Green synthesis of low-carbon chain nitroalkanes via a novel tandem reaction of ketones catalyzed by TS-1

Qingyan Chu, Guangke He, Yang Xi, Ping Wang, Haoxuan Yu, Rui Liu, Hongjun Zhu

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Abstract

A green and efficient one-pot method has been developed for the synthesis of low-carbon chain nitroalkanes via a novel TS-1 catalyzed tandem oxidation of ketones with H2O2 and NH3. The tandem reaction including ammoxidation, oximation and oxidation of oximes, afforded up to 88% yield and 98% chemo-selectivity requiring only 90 min, at 70 °C and atmospheric pressure. Moreover, this method was even amenable to 100-fold scale-up without loss of chemical efficiency with 87% yield, represents a significant advance towards industrial production of nitroalkanes. Furthermore, the plausible mechanism of TS-1 catalyzed tandem oxidation of ketones to prepare nitroalkanes was proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)46-50
Number of pages5
JournalCatalysis Communications
Volume108
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2018

Keywords

  • Catalyzed oxidation
  • Green synthesis
  • Nitroalkanes
  • TS-1
  • Tandem reaction

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