Peerapol Pornsetmetakul, Narasiri Maineawklang, Anittha Prasertsab, Dr. Saros Salakhum, Prof. Dr. Emiel J. M. Hensen, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chularat Wattanakit
{"title":"Mild Hydrogenation of 2-Furoic Acid by Pt Nanoparticles Dispersed in a Hierarchical ZSM-5 Zeolite","authors":"Peerapol Pornsetmetakul, Narasiri Maineawklang, Anittha Prasertsab, Dr. Saros Salakhum, Prof. Dr. Emiel J. M. Hensen, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chularat Wattanakit","doi":"10.1002/asia.202300733","DOIUrl":"10.1002/asia.202300733","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hydrogenation of biobased compounds can add value to platform molecules obtained from biomass refining. Herein, we explore the hydrogenation of 2-furoic acid (2-furancarboxylic acid, FCA), a derivative of furfural, with H<sub>2</sub> generated <i>in situ</i> by NaBH<sub>4</sub> hydrolysis at ambient conditions. Nearly complete conversion of FCA was obtained with tetrahydrofuroic acid (THFA) and 5-hydroxyvaleric acid (5-HVA) as the only two reaction products over Pt nanoparticles supported on hierarchical ZSM-5. Small Pt nanoparticles (2 to 3 nm) were stabilized by ZSM-5 nanosheets. At an optimized Pt loading, the Pt nanoparticles can catalyze the hydrolysis of NaBH<sub>4</sub> and the subsequent hydrogenation of FCA with the assistance of Brønsted acid sites. Nanostructuring ZSM-5 into nanosheets and its acidity contributes to the stability of the dispersed Pt nanoparticles. Deactivation due to NaBO<sub>2</sub> deposition on the Pt particles can be countered by a simple washing treatment. Overall, this approach shows the promise of mild hydrogenation of biobased feedstock coupled with NaBH<sub>4</sub> hydrolysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":"18 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41094427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoyu Zhang, Yujie Zhang, Jiaqiao Ding, Liusheng Wang, Weihua Chen, Xinyan Li, Dr. Bing Cui, Prof. Mingqin Zhao, Dr. Zhihui Shao
{"title":"Synthesis of Thiophene-Substituted Ketones via Manganese-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Coupling Reaction","authors":"Xiaoyu Zhang, Yujie Zhang, Jiaqiao Ding, Liusheng Wang, Weihua Chen, Xinyan Li, Dr. Bing Cui, Prof. Mingqin Zhao, Dr. Zhihui Shao","doi":"10.1002/asia.202300725","DOIUrl":"10.1002/asia.202300725","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study reports an efficient and green one-step method for synthesizing thiophene-substituted ketones from 2-thiophenemethanol and ketones via dehydrogenative coupling using manganese complexes as catalysts. The manganese complex demonstrated a broad applicability under mild conditions and extended the range of usable substrates. Utilizing this strategy, we carried out an efficient and diverse reaction of ketones with 2-thiophenemethanol, and successfully synthesized a series of thiophene-substituted saturated ketones and α, β-unsaturated ketones in good isolated yields.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":"18 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41090463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohsin Saeed, Hadi M. Marwani, Umer Shahzad, Abdullah M. Asiri, Ijaz Hussain, Mohammed M. Rahman
{"title":"Utilizing Nanostructured Materials for Hydrogen Generation, Storage, and Diverse Applications","authors":"Mohsin Saeed, Hadi M. Marwani, Umer Shahzad, Abdullah M. Asiri, Ijaz Hussain, Mohammed M. Rahman","doi":"10.1002/asia.202300593","DOIUrl":"10.1002/asia.202300593","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The rapid advancement of refined nanostructures and nanotechnologies offers significant potential to boost research activities in hydrogen storage. Recent innovations in hydrogen storage have centered on nanostructured materials, highlighting their effectiveness in molecular hydrogen storage, chemical storage, and as nanoconfined hydride supports. Emphasizing the importance of exploring ultra-high-surface-area nanoporous materials and metals, we advocate for their mechanical stability, rigidity, and high hydride loading capacities to enhance hydrogen storage efficiency. Despite the evident benefits of nanostructured materials in hydrogen storage, we also address the existing challenges and future research directions in this domain. Recent progress in creating intricate nanostructures has had a notable positive impact on the field of hydrogen storage, particularly in the realm of storing molecular hydrogen, where these nanostructured materials are primarily utilized.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":"19 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41090778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lijin Rajan, Aranhikundan Shabeeba, Madari Palliyalil Sidheekha, Dr. Yahya A. Ismail
{"title":"Reaction Induced Conformational Change in Polyindole: Polyindole/PVA Film as Biomimetic Sensors of Temperature and Electrical Energetic Conditions","authors":"Lijin Rajan, Aranhikundan Shabeeba, Madari Palliyalil Sidheekha, Dr. Yahya A. Ismail","doi":"10.1002/asia.202300742","DOIUrl":"10.1002/asia.202300742","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conducting polymers can mimic the sensing characteristics of biological muscles through utilizing their unique electrochemical reactions. As these reactions occur, alterations in composition prompt changes in biomimetic properties, such as shifts in volume, brought about by the insertion of anions and solvent molecules, resulting in conformational movements. Similar to biological muscles, these electrochemical reaction senses the working variables affecting the reaction rate, through the same two connecting wires. The influence of working temperature and electrical energetic condition on the conformational movements of polyindole manifested as the cooperative actuation of the polymer chain is verified here using a polyindole-coated polyvinyl alcohol (PIN/PVA) film. Cyclic voltammetric (CV) studies revealed that the extent of reaction of polyindole varies linearly with temperature and scan rate. The logarithmic dependence of redox charge obtained from coulovoltammogram with inverse of temperature further proved the temperature sensing characteristics and the influence of temperature on the cooperative actuation of the film. The conformational relaxation increases as the temperature increases through hosting higher number of counter anions with the solvent molecule. The extension of the redox reaction was found to decrease as the scan rate increases. The double logarithmic relation between the consumed redox charge and the scan rate has proved that the electrical energetic condition can influence the conformational movement in a reversible manner. It is also verified from Chronopotentiometric (CP) studies that the consumed electrical energy during the reaction varies linearly with the change in temperature. The results suggest that the PIN/PVA film can act as a biomimetic macro molecular sensor of working temperature and electrical energetic condition as biological muscles do.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":"18 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41095893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kishor Kumar Chouhan, Pinaki Nad, Dr. Arup Mukherjee
{"title":"Dual Role of TiO(acac)2 as a Reagent and an Activator/Catalyst: A Study on the Solvent Dependent Product Formation","authors":"Kishor Kumar Chouhan, Pinaki Nad, Dr. Arup Mukherjee","doi":"10.1002/asia.202300738","DOIUrl":"10.1002/asia.202300738","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The dual operation of a chemical species in synthetic chemistry is an intriguing and relatively unexplored phenomenon. The application of such a species is expected to reduce the use of multiple reaction partners and catalysts/activators. Herein, we report a simple and easy-to-use protocol for the twin application of TiO(acac)<sub>2</sub>, as a reagent and an activator to synthesize β-enamino ketones with amines in acetonitrile. The same early transition metal precursor when employed in N,N-dimethylformamide with the amines, resulted in the formation of the substituted amides. Both reactions were explored with various substrates to check the viability of the present protocol. Moreover, experimental studies were conducted to understand the mechanism of both reactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":"18 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41145283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Puning Ren, Yue Zhou, Kaiyi Su, Lulu Sun, Dr. Nengchao Luo, Prof. Feng Wang
{"title":"Visible-Light-Driven Furfural Oxidation over CuOx/Nb2O5","authors":"Puning Ren, Yue Zhou, Kaiyi Su, Lulu Sun, Dr. Nengchao Luo, Prof. Feng Wang","doi":"10.1002/asia.202300732","DOIUrl":"10.1002/asia.202300732","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Maleic anhydride (MA) is an important polyester monomer that can be produced from oxidizing renewable furfural derived from biomass. However, MA generation from furfural requires harsh reaction conditions, and suffers from low efficiency and solvent corrosion. Herein, we design a Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> photocatalyst loaded of highly dispersed CuO<sub>x</sub> (CuO<sub>x</sub>/Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>), which selectively catalyzes furfural oxidation to MA and the precursor (5-hydroxy-2(5<i>H</i>)-furanone, HF). Due to CuO<sub>x</sub> loading and forming a complex of ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT) between the Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> surface and adsorbed furfural, the CuO<sub>x</sub>/Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> absorbs visible light to activate furfural though Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> has a large band-gap energy (3.2 eV). Singlet oxygen (<sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>) is the key active species for C−C bond cleavage and CO generation. MA and HF is produced with a combined yield of 59 % under optimized conditions. This work provides a mild way to provide renewable maleic anhydride via oxidative C−C bond cleavage.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":"18 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41110375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jinli Chen, Xiaoqun Yang, Yixian Huang, Zhiguo Zheng, Prof. Dr. Tingting Li
{"title":"The Development of Aldehyde Catalytic System","authors":"Jinli Chen, Xiaoqun Yang, Yixian Huang, Zhiguo Zheng, Prof. Dr. Tingting Li","doi":"10.1002/asia.202300731","DOIUrl":"10.1002/asia.202300731","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Aldehyde catalysts have proven to be highly effective in facilitating and accelerating a wide range of challenging transformations in organic chemistry. This article is structured into three main sections, focusing on the utilization of aldehydes as organocatalysts, the aldehydes/transition metals catalytic systems, and photochemical initiators. Finally, we provide a concise summary of the advancements in this fascinating research field, offering our perspectives and insights.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":"18 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41096587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dr. Jun-Ling Jin, Sheng-Fa Zhang, Dr. Pei Zhao, Dr. Yang-Lin Shen, Jun-Jie Fang, Zheng Liu, Prof. Dr. Masahiro Ehara, Prof. Dr. Li-Wei Mi, Dr. Yun-Peng Xie, Dr. Xing Lu
{"title":"Ag6Cu8(C=CAr)14(DPPB)2: A Rigid Ligand Co-Protected Bimetallic Silver(I)-Copper(I) Cluster with Room-Temperature Luminescence","authors":"Dr. Jun-Ling Jin, Sheng-Fa Zhang, Dr. Pei Zhao, Dr. Yang-Lin Shen, Jun-Jie Fang, Zheng Liu, Prof. Dr. Masahiro Ehara, Prof. Dr. Li-Wei Mi, Dr. Yun-Peng Xie, Dr. Xing Lu","doi":"10.1002/asia.202300844","DOIUrl":"10.1002/asia.202300844","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Metal clusters have become increasingly important in various applications, with ligands playing a crucial role in their construction. In this study, we synthesized a bimetallic cluster, Ag<sub>6</sub>Cu<sub>8</sub>(C=CAr)<sub>14</sub>(DPPB)<sub>2</sub> (<b>Ag<sub>6</sub>Cu<sub>8</sub></b>), using a rigid acetylene ligand, 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetylide. Through single-crystal structure characterization, we discovered that the butterfly-shaped Ag<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub> motifs were subject to distortion due to steric hindrance imposed by the rigid ligand. These motifs assembled together through shared vertices and edges. Mass spectrometry analysis revealed that the primary fragments detected during electrospray ionization (ESI) testing corresponded to the Ag<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub> motifs. Furthermore, we conducted a comprehensive investigation of the cluster's solution properties employing <sup>31</sup>P NMR, UV-vis absorption, and photoluminescent measurements. In contrast to previously reported Ag/Cu bimetallic clusters protected by flexible ligands, <b>Ag<sub>6</sub>Cu<sub>8</sub></b> protected by rigid ligands exhibited intriguing room temperature fluorescence properties alongside excellent thermal stability. DFT calculations on <b>Ag<sub>6</sub>Cu<sub>8</sub></b> and <b>Ag<sub>6</sub>Cu<sub>8</sub></b> with the rigid aromatic ring removed revealed that the presence of the rigid aromatic ring can lower the electronic energy levels of the cluster, and reduce the energy gap from 4.05 eV to 3.45 eV. Moreover, the rigid ligand further suppressed the non-radiative transition process, leading to room temperature fluorescence emission.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":"18 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41095087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhongxu Guo, Dr. Zhongtian Du, Yanbin Zhao, Xiaoyu Shen, Prof. Dr. Changhai Liang
{"title":"Vanadium-catalyzed Hydration of 2-Cyanopyrazine to Pyrazinamide with Unique Substrate Specificity","authors":"Zhongxu Guo, Dr. Zhongtian Du, Yanbin Zhao, Xiaoyu Shen, Prof. Dr. Changhai Liang","doi":"10.1002/asia.202300741","DOIUrl":"10.1002/asia.202300741","url":null,"abstract":"Pyrazinamide is an important medicine used for the treatment of tuberculosis(TB). The preparation of pyrazinamide via catalytic hydration of 2-cyanopyrazine is of great economic interest with high atomic economy. Heterogeneous non-precious transition metal-catalyzed hydration of nitriles under neutral reaction conditions would be rather attractive. Herein vanadium-nitrogen-carbon materials were fabricated and employed for selective hydration of nitriles using water as both the solvent and reactant. 2-Cyanopyrazine could be smoothly converted into to pyrazinamide with unique substrate specificity. Additives with different N and O atoms could significantly affect hydration of 2-cyanopyrazine due to competitive adsorption/coordination in the reaction system. This work provides a new approach for non-precious metal catalyzed hydration of nitriles.","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":"18 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41097702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Carbon Nanotube-encapsulated Chestnut Inner Shell O,N-doped Graded Porous Carbon as Stable and High-Sulfur Loading Electrode for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries","authors":"Pengfei Song, Lu Han, Liuyan Zhu, Rui Zhang, Yingjie Chai, Zijie Lei, Lijiang Wang, Sibo Shen","doi":"10.1002/asia.202300604","DOIUrl":"10.1002/asia.202300604","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The shuttle effect of lithium-sulfur (Li−S) batteries and the poor conductivity of sulfur (S) and lithium polysulfide severely limit their practical applications. Currently, compounding carbon materials with S is one of the effective ways to solve this problem. Therefore, green, low-cost chestnut inner shell biochar (CISC) with graded porous structure was used as the S carrier in this experiment, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) coating was employed as the S protective layer to improve the electrical conductivity and inhibit the shuttle effect. The results showed that the CISC prepared in this experiment had a relatively high specific surface area (1135.11 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>−1</sup>), and the S loading rate was as high as 65.72 %. The graded porous structure and high specific surface area of CISC can increase the loading rate of S and thus increase the battery capacity. Meanwhile, the naturally contained O and N elements can improve the chemisorption of S. The initial discharge capacity of the CISC@S/CNTs battery at 0.1 C is 967.3 mAh g<sup>−1</sup>, and the capacity retention rate is 74.3 % after 500 cycles. The unique composite structure improves the battery‘s electrical conductivity, reduces the dissolution of polysulfides, and enhances the battery cycle stability.</p>","PeriodicalId":145,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry - An Asian Journal","volume":"18 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41098389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}