Guosong Li

Asymmetric Epoxidation of Alkenes Catalyzed by a Porphyrin-Inspired Manganese Complex

A novel strategy for catalytic asymmetric epoxidation of a wide variety of olefins by a porphyrin-inspired chiral manganese complex using H2O2 as a terminal oxidant in excellent yield with up to greater than 99% ee has been successfully developed.

Asymmetric Oxidation Catalysis by a Porphyrin-Inspired Manganese Complex: Highly Enantioselective Sulfoxidation with a Wide Substrate Scope

The first genuinely promising porphyrin-inspired manganese-catalyzed asymmetric sulfoxidation method using hydrogen peroxide has been successfully developed, allowing for rapidly oxidizing (0.5-1.0 h) a wide variety of sulfides in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee).

Iron/ABNO-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones under Ambient Atmosphere

We report a new Fe(NO3)3·9H2O/9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-N-oxyl catalyst system that enables efficient aerobic oxidation of a broad range of primary and secondary alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and ketones at room temperature with ambient air as the oxidant. The catalyst system exhibits excellent activity and selectivity for primary aliphatic alcohol oxidation. This procedure can also be scaled up. Kinetic analysis demonstrates that C-H bond cleavage is the rate-determining step and that cationic species are involved in the reaction.

A Porphyrin-Inspired Iron Catalyst for Asymmetric Epoxidation of Electron-Deficient Olefins

An in situ formed porphyrin-inspired iron complex that catalyzes asymmetric epoxidation of di- and trisubstituted enones is described. The reaction provides highly enantioenriched α,β-epoxyketones (up to 99% ee). The practical utility of the new catalyst system is demonstrated by the gram-scale synthesis of optically pure epoxide. Hammett analysis suggests that the transition state of the reaction is electron-demanding and the active oxidant is electrophilic.

Asymmetric Epoxidation of Olefins with Hydrogen Peroxide by an in Situ-Formed Manganese Complex

Asymmetric epoxidation of a variety of cis, trans, terminal, and trisubstituted olefins in excellent yields (up to 94%) and enantioselectivities (>99% ee) by an in situ-formed manganese complex using H2O2 has been developed. A relationship between the hydrophobicity of the catalyst imposed by ligand and the catalytic activity has been observed. The influence of the amount and identity of the acid additive was examined, and improved enantioselectivities were achieved through the use of a catalytic amount of a carboxylic acid additive.

Enantioselective oxidation of sulfides with H2O2 catalyzed by a pre-formed manganese complex

A facile and environmentally friendly method is presented for the asymmetric oxidation of sulfides with H2O2, utilizing a pre-formed manganese complex. Just in the presence of a low catalytic amount of carboxylic acid (CA), a variety of sulfide substrates, including aryl alkyl, aryl benzyl and cyclic sulfides, reacted to form chiral sulfoxides in high yields (up to 95%) and excellent enantioselectivities (>99% ee) under mild conditions. Moreover, the practical utility of the method has been demonstrated by the synthesis of esomeprazole and albendazole sulfoxide (ABZO).

Synergistic H4NI–AcOH Catalyzed Oxidation of the Csp3–H Bonds of Benzylpyridines with Molecular Oxygen

The oxidation of benzylpyridines forming benzoylpyridines was achieved based on a synergistic H4NI-AcOH catalyst and molecular oxygen in high yield under solvent-free conditions. This is the first nonmetallic catalytic system for this oxidation transformation using molecular oxygen as the oxidant. The catalytic system has a wide scope of substrates and excellent chemoselectivity, and this procedure can also be scaled up. The study of a preliminary reaction mechanism demonstrated that the oxidation of the Csp(3)-H bonds of benzylpyridines was promoted by the pyridinium salts formed by AcOH and benzylpyridines. The synergistic effect of H4NI-AcOH was also demonstrated by control experiments.

Bioinspired aerobic oxidation of alcohols with a bifunctional ligand based on bipyridine and TEMPO

A novel bioinspired bifunctional ligand incorporating metal-binding site and stable free radical has been synthesized. The catalytic system obtained from the bifunctional ligand with copper(I) iodide in the presence of N-methylimidazole is highly efficient for the oxidation of a broad range of primary benzylic, allylic, alkynyl, aliphatic alcohols and secondary benzylic alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and ketones in good to excellent yields. The catalyst system exhibits broad functional-group compatibility. The reaction is carried out in acetonitrile as solvent under air balloon at room temperature. The catalyst system features excellent activity for primary aliphatic alcohol oxidation and a high chemoselective oxidation of primary alcohols over the secondary alcohols. This oxidation process is readily amenable to larger-scale application. The interaction of the different components in the reaction mixtures was studied by UV-visible spectroscopy. The data indicated that Cu(I) existed throughout the reaction. A plausible mechanism of the catalytic cycle is proposed.

An Effective Method for the Construction of Esters Using Cs2CO3 as Oxygen Source

An effective method for the construction of esters from acyl chloride and halohydrocarbon using Cs2CO3 as an oxygen source was achieved for the first time. The methodology has a wide scope of substrates and can be scaled up. The study of a preliminary reaction mechanism demonstrated that the O in the products comes from Cs2CO3 and this esterification proceeds through a free radical reaction. It was also found that CO2 can also be used in this esterification reaction as an oxygen source.

多相MnO x 氮掺杂碳材料催化氮杂环侧链C sp 3 -H的氧化反应

Novel reusable MnOx-N@C catalyst has been developed for the direct oxidation of N-heterocycles under solvent-free conditions using TBHP as benign oxidant to give the corresponding N-heterocyclic ketones. The catalytic system exhibited a broad substrate scope and excellent regioselectivity, as well as being amenable to gram-scale synthesis. This MnOx-N@C catalyst also showed good reusability and was successfully recycled six times without any significant loss of activity.