Iron nanotube-silica composite (ZVI-S-PCAT modified silica composite) preparation, characterization and application as a recyclable catalytic system for 5-membered ring organic transformations

The ZVI-S-PCAT modified silica composite is a successful catalytic framework for synthesizing 5-membered heterocylic rings and a future sensor material.

Poly(ethylene glycol)-based ionic liquids: properties and uses as alternative solvents in organic synthesis and catalysis

PEG-based ionic liquids are a new appealing group of solvents making the link between two distinct but very similar fluids: ionic liquids and poly(ethylene glycol)s. They find applications across a range of innumerable disciplines in science, technology, and engineering. In the last years, the possibility to use these as alternative solvents for organic synthesis and catalysis has been increasingly explored. This Review highlights strategies for their synthesis, their physical properties (critical point, glass transition temperature, density, rheological properties), and their application in reactions catalyzed by metals (such as Pd, Cu, W, or Rh) or as organic solvent (for example for multicomponent reactions, organocatalysis, CO2 transformation) with special emphasis on their toxicity, environmental impact, and biodegradability. These aspects, very often neglected, need to be considered in addition to the green criteria usually considered to establish ecofriendly processes.

Synthesis of 1-carbamatoalkyl-2-naphthols in Tween® 20 Aqueous Micelles

A facile and efficient procedure for the preparation of 1-carbamatoalkyl-2-naphthols by a one-pot multi-component reaction of 2-naphthol, aldehydes and carbamates is described. The procedure is carried out under neutral conditions at 75–80 °C in an aqueous medium catalysed by the non-ionic surfactant Tween® A loading of 20. 5 wt% of the catalyst was optimal. After the reaction, the catalyst could be simply recovered and reused directly without any further treatment. Product yields were slightly decreased after six cycles. The effect of some common solvents other than water on the reaction was explored besides the water. The generality of this multi-component condensation reaction was evaluated with various aldehydes and carbamates under the optimised conditions.