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Maeda C, Cho T, Kumemoto R, Ema T. Cu-catalyzed carboxylation of organoboronic acid pinacol esters with CO 2. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:6565-6571. [PMID: 37526922 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob00938f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Chemical fixation of CO2 has received much attention. In particular, catalytic C-C bond formation with CO2 giving carboxylic acids is of great significance. Among the CO2 fixation methods, multiple carboxylation is one of the challenging subjects. Here we investigated the Cu-catalyzed carboxylation of a variety of boronic acid pinacol esters (C(sp2)-, C(sp3)-, and C(sp)-B compounds) with CO2, which efficiently provided the corresponding products, including aryl, alkenyl, alkyl, and alkynyl carboxylic acids. This carboxylation was also applicable to multiple CO2 fixation giving di- and tri-carboxylic acids under robust reaction conditions (totally 29 examples).
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- Chihiro Maeda
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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Roy SS, Sarkar S, Antharjanam P, Chakraborty D. Ring-opening copolymerization of CO2 with epoxides catalyzed by binary catalysts containing half salen aluminum compounds and quaternary phosphonium salt. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2023.113053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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Zhang C, Geng X, Zhang X, Gnanou Y, Feng X. Alkyl Borane-Mediated Metal-Free Ring-Opening (Co)Polymerizations of Oxygenated Monomers. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Maeda C, Inoue H, Ichiki A, Okihara T, Ema T. Synthesis of Trimethylene Carbonates and Polycarbonates from Oxetanes and CO 2 Using Bifunctional Aluminum Porphyrin Catalysts. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chihiro Maeda
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Highly active bifunctional dual-arm organoboron catalysts bearing cooperative intramolecular structures for the copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.101979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Baalbaki HA, Nyamayaro K, Shu J, Goonesinghe C, Jung HJ, Mehrkhodavandi P. Indium-Catalyzed CO 2/Epoxide Copolymerization: Enhancing Reactivity with a Hemilabile Phosphine Donor. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:19304-19314. [PMID: 34870430 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Group 13 metal complexes have emerged as powerful catalysts for transforming CO2 into added-value products. However, direct comparisons of reactivity between Al, Ga, and In catalysts are rare. We report aluminum (1), gallium (2), and indium (3) complexes supported by a half-salen H[PNNO] ligand with a pendent phosphine donor and investigate their activity as catalysts for the copolymerization of CO2 and cyclohexene oxide. In solution, the P-donor is dissociated for the Al and Ga complexes while for the In complex it exhibits hemilabile behavior. The indium complex shows higher conversion and selectivity than the Al or Ga analogues. The mechanism of the reaction was studied by NMR and FTIR spectroscopy experiments as well as structural characterization of off-cycle catalytic intermediate indium trichloride complex [(PNNO)InCl3][TBA] (4). This study highlights the impact of a hemilabile phosphine group on group 13 metals and provides a detailed analysis of the initiation step in CO2/epoxide copolymerization reactions.
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- Hassan A Baalbaki
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Chain-transfer-catalyst: strategy for construction of site-specific functional CO2-based polycarbonates. Sci China Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-021-1098-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Tran CH, Kim SA, Moon Y, Lee Y, Ryu HM, Baik JH, Hong SC, Kim I. Effect of dicarbonyl complexing agents on double metal cyanide catalysts toward copolymerization of CO2 and propylene oxide. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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McCollum AM, Longo AM, Stahl AE, Butler AS, Rheingold AL, Cundari TR, Green DB, Brereton KR, Fritsch JM. Synthesis, spectroscopy, and crystallography of mononuclear, five-coordinate aluminum complexes that act as cyclic ester polymerization initiators. Polyhedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2021.115233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chen Y, Wang W, Xie D, Wu L, Zhang C. Synthesis of
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‐based functional poly(carbonate‐co‐lactide). JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yao Chen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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Strianese M, Pappalardo D, Mazzeo M, Lamberti M, Pellecchia C. The contribution of metalloporphyrin complexes in molecular sensing and in sustainable polymerization processes: a new and unique perspective. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:7898-7916. [PMID: 33999066 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00841b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review highlights the recent developments in the field of metalloporphyrins as optical probes for biologically relevant molecules, such as nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and as catalysts for the preparation of sustainable polymers such as polyesters, by the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters and the ring-opening co-polymerization (ROCOP) of epoxides and anhydrides, and polycarbonates by the chemical fixation of carbon dioxide (CO2). The great potential of porphyrins is mainly due to the possibility of making various synthetic modifications to the porphyrin ring, such as modifying the coordinated metal, peripheral substituents, or even the molecular skeleton. Due to the strict structure-property relationships, one can use porphyrinoids in several different applications such as, for instance, activation of molecular oxygen or catalysis of photosynthetic processes. These possibilities broaden the application of porphyrins in several different fields of research, further mimicking what nature does. In this context, here, we want to provide evidence for the great flexibility of metalloporphyrins by presenting an overview of results obtained by us and others in the research fields we are currently involved in. More specifically, we report a survey of our most significant achievements regarding their use as optical probes in the context of the results reported in the literature from other research groups, and of the use of porphyrin metal(iii) complexes as catalysts for sustainable polymerization processes. As for the optical probe section, in addition to the metalloporphyrins synthesized ad hoc in the laboratory, the present work also covers the natural proteins containing a porphyrin core.
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- Maria Strianese
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "Adolfo Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Università del Sannio, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, via de Sanctis, 82100, Benevento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "Adolfo Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "Adolfo Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "Adolfo Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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Strianese M, Pappalardo D, Mazzeo M, Lamberti M, Pellecchia C. Salen-type aluminum and zinc complexes as two-faced Janus compounds: contribution to molecular sensing and polymerization catalysis. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:16533-16550. [PMID: 33140763 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02639e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The aim of the present review is to highlight the most recent achievements in different fields of application of salen-based zinc and aluminum complexes. More specifically this article focuses on the use of aluminum and zinc salen-type complexes as optical probes for biologically relevant molecules, as catalysts for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters and co-polymerization of epoxides and anhydrides (ROCOP) and in the chemical fixation of carbon dioxide (CO2). The intention is to provide an overview of the most recent results from our group within the framework of the state-of-art-results in the literature.
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- Maria Strianese
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "Adolfo Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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Patil N, Bhoopathi S, Chidara V, Hadjichristidis N, Gnanou Y, Feng X. Recycling a Borate Complex for Synthesis of Polycarbonate Polyols: Towards an Environmentally Friendly and Cost-Effective Process. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:5080-5087. [PMID: 32691981 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this investigation, a metal-free process was developed that enables the synthesis of poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC) diols/polyols by copolymerization of CO2 with propylene epoxide (PO) under environmentally friendly and cost-effective conditions. This process implies the recycling of triethylborane and of ammonium salts that both enter in the composition of the initiators used to copolymerize CO2 and PO. In complement to the above approach, a polymeric support, poly(diallyl dimethylammonium chloride), was synthesized and modified to carry ammonium carboxylate salts along its chain. The prepared polymeric initiator was utilized to copolymerize CO2 with PO under heterogeneous conditions. Not only were the polymerization results similar to the samples obtained under homogeneous conditions, but the polymer substrate could easily be recovered by simple filtration. The integrity of the polycarbonate diols/polyols and the recycling process were followed by 1 H and 11 B NMR spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF) MS.
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- Naganath Patil
- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Wang E, Liu S, Lam JWY, Tang BZ, Wang X, Wang F. Deciphering Structure–Functionality Relationship of Polycarbonate-Based Polyelectrolytes by AIE Technology. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Enhao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Division of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, and Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Division of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, and Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Division of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, and Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Andrea KA, Beckett AR, Briand GG, Martell SA, Masuda J, Morrison KM, Yammine EM. Synthesis and structural characterization of methylindium imino/aminophenolates: Comparison to aluminum analogues and reactivity toward the coupling reactions of carbon dioxide with epoxides. J Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2020.121307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Plommer H, Stein L, Murphy JN, Ikpo N, Mora-Diez N, Kerton FM. Copolymerization of CHO/CO 2 catalyzed by a series of aluminum amino-phenolate complexes and insights into structure-activity relationships. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:6884-6895. [PMID: 32368772 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00726a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Two series of monometallic aluminum complexes were prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, 1H and 13C{1H} NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography: Al[L]X, where [L] = dimethylaminoethylamino-N,N-bis(2-methylene-4,6-tert-butylphenolate) and X = Cl, OEt, and Al[L]2Cl, where [L] = 6-{[(2R,6R)-2,6-dimethyl-4-morpholino]methylene}-2,4-bis(tert-butyl)phenolate or 6-(piperidinomethylene)-2-(tert-butyl)-4-(methyl)phenolate. All the complexes, including the previously reported morpholinyl complex Al[L]Cl, where [L] = 4-(2-aminoethyl)morpholinylamino-N,N-bis(2-methylene-4,6-tert-butylphenolate), were tested as catalysts for copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide and CO2 in the presence and absence of PPNCl. When coupled with 1 equiv. PPNCl, the complexes exhibit similar activities and the best selectivity for poly(cyclohexenecarbonate) vs. the cyclic product, cyclohexene carbonate, was obtained with the morpholinyl complex (ca. 90%) whereas significantly lower selectivities (<1-63%) were obtained with the other complexes. Preliminary DFT calculations investigating this difference in selectivity were carried out by analyzing the aluminum partial atomic charges in the Al-carbonate intermediates.
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- Hart Plommer
- Department of Chemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1B 3X7, Canada.
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Deng J, Ratanasak M, Sako Y, Tokuda H, Maeda C, Hasegawa JY, Nozaki K, Ema T. Aluminum porphyrins with quaternary ammonium halides as catalysts for copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide and CO 2: metal-ligand cooperative catalysis. Chem Sci 2020; 11:5669-5675. [PMID: 32864082 PMCID: PMC7425082 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc01609h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Bifunctional Al porphyrins worked as excellent catalysts for the copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) and CO2.
Bifunctional AlIII porphyrins with quaternary ammonium halides, 2-Cl and 2-Br, worked as excellent catalysts for the copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) and CO2 at 120 °C. Turnover frequency (TOF) and turnover number (TON) reached 10 000 h–1 and 55 000, respectively, and poly(cyclohexene carbonate) (PCHC) with molecular weight of up to 281 000 was obtained with a catalyst loading of 0.001 mol%. In contrast, bifunctional MgII and ZnII counterparts, 3-Cl and 4-Cl, as well as a binary catalyst system, 1-Cl with bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium chloride (PPNCl), showed poor catalytic performances. Kinetic studies revealed that the reaction rate was first-order in [CHO] and [2-Br] and zero-order in [CO2], and the activation parameters were determined: ΔH‡ = 12.4 kcal mol–1, ΔS‡ = –26.1 cal mol–1 K–1, and ΔG‡ = 21.6 kcal mol–1 at 80 °C. Comparative DFT calculations on two model catalysts, AlIII complex 2′ and MgII complex 3′, allowed us to extract key factors in the catalytic behavior of the bifunctional AlIII catalyst. The high polymerization activity and carbonate-linkage selectivity originate from the cooperative actions of the metal center and the quaternary ammonium cation, both of which facilitate the epoxide-ring opening by the carbonate anion to form the carbonate linkage in the key transition state such as TS3b (ΔH‡ = 13.3 kcal mol–1, ΔS‡ = –3.1 cal mol–1 K–1, and ΔG‡ = 14.4 kcal mol–1 at 80 °C).
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- Jingyuan Deng
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology , Graduate School of Engineering , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku , Tokyo 113-8656 , Japan .
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- Institute for Catalysis , Hokkaido University , Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo , Hokkaido 001-0021 , Japan .
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- Division of Applied Chemistry , Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology , Okayama University , Tsushima , Okayama 700-8530 , Japan .
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- Division of Applied Chemistry , Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology , Okayama University , Tsushima , Okayama 700-8530 , Japan .
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- Division of Applied Chemistry , Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology , Okayama University , Tsushima , Okayama 700-8530 , Japan .
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- Institute for Catalysis , Hokkaido University , Kita 21, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo , Hokkaido 001-0021 , Japan .
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology , Graduate School of Engineering , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku , Tokyo 113-8656 , Japan .
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- Division of Applied Chemistry , Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology , Okayama University , Tsushima , Okayama 700-8530 , Japan .
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Pinho AC, Vieira Branquinho M, Alvites RD, Fonseca AC, Caseiro AR, Santos Pedrosa S, Luís AL, Pires I, Prada J, Muratori L, Ronchi G, Geuna S, Santos JD, Maurício AC, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. Dextran-based tube-guides for the regeneration of the rat sciatic nerve after neurotmesis injury. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:798-811. [PMID: 31904045 DOI: 10.1039/c9bm00901a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In this work, dextran-based nerve tube-guides were prepared, characterized and used in a standardized animal model of neurotmesis injury. Non-porous and porous transparent tube-guides were obtained by photocrosslinking of two co-macromonomers based on dextran and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL). Swelling capacity of the tube-guides ranged from 40-60% with no visible constriction of their inner diameter. In vitro hydrolytic degradation tests showed that the tube-guides maintained their structural integrity up to 6 months. The in vivo performance of the tube-guides was evaluated by entubulation of the rat sciatic nerve after a neurotmesis injury, with a 10 mm-gap between the nerve stumps. The results showed that the tube-guides were able to promote the regeneration of the nerve in a similar manner to what was observed with conventional techniques (nerve graft and end-to-end suture). Stereological analysis proved that nerve regeneration occurred, and both tube-guides presented fibre diameter and g-ratio closer to healthy sciatic nerves. The histomorphometric analysis of Tibialis anterior (TA) skeletal muscle showed decreased neurogenic atrophy in the porous tube-guides treated group, presenting measurements that are similar to the uninjured control.
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- Ana Catarina Pinho
- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Veterinary Clinics Department, Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBAS), University of Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, no. 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal and Animal Science Study Centre (CECA), University of Porto Agroenvironment, Technologies and Sciences Institute (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal
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- Veterinary Clinics Department, Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBAS), University of Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, no. 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal and Animal Science Study Centre (CECA), University of Porto Agroenvironment, Technologies and Sciences Institute (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Veterinary Clinics Department, Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBAS), University of Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, no. 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal and Animal Science Study Centre (CECA), University of Porto Agroenvironment, Technologies and Sciences Institute (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal and Vasco da Gama University School/Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama (EUVG), Av. José R. Sousa Fernandes 197, Campus Universitário - Bloco B, Lordemão, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Veterinary Clinics Department, Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBAS), University of Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, no. 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal and Animal Science Study Centre (CECA), University of Porto Agroenvironment, Technologies and Sciences Institute (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal
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- Veterinary Clinics Department, Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBAS), University of Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, no. 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal and Animal Science Study Centre (CECA), University of Porto Agroenvironment, Technologies and Sciences Institute (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal
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- CECAV and Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- CECAV and Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Neuroscience Institute of the Cavalieri Ottolenghi Foundation and Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Turin, Italy
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- Neuroscience Institute of the Cavalieri Ottolenghi Foundation and Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Turin, Italy
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- CECAV and Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE-LAQV, Department of Metallurgy and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Veterinary Clinics Department, Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBAS), University of Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, no. 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal and Animal Science Study Centre (CECA), University of Porto Agroenvironment, Technologies and Sciences Institute (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rua Sílvio Lima-Pólo II, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Nath BD, Takaishi K, Ema T. Macrocyclic multinuclear metal complexes acting as catalysts for organic synthesis. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy01894h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Recent progress in homogeneous catalysis with macrocyclic multinuclear metal complexes (categories A–C) is overviewed.
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- Bikash Dev Nath
- Division of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
- Okayama University
- Okayama 700-8530
- Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
- Okayama University
- Okayama 700-8530
- Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
- Okayama University
- Okayama 700-8530
- Japan
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Jia M, Hadjichristidis N, Gnanou Y, Feng X. Monomodal Ultrahigh-Molar-Mass Polycarbonate Homopolymers and Diblock Copolymers by Anionic Copolymerization of Epoxides with CO 2. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:1594-1598. [PMID: 35619379 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Whatever the chemistry used for the synthesis of aliphatic polycarbonates, in particular, those of high molar mass, the adventitious presence of water leads to bimodal GPC traces and affords polycarbonate samples of uncontrolled and unpredictable molar masses. It appears that among all reagents used in the copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides, CO2 is the most difficult one to dry. To address this issue, triisobutylaluminum (TiBA) was employed in this work to dry CO2 through a bubbling method; its drying capability was investigated in the context of the copolymerization of CO2 with epoxides initiated by onium chloride in the presence of triethylborane (TEB). It was then compared to the efficiency of other already reported drying agents such as phosphorus pentoxide, molecular sieves and commercially available CO2 purifiers. With TiBA-dried CO2, its copolymerizations respectively with propylene oxide (PO) and cyclohexene oxide (CHO) could be successfully achieved in a wide range of degrees of polymerization (DP), with the value of DP as high as 16000. Diblock copolymers poly(propylene carbonate-b-cyclohexene carbonate) (PPC-b-PCHC) could also be prepared through sequential addition of epoxide monomers. The polycarbonates obtained under the conditions were all well-defined as characterized by NMR, GPC, triple detector-GPC, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
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Deacy AC, Durr CB, Williams CK. Heterodinuclear complexes featuring Zn(ii) and M = Al(iii), Ga(iii) or In(iii) for cyclohexene oxide and CO 2 copolymerisation. Dalton Trans 2019; 49:223-231. [PMID: 31815257 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt02918d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The ring opening copolymerisation of CO2 and epoxides is a useful means to valorise waste emissions and to reduce pollution in polymer manufacturing. Heterodinuclear catalysts, particularly those of Zn(ii)/Mg(ii), have shown better performances than homodinuclear analogues in this reaction. As part of on-going efforts to better understand the catalytic synergy, this work describes a series of heterodinuclear complexes, combining Zn(ii) with a metal from Group 13 (M = Al(iii), Ga(iii) or In(iii)). The complexes are synthesised from a symmetrical macrocyclic ligand in high yields via sequential metalation steps and are the thermodynamic reaction products. The Zn(ii)/Group 13 complexes are effective homogeneous catalysts for the ring opening copolymerisation (ROCOP) of cyclohexene oxide at 1 bar pressure of carbon dioxide, but all show inferior performances compared to the di-zinc analogue. The CO2 uptake into the polymer increases in the order Al(iii) < Ga(iii) < In(iii) which is attributed to lower Lewis acidity heavier Group 13 homologues showing a reduced tendency to form ether linkages. Concurrently, polycarbonate activity increases down the Group 13 series consistent with weaker metal-oxygen bonds which show enhanced lability to insertion reactions.
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- Arron C Deacy
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Rd, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK.
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Andrea KA, Plommer H, Kerton FM. Ring-opening polymerizations and copolymerizations of epoxides using aluminum- and boron-centered catalysts. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Innovative tailor made dextran based membranes with excellent non-inflammatory response: In vivo assessment. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 107:110243. [PMID: 31761159 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this work, dextran based membranes with potential to be used as implantable devices in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM) were prepared by a straightforward strategy. Briefly, two polymers approved by the Food and Drug Administration, viz. dextran and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) were functionalized with methacrylate moieties, and subjected to photocrosslinking. Employing different weight ratios of each polymer in the formulations allowed to obtain transparent membranes with tunable physicochemical properties and low adverse host tissue response. Independently of the material, all formulations have shown to be thermally stable up to 300 °C whilst variations in the polymer ratio resulted in membranes with different glass transition temperatures (Tg) and flexibility. The swelling capacity ranged from 50% to 200%. On the other hand, in vitro hydrolytic degradation did not show to be material-dependent and all membranes maintained their structural integrity for more than 30 days, losing only 8-12% of their initial weight. Preliminary in vitro biological tests did not show any cytotoxic effect on seeded human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs), suggesting that, in general, all membranes are capable of supporting cell adhesion and viability. The in vivo biocompatibility of membranes implanted subcutaneously in rats' dorsum indicate that M100/0 (100%wt dextran) and M25/75 (25 %wt dextran) formulations can be classified as "slight-irritant" and "non-irritant", respectively. From the histological analysis performed on the main tissue organs it was not possible to detect any signs of fibrosis or necrosis thereby excluding the presence of toxic degradation by-products deposited or accumulated in these tissues. In combination, these results suggest that the newly developed formulations hold great potential as engineered devices for biomedical applications, where the biological response of cells and tissues are greatly dependent on the physical and chemical cues provided by the substrate.
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Lalrempuia R, Underhaug J, Törnroos KW, Le Roux E. Anionic hafnium species: an active catalytic intermediate for the coupling of epoxides with CO 2? Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:7227-7230. [PMID: 31165803 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc02695a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of hafnium complexes were structurally identified showing high activity (up to 500 h-1) in the selective alternated copolymerization of epoxides with CO2 under low pressure.
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- Ralte Lalrempuia
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007, Bergen, Norway.
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Patil NG, Boopathi SK, Alagi P, Hadjichristidis N, Gnanou Y, Feng X. Carboxylate Salts as Ideal Initiators for the Metal-Free Copolymerization of CO2 with Epoxides: Synthesis of Well-Defined Polycarbonates Diols and Polyols. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Mandal M, Ramkumar V, Chakraborty D. Salen complexes of zirconium and hafnium: synthesis, structural characterization and polymerization studies. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py01750f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Salen complexes of zirconium and hafnium were synthesized and used as effective catalysts for the polymerization of lactide and ε-CL and homopolymerization, copolymerization and coupling of epoxides with CO2.
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- Mrinmay Mandal
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Patna
- Bihta 801103
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Chennai-600 036
- India
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Ambrose K, Robertson KN, Kozak CM. Cobalt amino-bis(phenolate) complexes for coupling and copolymerization of epoxides with carbon dioxide. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:6248-6260. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt00996e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Electron-withdrawing groups on phenolate donors enhance polycarbonate production from CO2 and cyclohexene oxide by Co(ii) amino-bis(phenolate) complexes.
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- Kenson Ambrose
- Department of Chemistry
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- St. John's
- Canada A1B 3X7
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- Department of Chemistry
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- St. John's
- Canada A1B 3X7
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Zhang DD, Feng X, Gnanou Y, Huang KW. Theoretical Mechanistic Investigation into Metal-Free Alternating Copolymerization of CO2 and Epoxides: The Key Role of Triethylborane. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Thevenon A, Cyriac A, Myers D, White AJP, Durr CB, Williams CK. Indium Catalysts for Low-Pressure CO 2/Epoxide Ring-Opening Copolymerization: Evidence for a Mononuclear Mechanism? J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:6893-6903. [PMID: 29782169 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b01920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The alternating copolymerization of CO2/epoxides is a useful means to incorporate high levels of carbon dioxide into polymers. The reaction is generally proposed to occur by bimetallic or bicomponent pathways. Here, the first indium catalysts are presented, which are proposed to operate by a distinct mononuclear pathway. The most active and selective catalysts are phosphasalen complexes, which feature ligands comprising two iminophosphoranes linked to sterically hindered ortho-phenolates. The catalysts are active at 1 bar pressure of carbon dioxide and are most effective without any cocatalyst. They show low-pressure activity (1 bar pressure) and yield polymer with high carbonate linkage selectivity (>99%) and isoselectivity ( Pm > 70%). Using these complexes, it is also possible to isolate and characterize key catalytic intermediates, including the propagating indium alkoxide and carbonate complexes that are rarely studied. The catalysts are mononuclear under polymerization conditions, and the key intermediates show different coordination geometries: the alkoxide complex is pentacoordinate, while the carbonate is hexacoordinate. Kinetic analyses reveal a first-order dependence on catalyst concentration and are zero-order in carbon dioxide pressure; these findings together with in situ spectroscopic studies underpin the mononuclear pathway. More generally, this research highlights the future opportunity for other homogeneous catalysts, featuring larger ionic radius metals and new ligands, to operate by mononuclear mechanisms.
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- Arnaud Thevenon
- Department of Chemistry , University of Oxford , 13 Mansfield Road , Oxford OX1 3TA , United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Oxford , 13 Mansfield Road , Oxford OX1 3TA , United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Oxford , 13 Mansfield Road , Oxford OX1 3TA , United Kingdom
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Meléndez DO, Lara-Sánchez A, Martínez J, Wu X, Otero A, Castro-Osma JA, North M, Rojas RS. Amidinate Aluminium Complexes as Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Fixation into Cyclic Carbonates. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201702014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Danay Osorio Meléndez
- Nucleus Millennium Chemical Processes and Catalysis (CPC); Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica; Facultad de Química; Universidad Católica de Chile; Casilla 306 Santiago-22 6094411 Chile
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica; Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas; Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha; Campus Universitario 13071- Ciudad Real Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica; Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas; Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha; Campus Universitario 13071- Ciudad Real Spain
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence; Department of Chemistry; The University of York; York YO10 5DD UK
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica; Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías Químicas; Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha; Campus Universitario 13071- Ciudad Real Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica; Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA); Facultad de Farmacia; Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha; 02071- Albacete Spain
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence; Department of Chemistry; The University of York; York YO10 5DD UK
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- Nucleus Millennium Chemical Processes and Catalysis (CPC); Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica; Facultad de Química; Universidad Católica de Chile; Casilla 306 Santiago-22 6094411 Chile
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Lalrempuia R, Breivik F, Törnroos KW, Le Roux E. Coordination behavior of bis-phenolate saturated and unsaturated N-heterocyclic carbene ligands to zirconium: reactivity and activity in the copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide with CO 2. Dalton Trans 2018; 46:8065-8076. [PMID: 28604887 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt01117b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Tetravalent zirconium complexes supported by tridentate bis-phenolate imidazolidin-2-ylidene (L1), imidazol-2-ylidene (L2) and benzimidazol-2-ylidene (L3) NHC ligands were synthesized and evaluated as precursors for the copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) with CO2. While the reactivity of the imidazolidinium [H3L1] chloride salt with Zr(OiPr)4(HOiPr), and subsequent ligand exchanges with either (CH3)3SiCl or LiOiPr lead to a series of heteroleptic compounds (κ3-O,C,O-L1)Zr(X)2(THF) (X = Cl, OiPr), both imidazolium [H3L2] and benzimidazolium [H3L3] chloride salts give a mixture of homoleptic (κ3-O,C,O-NHC)2Zr and zwitterionic (κ2-O,O-HL)ZrCl2(OiPr) compounds along with traces or the absence of the heteroleptic intermediate (κ3-O,C,O-NHC)Zr(Cl)(OiPr)(THF). Such dissimilar reactivity between the unsaturated and saturated NHC ligands is predominantly ascribed to the increased acidity of azolium salts along with the π-donor strength of the Ccarbene in L2 and L3-Zr moieties. The reactivity with the more acidic azolium salts (H3L2/3) and the destabilized Zr-Xtrans to NHCcarbene bond results in a significant increase in the amount of homoleptic compounds generating HCl. The released HCl reacts preferentially with the heteroleptic intermediates having non-planar NHC ligands (i.e. L2/3) promoting the formation of zwitterionic complexes. The in situ deprotonation of the isolated zwitterionic (κ2-O,O-HL3)ZrCl2(OiPr) compound by using Ag2O gives the homoleptic complex as the major component along with a bimetallic hydroxo-bridged [(κ3-O,C,O-L3)Zr(μ-OH)(OiPr)]2 compound. Of particular interest is that only the heteroleptic NHC-Zr(iv) complexes were identified to be active and highly selective towards the copolymerization of CHO with CO2 independently of the co-catalysts used (both anionic and neutral) under mild conditions (PCO2 < 1 bar, T = 60 °C), and gave atactic and completely alternating copolymers in a controlled manner (Mw/Mn ≈ 1.3-1.8). In contrast, the isolated homoleptic, zwitterionic and bimetallic zirconium species were found to be inactive under similar reaction conditions. Although the activity found for NHC-Zr(iv) complexes is nearly of the same order of magnitude as that of the NHC-Ti(iv) analogues, these results are the first examples of tetravalent zirconium complexes achieving high selectivity (99% in PCHC) in the catalyzed copolymerization of CHO with CO2.
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- Ralte Lalrempuia
- University of Bergen, Department of Chemistry, Allégaten 41, N-5007, Bergen, Norway.
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Artz J, Müller TE, Thenert K, Kleinekorte J, Meys R, Sternberg A, Bardow A, Leitner W. Sustainable Conversion of Carbon Dioxide: An Integrated Review of Catalysis and Life Cycle Assessment. Chem Rev 2017; 118:434-504. [PMID: 29220170 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 882] [Impact Index Per Article: 126.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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CO2 conversion covers a wide range of possible application areas from fuels to bulk and commodity chemicals and even to specialty products with biological activity such as pharmaceuticals. In the present review, we discuss selected examples in these areas in a combined analysis of the state-of-the-art of synthetic methodologies and processes with their life cycle assessment. Thereby, we attempted to assess the potential to reduce the environmental footprint in these application fields relative to the current petrochemical value chain. This analysis and discussion differs significantly from a viewpoint on CO2 utilization as a measure for global CO2 mitigation. Whereas the latter focuses on reducing the end-of-pipe problem "CO2 emissions" from todays' industries, the approach taken here tries to identify opportunities by exploiting a novel feedstock that avoids the utilization of fossil resource in transition toward more sustainable future production. Thus, the motivation to develop CO2-based chemistry does not depend primarily on the absolute amount of CO2 emissions that can be remediated by a single technology. Rather, CO2-based chemistry is stimulated by the significance of the relative improvement in carbon balance and other critical factors defining the environmental impact of chemical production in all relevant sectors in accord with the principles of green chemistry.
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- Jens Artz
- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University , Worringerweg 2, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University , Worringerweg 2, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University , Worringerweg 2, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Chair of Technical Thermodynamics, RWTH Aachen University , Schinkelstrasse 8, Aachen 52056, Germany
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- Chair of Technical Thermodynamics, RWTH Aachen University , Schinkelstrasse 8, Aachen 52056, Germany
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- Chair of Technical Thermodynamics, RWTH Aachen University , Schinkelstrasse 8, Aachen 52056, Germany
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- Chair of Technical Thermodynamics, RWTH Aachen University , Schinkelstrasse 8, Aachen 52056, Germany
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- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University , Worringerweg 2, Aachen 52074, Germany.,Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion , Stiftstrasse 34-36, Mülheim an der Ruhr 45470, Germany
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Quadri CC, Lalrempuia R, Hessevik J, Törnroos KW, Le Roux E. Structural Characterization of Tridentate N-Heterocyclic Carbene Titanium(IV) Benzyloxide, Silyloxide, Acetate, and Azide Complexes and Assessment of Their Efficacies for Catalyzing the Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide with CO2. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Coralie C. Quadri
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007, Bergen, Norway
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Wu X, Mason J, North M. Isocyanurate Formation During Oxazolidinone Synthesis from Epoxides and Isocyanates Catalysed by a Chromium(Salphen) Complex. Chemistry 2017; 23:12937-12943. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Xiao Wu
- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence; Department of Chemistry; University of York; Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence; Department of Chemistry; University of York; Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence; Department of Chemistry; University of York; Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
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Han Q, Wang L, Shi Z, Xu C, Dong Z, Mou Z, Liu W. Self-Assembly of Luminescent Lanthanide Mesocates as Efficient Catalysts for Transforming Carbon Dioxide into Cyclic Carbonates. Chem Asian J 2017; 12:1364-1373. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201700418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Qingxin Han
- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000 People's Republic of China
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Cozzolino M, Rosen T, Goldberg I, Mazzeo M, Lamberti M. Selective Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonate by Salalen-Aluminum Complexes and Mechanistic Studies. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:1217-1223. [PMID: 27901318 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201601479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Salalen-aluminum complexes were synthesized and used as catalysts in the reactions of CO2 with different epoxides. The reaction of cyclohexene oxide and CO2 was thoroughly investigated. In particular, the effect of the reaction conditions (nature and equivalents of the co-catalyst, CO2 pressure, and temperature) and of the ligands (substituents on the ancillary ligand, nature of the labile ligand, and nature of the nitrogen-donor atoms) on the results of this reaction was studied. The cycloaddition reaction of CO2 with terminal epoxides bearing different functional groups was realized. Moreover, NMR mechanistic studies provided information on the catalytic cycle. Interestingly, the characterization of an intermediate species in the mechanism of the reaction of cyclohexene oxide with CO2 , catalyzed by one of the salalen-aluminum complexes, was accomplished.
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- Mariachiara Cozzolino
- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Physics "E. Caianiello", University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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Wu X, North M. A Bimetallic Aluminium(Salphen) Complex for the Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates from Epoxides and Carbon Dioxide. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:74-78. [PMID: 27775229 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201601131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
A bimetallic aluminium(salphen) complex is reported as a sustainable, efficient and inexpensive catalyst for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide. In the presence of this complex and tetrabutylammonium bromide, terminal and internal epoxides reacted at 50 °C and 10 bar carbon dioxide pressure to afford their corresponding cyclic carbonates in yields of 50-94 % and 30-71 % for terminal and internal cyclic carbonates, respectively. Mechanistic studies using deuterated epoxides and an analogous monometallic aluminium(salphen) chloride complex support a mechanism for catalysis by the bimetallic complex, which involves intramolecular cooperative catalysis between the two aluminium centres.
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- Xiao Wu
- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD, UK
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Jakobsson K, Chu T, Nikonov GI. Hydrosilylation of Olefins Catalyzed by Well-Defined Cationic Aluminum Complexes: Lewis Acid versus Insertion Mechanisms. ACS Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b01694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Kayla Jakobsson
- Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S
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- Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S
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- Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S
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Gianopoulos CG, Kumar N, Zhao Y, Jia L, Kirschbaum K, Mason MR. Aluminum alkoxide, amide and halide complexes supported by a bulky dipyrromethene ligand: synthesis, characterization, and preliminary ε-caprolactone polymerization activity. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:13787-97. [PMID: 27484717 DOI: 10.1039/c6dt02449a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aluminum halide, alkoxide and amide complexes 2-6 of the form (N,N)AlX2-nYn (n = 0, 1 and (N,N) = 1,9-dimesityl-5-phenyldipyrromethene (1)) were synthesized and characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The in situ generated lithium salt of dipyrromethene 1 was reacted with AlX3 to afford aluminum halide complexes (N,N)AlX2 (X = Cl (2), I (3)) which were isolated as dichroic crystals. Salt metathesis reactions were employed to produce alkoxide complexes (N,N)Al(Cl)(O(t)Bu) (4) and (N,N)Al(O(t)Bu)2 (5) from compound 2. The dimethylamide complex (N,N)Al(NMe2)2 (6) was prepared by reaction of dipyrromethene 1 with [Al(NMe2)3]2. Crystallographic data revealed that the dipyrromethene is non-planar when bulky coligands are present as in compounds 3-6, while in the dichloride complex 2 the dipyrromethene is planar. Halide complexes 2 and 3 reacted with adventitious moisture in toluene to afford crystalline acid-base adducts (N,N)H·HX, (X = Cl (7), I (8)), which adopted structures reminiscent of anion receptors. Alkoxide and dimethylamide complexes 5 and 6 were also applied as precatalysts for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone and preliminary results are reported.
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- Christopher G Gianopoulos
- Department of Chemistry, School of Green Chemistry and Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390, USA.
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Zhang D, Boopathi SK, Hadjichristidis N, Gnanou Y, Feng X. Metal-Free Alternating Copolymerization of CO2 with Epoxides: Fulfilling “Green” Synthesis and Activity. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:11117-20. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b06679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Dongyue Zhang
- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division and ‡KAUST Catalysis
Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division and ‡KAUST Catalysis
Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division and ‡KAUST Catalysis
Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division and ‡KAUST Catalysis
Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division and ‡KAUST Catalysis
Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Abbina S, Chidara VK, Bian S, Ugrinov A, Du G. Synthesis of ChiralC2-Symmetric Bimetallic Zinc Complexes of Amido-Oxazolinates and Their Application in Copolymerization of CO2and Cyclohexene Oxide. ChemistrySelect 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201600581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Srinivas Abbina
- Department of Chemistry; University of North Dakota; Address 151 Cornell Street Stop 9024 Grand Forks, ND 58202 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University of North Dakota; Address 151 Cornell Street Stop 9024 Grand Forks, ND 58202 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University of North Dakota; Address 151 Cornell Street Stop 9024 Grand Forks, ND 58202 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; North Dakota State University; 1231 Albrecht Blvd, Fargo, ND 58102 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University of North Dakota; Address 151 Cornell Street Stop 9024 Grand Forks, ND 58202 USA
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Castro-Osma JA, Lamb KJ, North M. Cr(salophen) Complex Catalyzed Cyclic Carbonate Synthesis at Ambient Temperature And Pressure. ACS Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b01386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- José A. Castro-Osma
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Departamento de Química
Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en
Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Instituto Regional de Investigación
Científica Aplicada-IRICA, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Green
Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K
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- Green
Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K
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Zhang D, Zhang H, Hadjichristidis N, Gnanou Y, Feng X. Lithium-Assisted Copolymerization of CO2/Cyclohexene Oxide: A Novel and Straightforward Route to Polycarbonates and Related Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Dongyue Zhang
- Physical Sciences
and Engineering Division and ‡KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical
Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences
and Engineering Division and ‡KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical
Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences
and Engineering Division and ‡KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical
Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences
and Engineering Division and ‡KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical
Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences
and Engineering Division and ‡KAUST Catalysis Center, Physical
Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Niu Y, Li H. Terpolymerization of Carbon Dioxide with Propylene Oxide and γ
-Butyrolactone Catalyzed by SalenCoIII
(2,4-dinitrophenoxy) and Lewis-Basic Cocatalyst. ADVANCES IN POLYMER TECHNOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/adv.21660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yongsheng Niu
- College of Chemistry & Pharmacy; Qingdao Agricultural University; Qingdao 266109, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmacy; Qingdao Agricultural University; Qingdao 266109, People's Republic of China
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Hessevik J, Lalrempuia R, Nsiri H, Törnroos KW, Jensen VR, Le Roux E. Sterically (un)encumbered mer-tridentate N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of titanium(iv) for the copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide with CO2. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:14734-44. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt01706a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Titanium(iv) complexes bearing an unsubstituted tridentate bis(phenolate) N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) were synthesized and structurally identified.
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- University of Bergen
- Department of Chemistry
- Bergen
- Norway
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- University of Bergen
- Department of Chemistry
- Bergen
- Norway
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Cozzolino M, Press K, Mazzeo M, Lamberti M. Carbon Dioxide/Epoxide Reactions Catalyzed by Bimetallic Salalen Aluminum Complexes. ChemCatChem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201500856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mariachiara Cozzolino
- Department of Chemistry and Biology; University of Salerno; Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 84084 Fisciano (SA) Italy
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences; Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv; Tel Aviv 69978 Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology; University of Salerno; Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 84084 Fisciano (SA) Italy
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- Department of Physics “E. Caianiello”; University of Salerno; Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 84084 Fisciano (SA) Italy
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Decortes A, Haak RM, Martín C, Belmonte MM, Martin E, Benet-Buchholz J, Kleij AW. Copolymerization of CO2 and Cyclohexene Oxide Mediated by Yb(salen)-Based Complexes. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Antonello Decortes
- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Catalan
Institute
of Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Rulev YA, Gugkaeva Z, Maleev VI, North M, Belokon YN. Robust bifunctional aluminium-salen catalysts for the preparation of cyclic carbonates from carbon dioxide and epoxides. Beilstein J Org Chem 2015; 11:1614-23. [PMID: 26664580 PMCID: PMC4660930 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.11.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Two new one-component aluminium-based catalysts for the reaction between epoxides and carbon dioxide have been prepared. The catalysts are composed of aluminium–salen chloride complexes with trialkylammonium groups directly attached to the aromatic rings of the salen ligand. With terminal epoxides, the catalysts induced the formation of cyclic carbonates under mild reaction conditions (25–35 °C; 1–10 bar carbon dioxide pressure). However, with cyclohexene oxide under the same reaction conditions, the same catalysts induced the formation of polycarbonate. The catalysts could be recovered from the reaction mixture and reused.
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- Yuri A Rulev
- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Moscow 19991, Russia
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- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Moscow 19991, Russia
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- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Moscow 19991, Russia
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Moscow 19991, Russia
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Synthesis of Polycarbonates by Copolymerization of Carbon Dioxide and Cyclohexene Oxide Using Schiff Base Complex as Catalyst. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-015-1667-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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