Dinuclear Copper Complex Immobilized on a Janus-Type Material as an Interfacial Heterogeneous Catalyst for Green Synthesis
- 11 July 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Vol. 13 (28), 33091-33101
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c08267
Abstract
We herein describe a rational design of a heterogeneous catalyst composed of a dinuclear cuprate anion being immobilized electrostatically on one surface of Janus-type nanosheets while the other surface is decorated with highly hydrophobic octyl groups. The catalyst was found to be well dispersible in the organic phase of a biphasic aqueous/organic mixture. It was characterized by means of elemental analysis, atomic absorption spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, N2 absorption–desorption analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and solid-state 13C and 29Si cross-polarization magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The Janus nature of the catalyst was investigated by employing a selective surface labeling method and by means of SEM. The catalyst shows higher activity compared to a non-Janus analogue in a biphasic synthesis. It was successfully used for the azide–alkyne cycloaddition and the Chan–Lam C–N coupling reaction. In addition, new and simple ways have been established for the production of a coumarin–triazole derivative and for the synthesis of the biologically active compound Monastrol via a solvent-free Biginelli reaction. The role of the dinuclear copper centers is discussed mechanistically.Funding Information
- Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
- Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
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