Composite solid base catalysts derived from Ca‐M‐Al(M=Mg,La,Ce,Y)layered double hydroxides(LDH)were synthesized,characterized and applied to the transesterification of methanol with propylene carbonate.X‐ray diffra...Composite solid base catalysts derived from Ca‐M‐Al(M=Mg,La,Ce,Y)layered double hydroxides(LDH)were synthesized,characterized and applied to the transesterification of methanol with propylene carbonate.X‐ray diffraction analyses of the catalysts show that all of the catalysts were in the form of composite oxides.Compared with the Ca‐Al LDH catalyst,the specific surface areas and pore volumes of the catalysts were increased with the introduction of Mg,La or Ce.The catalytic performance of these catalysts increases in the order of Ca‐Y‐Al<Ca‐Al<Ca‐Ce‐Al<Ca‐La‐Al<Ca‐Mg‐Al,which is consistent with the total surface basic amounts of these materials and the formation of especially strong basic sites following modification with Mg and La.The Ca‐Mg‐Al catalyst shows the highest(Ca+Mg):Al atomic ratio,indicating that it likely contains more unsaturated O2?ions,providing it with the highest concentration of very strong basic sites.The recyclability of these catalysts is improved following the addition of Mg,La,Ce or Y,with the Ca‐Mg‐Al maintaining a high level of activity after ten recycling trials.X‐ray diffraction analyses of fresh and used Ca‐Mg‐Al demonstrate that this catalyst is exceptionally stable,which could be of value in practical applications related to heterogeneous catalysis.展开更多
Some apolar organic solvents is miscible with perfluorous nonene to form fluorous biphase systems.Perfluorous nonene could be used as a green solvent in equimolar esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols witho...Some apolar organic solvents is miscible with perfluorous nonene to form fluorous biphase systems.Perfluorous nonene could be used as a green solvent in equimolar esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols without removal of water or ester formed. Perfluorous nonene made the esterification equilibrium to move right and the yields of esterification to enhance in different degrees as compared with that in the absence of perfluorous nonene. After esterification perfluorous nonene is easy to be recovered and recycled.展开更多
A manganese-catalyzed bicyclic annulation of imines with α,β-unsaturated esters via C–H activation is described, which provides an expedient access to fused β-lactams in one-step operation with high efficiency and...A manganese-catalyzed bicyclic annulation of imines with α,β-unsaturated esters via C–H activation is described, which provides an expedient access to fused β-lactams in one-step operation with high efficiency and good functional group tolerance. Of note, both ketimines and aldimines are amenable to this transformation. Mechanistic studies have identified a five-membered azamanganacycle as the key reaction intermediate.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province(201601D102006)the Key Science and Technology Program of Shanxi Province,China(MD2014-09,MD2014-10)~~
文摘Composite solid base catalysts derived from Ca‐M‐Al(M=Mg,La,Ce,Y)layered double hydroxides(LDH)were synthesized,characterized and applied to the transesterification of methanol with propylene carbonate.X‐ray diffraction analyses of the catalysts show that all of the catalysts were in the form of composite oxides.Compared with the Ca‐Al LDH catalyst,the specific surface areas and pore volumes of the catalysts were increased with the introduction of Mg,La or Ce.The catalytic performance of these catalysts increases in the order of Ca‐Y‐Al<Ca‐Al<Ca‐Ce‐Al<Ca‐La‐Al<Ca‐Mg‐Al,which is consistent with the total surface basic amounts of these materials and the formation of especially strong basic sites following modification with Mg and La.The Ca‐Mg‐Al catalyst shows the highest(Ca+Mg):Al atomic ratio,indicating that it likely contains more unsaturated O2?ions,providing it with the highest concentration of very strong basic sites.The recyclability of these catalysts is improved following the addition of Mg,La,Ce or Y,with the Ca‐Mg‐Al maintaining a high level of activity after ten recycling trials.X‐ray diffraction analyses of fresh and used Ca‐Mg‐Al demonstrate that this catalyst is exceptionally stable,which could be of value in practical applications related to heterogeneous catalysis.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Y 405396).
文摘Some apolar organic solvents is miscible with perfluorous nonene to form fluorous biphase systems.Perfluorous nonene could be used as a green solvent in equimolar esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols without removal of water or ester formed. Perfluorous nonene made the esterification equilibrium to move right and the yields of esterification to enhance in different degrees as compared with that in the absence of perfluorous nonene. After esterification perfluorous nonene is easy to be recovered and recycled.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2012CB821600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21322203, 21272238, 21521002)
文摘A manganese-catalyzed bicyclic annulation of imines with α,β-unsaturated esters via C–H activation is described, which provides an expedient access to fused β-lactams in one-step operation with high efficiency and good functional group tolerance. Of note, both ketimines and aldimines are amenable to this transformation. Mechanistic studies have identified a five-membered azamanganacycle as the key reaction intermediate.