, and moderate TONs were obtained for tertiary benzamide products, with the highest turnover number calculated for the 4-chloro-N-(3-phenylpropyl)benzamide product (4i, 309). Gas chromatographic–mass spectrometric (GC–MS) analysis also indicates the formation of alcohols in different reactions, indicating an oxidative amidation process. Kinetic studies were performed by varying the amount of catalyst, aldehyde, LiHMDS base, and amine substrate to determine the order of reaction for each component. Benzaldehyde and benzaldehyde-d6 were reacted with benzylamine, and the kH/kD ratio was determined to understand the rate-determining step. Isotope labeling further revealed that deuterium was being transferred to both the alcohol side product and the target amide product. With the help of kinetic data and UV–visible spectra, a mechanism for the amidation process via the catalyst (2) is proposed through a Ni(I)–Ni(III) pathway.