Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Hydroformylation of Alkenes'

Both products, n-butyraldehyde and iso-butyraldehyde from propene hydroformylation are key building blocks for the synthesis of many chemical intermediates, and although high linear selectivity has been achieved, any form of branched selectivity remains very difficult to attain. This project aims to deliver a catalyst that can selectively produce branched iso-butyraldehyde as the major product from propene hydroformylation. One approach discussed is to study terphenyl phosphines as ligands. The synthesis of substituted terphenyls through Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions between aryl boronic acids and 2,6-dichloroanisole was studied. Novel phosphine-phosphanamine ligands with bulky terphenyl substituents were synthesised and tested in propene hydroformylation, and also asymmetric hydroformylation of other alkenes. The synthesis of several ferrocene-based phosphine-phosphoramidite ligands is also discussed. These ligands were then tested in rhodium-catalysed propene hydroformylation and their reactivities and selectivities are reported. These ligands/Rh catalysts showed a moderate reactivity for propene hydroformylation and up to 56% branched selectivity, which is close to the best selectivity known under industrially relevant conditions. The introduction of bulky substituents on the phosphoramidite part of the ligand did not deliver any huge increases in regioselectivity, but a large improvement in catalyst thermal stability was observed in experiments conducted using in situ high pressure infrared spectroscopy. The reaction conditions for rhodium-catalysed propene hydroformylation using the BOBPHOS ligand were investigated, with unprecedented branched selectivity of up to 82% achieved. A variety of aspects was examined, including the solvent, reaction temperature, reaction pressure with varying partial pressure of CO and H₂, and rhodium to ligand ratio. BOBPHOS derivatives which are more synthetically accessible and economically attractive were synthesised and tested in rhodium-catalysed propene hydroformylation. Comparable results with their parent ligand/Rh catalyst were obtained and improved thermal stabilities were observed in selected catalysts. Different directions for potential future works are suggested, which hopefully, along with the findings in this thesis, can be a major contribution to the development of an efficient, branched selective catalytic system for industrial propene hydroformylation.

Thesis advisor: James Morken
Asymmetric hydroformylation (AHF) is a metal-catalyzed reaction in which CO and H2 are added across an olefin to form a new carbon-carbon bond. AHF has perfect atom-economy and is an ideal way to form a chiral aldehyde. However, the utility of branch selective hydroformylation is limited due to a lack of readily available ligands and restrictions on a wide variety of terminal olefins. Herein, Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydroformylation of 1-alkenes is reported using commercially available Ph-BPE ligand to generate α-chiral aldehydes. A wide range of terminal olefins were explored and all showed high enantioselectivity (up to 98:2 er) and good regioselectivity (up to 15:1 branched to linear ratio)
Thesis (MS) — Boston College, 2015
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Chemistry

Aqueous-biphasic organometallic catalysis is, as illustrated by the industrial hydroformylation of propene and butene, one of the most promising ways to overcome the intrinsic problem of catalyst separation in organometallic catalysis. However, for poorly water-soluble substrates, mass transfer limitations bring the reaction rate below any that could be economically viable, greatly limiting the scope of this elegant technology. We have studied three different strategies to overcome this limitation. We developed additives that speed up the reaction whilst retaining fast phase separation and good metal retention. Evidence suggests that those additives affect the reaction by forming emulsions with poor stability under the reaction conditions These emulsions increase the interfacial surface area but break after settling for a short time. We also developed ligands that allow the catalyst to be reversibly transported between an aqueous and an organic phase upon addition and removal of carbon dioxide. This allows the reaction to be carried out under homogeneous conditions, only limited by intrinsic kinetics, and the catalyst to be separated by aqueous extraction triggered by carbon dioxide. The catalyst can be returned to a fresh organic phase by flushing out the carbon dioxide. By applying this methodology for the hydroformylation of medium chain length alkenes, very high reaction rates were obtained and the catalyst could be recycle three times with excellent retention of activity and low metal leaching. This methodology could also be reversed with the reaction being carried out in an aqueous phase in the presence of carbon dioxide and extracting the catalyst into an organic solvent using nitrogen flushing. Finally, we briefly investigated the use of an oscillatory baffled reactor as a mean for mass transfer improvement for aqueous-biphasic hydroformylation. This new type reactor did not improve the performance of the system under the investigated conditions, but may require less energy input for equivalent agitation and mixing.

The hydroformylation of 1-octene with supported ionic liquid phase catalyst was demonstrated when using a system involving the substrate, reacting gases and products in CO₂ and N₂ flow over a fixed bed supported ionic liquid phase catalyst (silica gel and carbon aerogels as solid support respectively) at different system pressures. Yields, reaction rates, selectivities and rhodium leaching were all monitored. A pressure of CO₂ flow just below the critical point of the flowing mixture (106 bar at 100 °C if no 1-octene has been converted) was the best condition for the hydroformylation. It gave the highest acitivity (conversion to aldehyde up to 70 %), fastest reaction (TOF up to 575.3 h⁻¹) and best stable selectivity ( l:b ratio reaching 3.37 ). The utilization of scCO₂ as reaction media leads to remarkable stability of the catalyst. The supercritical or near critical (expanded liquid) system completely overcame the progressive decrease in activity of catalyst at 50, 75 bar with liquid phase transport and also showed much better results than when using other gas flows such as N₂ flow at 100 bar. In the high pressure scCO₂ phase, the concentration of 1-octene at the catalyst bed was reduced so that the conversion to aldehyde was reduced. The pore size and surface groups of the solid support should be suitable for the SILP catalyst consisting of metal complex, excess ligand and ionic liquid. Using microporous carbon aerogels as the supports, whether activated or not, gave disappointing results.

Thesis advisor: Kian L. Tan
Chapter 1. We reported the first synthesis of all-carbon quaternary centers via hydroformylations using a catalytic directing group. With the ability of reversibly and covalently binding to a substrate, and coordinating to a metal center, scaffolding catalyst 1.1 is able to direct the branch-selective hydroformylation of 1,1-disubstituted olefins under mild temperature. Chapter 2. We have designed and synthesized a chiral organocatalyst 2.11. This catalyst is able to covalently bind to one hydroxyl, and utilize the induced intramolecularity to stereoselectively functionalize the other hydroxyl within a cis-1,2-diol via electrophile transfer. Catalyst 2.11 was used in the desymmetrization of meso-1,2-diols under mild conditions (4 C to room temperature), leading to high yields and selectivities for a broad substrate scope. Chapter 3. Catalyst 3.1 and 3.6 were demonstrated to selectively bind to primary hydroxyls over secondary hydroxyls. By combining the binding selectivity with asymmetric catalysis, these scaffolding catalysts were shown to promote the selective silylation of secondary hydroxyls within terminal (S)-1,2-diols. The reversal of substrate bias was further applied to a regiodivergent kinetic resolution of racemic terminal 1,2-diols, producing secondary protected products in synthetically practical levels of enantioselectivity (>95:5 er) and yields (≥40%). Time course studies of this reaction further revealed the optimal condition to form the primary silylated product in high s-factor. Chapter 4. Based on the previous understanding of catalyst 4.5 and 4.6, the exclusive catalyst recognition of cis-1,2-diols within polyhydroxylated molecules was further discovered. This unique functional group display recognition was further allied with the catalyst's ability to stereoselectively differentiate hydroxyls within cis-1,2-diols, enabling the site-selective protection, functionalization, and activation of the inherently less reactive axial hydroxyl groups within carbohydrates. This methodology also enables the selective functionalization of multiple complex molecules, including digoxin, mupirocin, and ribonucleosides, demonstrating the potential power of scaffolding catalysis in the rapid access to valuable synthetic derivatives of polyhydroxylated compounds
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2013
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Chemistry

Hydroformylation of olefins (OXO synthesis), one of the oldest organometallic catalytic reactions, continues to be of interest because of its commercial significance. Great interest recently has been placed on the development of immobilized homogeneous catalysts that combine the virtues of conventional heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts. The objective of this dissertation is to investigate novel phosphine modified water soluble cobalt and platinum complexes as homogeneous and immobilized hydroformylation catalysts. The ligands include (1) Monodentate phosphines: P[ (CH₂ ) _n-C₆H₄-S0₃Na] ₃ (n = 0-3) and P[C₆H₄-NMe₃⁺BF₄⁻]₃; (2) Bidentate asymmetric phosphines: CHlRAPHOS(NMe₂)₄ (CHlRAPHOS = 2, 3-bis (diphenylphosphino) butane) , SKEWPHOS (NMe₂)₄ (SKEWPHOS = 2,4-bis(diphenylphospino)pentane), and DlOP(NMe₂)₄ (DlOP = 2,2-dimethyl-4,5-bis(diphenyl(phosphinomethyl)-1,3- dioxolane) ). These complexes were immobilized and/or recycled by four different methods: (1) Two phase catalysis; (2) Supported aqueous phase catalysis; (3) Catalyst supported on ion exchange resins; (4) Extraction of the catalyst from an organic phase into an aqueous phase. Catalytic results for the hydroformylation of a-olefins shows that nib (normal:branch of aldehyde product) ratio can be increased if proper alkyl-phosphine ligands are chosen. For example, as high as 18.5 of nib ratio was obtained in PtCl[P(C₆H₅)₃]₂-snCl₃ system and 5.6 in CO₂ (CO) ₆ [TRlMAPP] ₂ (TRlMAPP = trimethylamino-phenylphosphine) system. Metal leaching, from the aqueous phase to the organic phase during the catalytic reaction, was reduced by supporting the water soluble cobalt and platinum complexes onto a high surface area glass (CGP-350). For instance, 5.7% cobalt metal was found in the organic phase when CO₂(CO)₆(TPPTS)₂ was used under reaction conditions (TPPTS = triphenylphosphine trisulphonated salt). When the same cobalt complex was immobilized on glass, no cobalt metal leaching was observed. Asymmetric hydroformylation of styrene catalyzed by PtCl [SKEWPHOS (NMe₂) ₄] -SnCl₃ shows a very strong temperature dependence on optical selectivity. Enantiomeric excess (ee's) switches sign from S to R form at 57°C. At 25°C, there is 60.6% ee of S product, whereas 56.7% ee in favor of R product is observed at 100°C.
Ph. D.

The two-phase rhodium-tri(m-sulfonatophenyl)phosphine (Rh-TPPTS) system for the hydroformylation of 1-octene, 1-decene, and 1-dodecene to the corresponding aldehydes, has been investigated. Due to the two distinct phases - the catalytic species in the aqueous phase and the products and reactants in the organic phase - the separation of the catalyst was easily facilitated. A comparison was made of the activity, selectivity towards linear aldehydes, and catalyst lifetime of two systems where i) the active catalytic species were generated in situ from rhodium trichloride (RhCl₃.3H₂O) and excess phosphine ligand (TPPTS) under mild hydroformylation conditions (5 MPa H₂/CO (1:1); 100 °C); and ii) where the rhodium(I) complex, RhH(CO)(TPPTS)₃ is used as the catalyst precursor. The former system was found to be superior in activity and selectivity to that of the latter, achieving fairly high conversions of ca. 60% for the hydroformylation of 1-octene, with n:iso ratios of up to 16:1 for a catalyst composition a Rh:P ratio of 1:30. Unfortunately low conversions of ca. 10% for the hydroformylation of 1-decene and ca. 4% for that of 1-dodecene resulted under the same conditions. While the reasons for the drastic decrease in conversion for C₁₀ and C₁₂ alkenes is not completely clear, this poor conversion is attributed to the extremely low solubility of the long-chain 1-alkenes in the aqueous phase. Under certain optimum conditions (Rh:P ≥ l :20), virtually no leeching of rhodium into the organic phase was detected. A ³¹P NMR spectroscopic study was undertaken in an attempt to ascertain the nature and distribution of rhodium tertiary-phosphine complexes in the aqueous phase before and after the mixture was subjected to standard hydroformylation conditions.

A importância que a catálise representa para a sociedade pode ser vista em números: 90% dos processos da indústria química e mais de 20% de todos os produtos industriais comercializados no mundo utilizam uma ou mais etapas catalíticas. Assim, desenvolver catalisadores eficientes, ativos e seletivos é a solução para criar tecnologias mais limpas e sustentáveis. Além disso, reações químicas que geram novas ligações C-C estão entre as transformações mais relevantes na química orgânica e são a base desse trabalho. Os catalisadores de ródio apresentados aqui fazem parte de um trabalho minucioso de desenvolvimento, síntese e caracterização de nanopartículas e suportes magnéticos funcionais que foram utilizados em transformações de diversas moléculas. O estudo inicial com nanopartículas de ródio suportadas, em reações de hidrogenação do cicloexeno, serviu para a compreensão de como se comportam essas nanoestruturas e da influência que diferentes ligantes orgânicos e estabilizantes podem ter em uma aplicação catalítica bastante conhecida. O sistema catalítico mostrou-se bastante ativo e reutilizável,despertando o nosso interesse ao seu aperfeiçoamento para aplicação em reações de hidroformilação. Antes da síntese de catalisadores suportados, estudos com nanopartículasnão-suportadas mostraram que um sistema modificado pela adição de fosfinas era necessário para ativação do catalisador e que o estabilizante utilizado afetava a atividade catalítica. Assim, para possibilitar o ancoramento eficiente das espécies ativas, uma modificação da superfície do suporte magnético com a metildifenilfosfina foi realizada. A fosfina funcionalizada sobre o suporte viabilizou sua interação com as espécies ativas e evitou a sua lixiviação, possibilitando o reuso do catalisador. A reação de hidroformilação do oct-1-eno atingiu 96% de conversão e 82% de seletividade para aldeídos, em 6 horas a 80°C. A carga metálica do catalisador foi de apenas 0,2%. Buscando aumentar a eficiência na etapa de imobilização do metal e uma melhor atividade catalítica que possibilitasse o uso de substratos mais complexos, o suporte magnético foi modificado com um polímero hiper-ramificado. Essa modificação possibilitou aumentar a quantidade de grupos fosfinas sobre o suporte, assim como levou a um significativo aumento na carga de metal. A reação de hidroformilação de produtos naturais foi possível e, com o composto estragol, conversões de 100% foram alcançadas em 6 horas, com seletividade de 70% para aldeídos. Mesmo com evidências que sugerem a formação de espécies ativas moleculares, o suporte modificado possibilitou que o catalisador mantivesse sua atividade e seletividade por pelo menos seis reações sucessivas. Os materiais desenvolvidos apresentaram estabilidade quando manuseados ao ar, sem prejudicar sua vida útil e fácil separação.
The importance of catalysis to society may be seen in numbers: 90% of chemical production processes and more than 20% of all industrial products sold in the world use one or more catalytic steps. Thus, the development of efficient, active, and selective catalysts is crucial for creating cleaner and sustainable technologies. In addition, chemical reactions that generate new C-C bonds are among the most important transformations in organic chemistry and are the basis of this work. Rhodium catalysts presented herein are part of a careful investigation, which included the development, synthesis and characterization of metal nanoparticles and magnetic functional supports for use in the transformation of various molecules. The initial study of supported rhodium nanoparticles in cyclohexene hydrogenation reactions has driven our understanding of the behavior of these nanostructures, and the influence that different ligands and stabilizers may have in a well-known catalytic application. The identification of a highly active and recyclable catalytic system aroused our interest for its improvement for application in hydroformylation reactions. Prior to the synthesis of supported catalysts, studies with non-supported nanoparticles revealed that a modified system with the addition of phosphines was required for activation of the catalyst and the stabilizer used affected the catalytic activity. Thus, to enable efficient immobilization of the active species, the surface of the magnetic support was modified with methyldiphenylphosphine. The catalyst preparation removed, at least partially, the stabilizer adsorbed on the nanoparticles surfaces. The phosphine-functionalized support anchored the active species and avoided their leaching, allowing the reuse of the catalyst. The hydroformylation reaction of oct-1-ene reached 96% of conversion and 82% of selectivity to aldehydes, in 6 hours at 80°C. The metal loading of the catalyst was only 0.2%. Seeking to increase the efficiency in metal immobilization step and a better catalytic activity that would enable the use of more complex substrates, the magnetic support was modified with a hyperbranched polymer, which allowed an increase in the amount of external phosphines, as well as a significant increase in metal loading on the support. The hydroformylation reaction of natural products was possible and, with the estragole compound, 100% of conversion was achieved in 6 hours with 70% of selectivity to aldehydes. Despite evidence that suggests the formation of active molecular species, the modified support has enabled the catalyst to retain its activity and selectivity for at least six successive reactions. The materials developed could be handled in air without damaging their catalytic activity, durability and separation properties.

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Hydroformylation is the most widely applied homogeneous catalysis reaction used in industry. The aldehyde product is an important commodity in both the bulk and specialty chemical industry. Platinum catalysts have shown significant chemo- and regioselectivities in alkene hydroformylation. This thesis investigates the activity as well as selectivity of platinum complexes containing bidentate ligands in the hydroformylation reaction.

Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This project entailed the synthesis and characterization of mono- and multi-nuclear rhodium and ruthenium iminopyridyl complexes and their application in the hydroformylation of 1- octene. The multi-nuclear complexes were synthesized in order to investigate whether it could produce catalysts with higher activity than their mononuclear analogues. Four novel iminopyridyl ligands, ranging from mono- to tetra-functional compounds, were synthesized. The synthesis was a two-step process initially involving a Schiff base condensation reaction between 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde and 4-aminophenol to produce a hydroxy functionalized pyridine-imine. The latter was then subjected to a nucleophilic substitution reaction with an appropriate benzyl bromide derivative to yield the target ligands. All these ligands were isolated in moderate to good yields and characterized using a range of analytical techniques. These ligands, together with the hydroxy functionalized pyridine imine, were then complexed to both Rh(I) and Ru(II) metal precursors, yielding ten novel metal complexes. The characterization of some of the complexes, especially the multi-nuclear complexes, were slightly more difficult due to their low solubility. However, all these complexes could be isolated in good to high yields as stable green-brown (in the case of Rh(I)) and yellow-orange (in the case of Ru(II)) solids. Finally, these complexes were applied as catalyst precursors in the hydroformylation of 1- octene. In the case of the Rh(I) complexes, relatively high activities were observed, with conversions ranging between 50 – 90 % in all cases, when tested at 30 bar, 75 °C and a 0.05 mol% catalyst loading. The activity was found to increase when going from the mono- to the bi-nuclear catalyst. However, solubility in the reaction medium was a major issue for the trinuclear catalyst, as it contributed to the lower activity observed. High chemoselectivity towards aldehydes was observed for all catalysts, which increased with reaction times. During shorter reaction time, linear regioselectivity was also relatively high. This however, decreased with increasing reaction time as the internal octenes formed initially, were converted to branched aldehydes. When the Ru(II) complexes were tested under the same conditions as the Rh(I) complexes, very low activity was observed. Under more stringent conditions (45 bar, 120 °C, 0.5 mol%) the ruthenium catalysts performed relatively well, compared to other complexes in the literature. The same trend in terms of the chemo- and regioselectivity for the Ru(II) complexes were observed. The Rh(I) complexes were far more active than the Ru(II) complexes.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie projek behels die sintese en karakterisering van mono- en multi-kernige rhodium en ruthenium iminopiridiel komplekse en hul toepassing in the hidroformulering van 1-okteen. Die multi-kernige komplekse is gesintetiseer met die doel om vas te stel of hulle katalisatore wat meer aktief is as hul monokernige eweknieë, kan produseer. Vier nuwe iminopiridiel ligande, wat strek vanaf mono- tot tetra-funksionele verbindings, is gesintetiseer. Die sintese was ‘n twee-stap proses wat aanvanklik ‘n Schiff basis kondensasie reaksie tussen 2-piridienaldehied en 4-aminofenol behels, om ‘n fenol gefunksioneerde piridien-imien te vorm. Die laasgenoemde was gevolglik aan ‘n nukleofiliese substitusie reaksie met ‘n gepaste bensiel bromied derivaat onderhewig. Al hierdie ligande is geisoleer in matige tot goeie opbrengste en gekarakteriseer met ‘n reeks analitiese tegnieke. Hierdie ligande, tesame met die fenol gefunksioneerde piridien imien, is dan met Rh(I) en Ru(II) metaal uitgangstowwe gekomplekseer, wat tien nuwe metaal komplekse tot gevolg gehad het. Die karakterisering van sommige van die kompekse, spesifiek die multi-kernige komplekse, was effens moeiliker as gevolg van hul swak oplosbaarheid. Al hierdie komplekse kon egter in goeie tot hoë opbrengste as stabiele groen-bruin (in die geval van Rh(I)) en geel-oranje (in die geval van Ru(II)) vastestowwe geisoleer word. Laastens is die komplekse as katalisator-voorlopers in die hidroformulering van 1-okteen gebruik. In die geval van die Rh(I) komplekse is redelike hoë aktiwiteite waargeneem, met omsettings tussen 50 – 90 % in alle gevalle, wanneer hulle by 30 bar, 75 °C en ‘n katalisator lading van 0.05 mol% getoets is. Die aktiwiteit neem toe vanaf die mono- na die bi-kernige katalisator. Oplosbaarheid in die reaksie medium was egter ‘n probleem vir die tri-kernige katalisator, wat ‘n laer aktiwiteit tot gevolg gehad het. Hoë chemoselektiwiteit na aldehiede is waargeneem vir al die katalisatore en dit neem toe met reaksietyd. Gedurende korter reaksietye was die liniêre regioselektiwiteit ook redelik hoog, maar neem af met toenemende reaksietyd soos die interne okteen wat aanvanklik vorm na vertakte aldehiede omgeskakel word. Toe die Ru(II) komplekse onder dieselfde toestande as die Rh(I) komplekse getoets is, was baie lae aktiwiteite waargeneem. Onder hoër temperatuur en druk (45 bar, 120 °C, 0.5 mol%) toon die ruthenium katalisatore redelik goeie aktiwiteite in vergelyking met ander komplekse wat in die literatuur gerapporteer is. Dieselfde tendense in terme van die chemoen regioselektiwiteit is vir die Ru(II) komplekse waargeneem. Die Rh(I) kompleks was baie meer aktief as die Ru(II) komplekse.

This thesis describes the synthesis, characterisation and application of artificial metalloenzymes as catalysts. The focus was on two mutants of SCP-2L (SCP-2L A100C and SCP-2L V83C) both of which possess a hydrophobic tunnel in which apolar substrates can accumulate. The crystal structure of SCP-2L A100C was determined and discussed with a special emphasis on its hydrophobic tunnel. The SCP-2L mutants were covalently modified at their unique cysteine with two different N-ligands (phenanthroline or dipicolylamine based) or three different phosphine ligands (all based on triphenylphosphine) in order to increase their binding capabilities towards metals. The metal binding capabilities of these artificial proteins towards different transition metals was determined. Phenanthroline modified SCP-2L was found to be a promising scaffold for Pd(II)-, Cu(II)-, Ni(II)- and Co(II)-enzymes while dipicolylamine-modified SCP-2L was found to be a promising scaffold for Pd(II)-enzymes. The rhodium binding capacity of two additional phosphine modified protein scaffolds was also investigated. Promising scaffolds for Rh(I)- and Ir(I)-enzymes were identified. Rh-enzymes of the phosphine modified proteins were tested in the aqueous-organic biphasic hydroformylation of linear long chain 1-alkenes and compared to the Rh/TPPTS reference system. Some Rh-enzymes were found to be several orders of magnitude more active than the model system while yielding comparable selectivities. The reason for this remarkable reactivity increase could not be fully elucidated but several potential modes of action could be excluded. Cu-, Co-, and Ni-enzymes of N-ligand modified SCP-2L A100C were tested in the asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction between cyclopentadiene and trans-azachalcone. A promising 29% ee for the exo-product was found for the phenanthroline modified protein in the presence of nickel. Further improvement of these catalyst systems by chemical means (e.g. optimisation of ligand structure) and bio-molecular tools (e.g. optimisation of protein environment) can lead to even more active and (enantio)selective catalysts in the future.

Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation is one of the most important industrial processes for the production of linear and branch aldehydes. Aldehydes serve as intermediates in the production of various fine chemicals. Rh-based homogeneous catalysts for aldehydes production have demonstrated high yields and selectivity. Catalyst separation and recovery of expensive Rh-metal from reaction mixtures is a challenge to this process. With increasing industrial demand for highly selective processes, homogeneous catalysis could well be extensively employed if catalyst recovery from products and recyclability could be accomplished more efficiently and economically. The above problems justify the investigation of immobilized (heterogenized) catalysts by both academia and industry. This would solve the separation problem by making it possible to separate the catalyst from the reaction medium with simple filtration techniques and to regenerate the catalyst for reuse. Moreover, the ease of recovery of catalyst from products and reusability can minimize the impact of the process on the environment. Immobilization of metal complexes on solid supports is an effective approach to overcome the limitations of homogeneous catalysis. Support materials such as Mobil Composite Material (MCM-41) and Santa Barbara Amorphous type material (SBA-15) are attractive candidates for immobilizing metal complexes because of their high surface area, adjustable pore sizes, large pore volumes and high surface silanol groups. In the present work, mesoporous silica supports, MCM-41 and SBA-15 were synthesized. Rhodium(I) complex species, trans-aquacarbonyl bis(triphenylphosphine) [Rh(CO)(OH2)(PPh3)2]OTf and trans-aquacarbonyl bis{tris-(m-sulfonphenyl)-phosphine} [Rh(CO)(OH2)(TPPTS)2]OTf were synthesized as catalyst precursors and anchored onto the mesoporous MCM-41 and SBA-15 framework structure via an electrostatic method to form immobilized (heterogenized) catalysts. The support and catalyst were characterized using a range of solid-state techniques. Results showed that the structural integrity of the catalyst supports was maintained after immobilization. Results also revealed a strong interaction between rhodium complex species and the inner walls of the ordered mesoporous materials, thus leading to the formation of stable heterogenized catalysts. In addition, immobilized catalysts constrained the pores, thus leading to a confinement effect, which enhanced activity and regioselectivity in the hydroformylation process. Selected immobilized catalysts were...

The objective of the research described in the first part of this thesis involves the application of carbon monoxide and transition metals in key steps of a synthetic route to lavendamycin, an antic cancer compound, and its analogues. Lavendamycin is a pentacyclic compound that possesses a quinoline-5,8-quinone AB ring linked to a b- carboline CED ring. The development of general routes to the synthetic equivalents of the lavendamycin AB quinoline system together with a linker atom, quinoline -2- carboxaldehydes, as well as to the lavendamycin DE indole ring system, namely tryptophan derivatives, was addressed. The Pictet-Spengler cyclisation approach towards lavendamycin involves the reaction between quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde and tryptophan methyl ester to furnish the pentacyclic precursor of the methyl ester of lavendamycin. This synthetic approach requires the availability of quinoline-2-carboxaldehydes, previously prepared by the oxidation of 2-methylquinolines with toxic selenium dioxide. A general strategy towards the synthesis of the AB ring moiety utilising a pre-formed ring system such as commercially available 8-hydroxyquinoline has been successfully developed. It involved the high pressure palladium catalysed formylation of 2-bromo or other suitable 2-substituted quinoline derivatives under syngas (1:1 CO:H2). The preparation of the required 2-substituted quinoline derivative involved the methylation of the 8-hydroxylgroup followed by N-oxidation and then a rearrangement step. In both the Pictet-Spengler and Bischler-Napieralski synthetic approaches to lavendamycin, the CDE ring moiety is introduced using tryptophan methyl ester as building block. The application of this approach to the synthesis of lavendamycin analogues with a substituted D-ring required the availability of substituted tryptophan methyl esters. A general strategy towards the tryptophan derivatives starting with a Wittig reaction between a suitable 2-nitrobenzaldehyde precursor and 1,3-dioxolan-2- yl-methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide, followed by a two-stage, one -pot rhodium catalysed hydroformylation/reduction reaction, has been successfully developed. This methodology yielded ten different possible tryptophan precursors in moderate to good yields. The second part of the research described in this thesis included the identification of factors effecting the rate and regioselectivity of palladium catalysed methoxycarbonylation of a-olefins. The results showed that fast reactions under polar conditions give mainly linear esters. However, reactions under less polar conditions are slower, yielding mainly branched esters. Detailed analysis of the results suggest the operation of a so-called “cationic” mechanism (involving cationic palladium intermediates) in the formation of mainly linear esters, but the operation of a so-called “neutral” mechanism (involving neutral palladium intermediates) in the formation of mainly branched esters. The nature of the phosphine ligands was found to play a significant, but secondary role in determining regioselectivity of methoxycarbonylation. Another objective was the optimisation of the palladium catalysed hydroformylation of a-olefins. An evaluation of the efficiency of the palladium catalysed hydroformylation process required a comparison with the hydroformylation processes based on cobalt and rhodium. Variation of ligands (diphosphines of the type R2P(CH2)nPR2), solvents, acids, etc. had a dramatic effect on the products and the rate of the reaction. In the presence of trifluoroacetic acid 1-pentene is converted to C-6 aldehydes, while in the presence of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid 1-pentene is converted to C-11 ketones. Corresponding results were obtained with 1-octene as substrate. The palladium catalysts were found to also effect isomerisation of the a- olefin into internal olefins, but isomerisation was not a rate limiting process with respect to the hydroformylation reaction. Palladium catalysed isomerisation reactions occurred at a slower rate than the corresponding cobalt catalysed isomerisation process. However, with rhodium no isomerisation occurred. The comparison between cobalt, rhodium and palladium showed that rhodium is the best catalyst for the hydroformylation of a-olefins. The pressures and temperatures required for this process are much lower than that required for palladium and cobalt. The ligand used is triphenylphosphine, which is relatively inexpensive and non-toxic,in contrast with the more expensive ligands required for the cobalt and palladium hydroformylation processes. The use of palladium opens up the unique possibility of converting a-olefins into “dimeric” ketones, which show promise as precursors for the new class of geminidetergents.
Prof. C.W. Holzapfel

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國立中興大學
化學系所
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We describes the investigation of Rh-catalyzed domino hydroformylation bicyclization, which has been developed for preparation of bicyclic alkaloid skeletons. The first part we used trisubstituted alkene-mediated domino hydroformylation bicyclization to synthesize of Epiquinamide and Epiepiquinamide in five steps (35% overall yield). The second part we mechanistic study on a novel Rh-catalyzed hydrogen-free lactamization. The third part we describes the influence of the alkene during amides preparation.