Anil Guram

A convenient palladium/ligand catalyst for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions of arylboronic acids and aryl chlorides

Abstract The Pd/ligand A catalyst efficiently catalyzes general Suzuki biaryl cross-coupling reactions of arylboronic acids and aryl chlorides.

General and efficient palladium-catalyzed aminations of aryl chlorides

Pd(dba)2/Ligand A catalyst efficiently catalyzes the aminations of a variety of aryl chlorides with a variety of amines in high rates, selectivities, and isolated yields.

Selective oxidation of alcohols by combinatorial catalysis

Abstract High-throughput synthesis and screening of polyoxometalate (POM) and supported-metal libraries have been developed for the selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes/ketones in the liquid phase. Libraries consisting of 96 catalysts were prepared in multi-well reactors and screened for catalytic activity using TLC, GC and NMR detection methods. Promising hits identified in the high-throughput primary screens were successfully scaled up and optimized in conventional laboratory test units. Isolated yields confirm high selectivities of more than 90% with quantitative conversions. Substrates tested include primary and secondary alcohols. Specific results will be presented for hydroxymethyl-substituted heterocycles and bicyclo-octanols.

SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF ALCOHOLS BY REDOX MOLECULAR SIEVES

ABSTRACT High-throughput synthesis and screening of libraries consisting of redox zeolites and molecular sieves have been developed for the selective oxidation of 2-butyl-5-hydroxymethyl-imidazole to the corresponding aldehyde in the liquid phase. Libraries consisting of 96 catalysts were prepared and screened for catalytic activity using high-throughput software, robotics, reactor, and screening technologies. The integrated synthesis and screening workflow allowed ∼5000 samples to be screened in less than one month. Promising hits identified in the high-throughput primary screens were successfully scaled up and optimized in conventional laboratory test units. Best results have been obtained with doubly or triply doped mesoporous sieves containing both an impregnated and framework-substituted metal. PtBi-doped framework-substituted V-MCM-41 redox mesoporous sieves were found to be efficient catalysts for aerobic oxidation under relatively mild reaction conditions (100–150°C, 15–400 psi air, 4–10 h reaction time). MIBK/H2O/t-BuOH mixtures were identified as efficient solvent systems for this reaction. Isolated yields confirm high selectivities of more than 90% with quantitative conversions. Spent catalysts were shown to be fully regenerable by high temperature calcination in air.