Issue 4, 2013
From the journal:

Catalysis Science & Technology

Recyclable nanoscale copper(i) catalysts in ionic liquid media for selective decarboxylative C–C bond cleavage

Michael T. Keßler,a   Christian Gedig,a   Sebastian Sahler,a   Patricia Wand,a   Silas Robkea  and  Martin H. G. Prechtl*a  

* Corresponding authors

a University of Cologne, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Greinstraße 6, 50939 Cologne, Germany
E-mail: martin.prechtl@uni-koeln.de
Web: http://catalysis.uni-koeln.de
Fax: +49 221 4701788

Abstract

Here we report the synthesis and application of finely divided Cu2O nanoparticles (Cu2O-NPs) in the range from 5.5 nm to 8.0 nm in phosphonium ionic liquids as the first recyclable and effective catalytic system for smooth, ligand- and additive-free protodecarboxylation of 2-nitrobenzoic acid as a model substrate and further derivatives. The reactions run with low catalyst loadings and result in quantitative yield in ten consecutive recycling experiments. In addition this system is highly selective towards electron-poor 2-nitrobenzoic acids.

Graphical abstract: Recyclable nanoscale copper(i) catalysts in ionic liquid media for selective decarboxylative C–C bond cleavage

About
Cited by
Related
Download options Please wait...

Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CY20760E
Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Nov 2012
Accepted
20 Dec 2012
First published
02 Jan 2013

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013,3, 992-1001

Permissions

Request permissions

Recyclable nanoscale copper(I) catalysts in ionic liquid media for selective decarboxylative C–C bond cleavage

M. T. Keßler, C. Gedig, S. Sahler, P. Wand, S. Robke and M. H. G. Prechtl, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3, 992 DOI: 10.1039/C2CY20760E

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements