Rapid Ether and Alcohol C–O Bond Hydrogenolysis Catalyzed by Tandem High-Valent Metal Triflate + Supported Pd Catalysts

Autor: Abdurrahman C. Atesin, Zhi Li, Rajeev S. Assary, Tobin J. Marks, Larry A. Curtiss
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 136:104-107
ISSN: 1520-5126
0002-7863
DOI: 10.1021/ja411546r
Popis: The thermodynamically leveraged conversion of ethers and alcohols to saturated hydrocarbons is achieved efficiently with low loadings of homogeneous M(OTf)n + heterogeneous Pd tandem catalysts (M = transition metal; OTf = triflate; n = 4). For example, Hf(OTf)4 mediates rapid endothermic ether ⇌ alcohol and alcohol ⇌ alkene equilibria, while Pd/C catalyzes the subsequent, exothermic alkene hydrogenation. The relative C–O cleavage rates scale as 3° > 2° > 1°. The reaction scope extends to efficient conversion of biomass-derived ethers, such as THF derivatives, to the corresponding alkanes.
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