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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 46-50 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Catalysis Communications |
Volume | 108 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- Catalyzed oxidation
- Green synthesis
- Nitroalkanes
- TS-1
- Tandem reaction