Homogeneous catalytic oxidation of thymol with dinuclear Cu(II)-2-phenyl propionate-bipyridine complex

IF 2.4 3区化学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR

Polyhedron Pub Date : 2024-11-20 DOI:10.1016/j.poly.2024.117312

İbrahim Kani

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Abstract

A carboxylate-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complex, [Cu₂(μ₂-η²:η¹(ppa)₂(μ₂-η¹:η¹ (ppa)bpy)₂]·ClO₄·H₂O (ppa (C₉H₉OO) = 2-phenyl propionate, bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine), was prepared and its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The octacoordinated Cu(II) dimer complex exhibits an asymmetric conformation, with the metal centers linked by two distinct modes of the carboxylate group. These include an asymmetric chelating bridging bidentate involving two ppa ligands and a syn-syn bidentate bridging mode involving one ppa ligand. The complex was employed as a catalyst for the oxidation of thymol, demonstrating a high degree of quantitative conversion and selectivity with TBHP across a range of solvents at moderate temperatures. The homogeneous catalytic system, comprising Cu(II)-2-phenyl propionate-bipyridine, tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) as oxidant, and a polar aprotic solvent (acetonitrile or acetone), demonstrated high turnover numbers (TOF) in the absence of any additives. The impact of temperature, solvent, the ratio of thymol to TBHP, different oxidants and the quantity of catalyst on the catalytic activity and product selectivity was examined. Under optimized conditions, the maximum conversion of thymol (100 %) was obtained with 100 % selectivity to thymoquinone with TBHP after 35 min at the thymol to catalyst mole ratio of 267 (TOF = 449 h⁻¹) in acetonitrile (MeCN) at 55 °C. Based on the available evidence, this activity and selectivity to thymoquinone represent the highest reported level of performance achieved by a homogeneously copper-catalysed process.

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Polyhedron 化学-晶体学

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4.90

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7.70%

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515

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2 months

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