MnCO3-Catalyzed Transesterification of Alcohols with Dimethyl Carbonate Under Mild Conditions
摘要:
Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is a valuable green reagent with versatile and tunable chemical reactivity and can be used as a raw material for transesterification of alcohols. Herein, MnCO3 was found to be an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for transesterification of various alcohols with DMC and gave desired products under mild conditions. The MnCO3 catalysts were fully characterized by XRD, BET, SEM, TEM, FT-IR and NH3-TPD. The analysis results indicated that MnCO3 calcined at 300 degrees C has significantly enhanced surface area and abundant weak acid sites, which contributed to the superior catalytic performance in the transesterification. Furthermore, deactivation of catalyst resulted from the change of crystal structure and the decrease of weak acid sites. This research expands the potential application for DMC in green chemistry.[GRAPHICS].
A general Pd-catalyzed α- and γ-benzylation of aldehydes for the formation of quaternary centers
作者:Ivan Franzoni、Laure Guénée、Clément Mazet
DOI:10.1039/c5ob00702j
日期:——
A palladium-catalyzed benzylation of α-branched aldehydes has been developed using benzyl methyl carbonates. The method gives access to congested quaternary centers in the vicinity of one of the most sensitive carbonyl functionalities and displays unprecedented generality with respect to both coupling partners. Evidence for the direct involvement of a Pd-η3-benzyl intermediate is provided. Extension
A palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reaction between C(sp) and C(sp3) centers was achieved in excellent yields via C–C bond cleavage and C–O bond cleavage. The method uses benzylic carbonates and also avoids the involvement of benzyl halides, making it more practical in organic synthesis.
es. In the catalytic cyclization, the internal nucleophile attacks not the ortho-carbon but the para-carbon of the benzylic ester. The [3 + 2] cycloaddition of m-(silylmethyl)benzyl carbonates with alkylidene malonates was developed from the palladium-catalyzedintramolecular SN′-type aromatic substitution.