Ionic liquid-functionalized amphiphilic Janus nanosheets afford highly accessible interface for asymmetric catalysis in water

Autor: Chaoping Li, Zewei Liu, Yibing Pi, Su Liu, Jingwen Feng, Shiye Li, Rong Tan
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Catalysis. 395:236-245
ISSN: 0021-9517
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.01.022
Popis: High oil/water interfacial area together with accessible interfaces for regents is the key to achieving efficient asymmetric catalysis in water. Herein, by taking advantage of the excellent interfacial activity of Janus nanosheets (JNS), as well as the unique compatibility of imidazolium ionic liquid (IL), we developed a series of IL-functionalized amphiphilic Janus mesosilica nanosheets which afford highly accessible reaction interfaces for highly enantioselective sulfoxidation in water. The JNS-typed chiral salen TiIV catalysts were prepared by selectively decorating hydrophobic chiral salen TiIV complex on one side of Janus mesosilica nanosheets through the imidazolium-based IL linker. Benefiting from the two-dimensional porous Janus structure, as well as the compatible IL linker, the IL-tagged JNS catalysts afforded high oil/water interfacial areas and highly accessible reaction interface for sulfides and H2O2, significantly accelerating asymmetric sulfoxidation in water using H2O2 as an oxidant. In addition, they can be facilely recovered for stable reuse by simple centrifugation.
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