Issue 9, 2018

Hydration and alkoxylation of alkynes catalyzed by NHC–Au–OTf

Abstract

The NHC–Au–OTf [NHC = 1,3-bis(2,6-di-isopropylphenyl)-imidazol-2-ylidene] catalyst was tested in the alkoxylation and hydration of alkynes in a wide set of neoteric solvents for the first time. We found that most of these solvents (ethyl lactate, glycerol, propylene carbonate, D-limonene, γ-valerolactone, and p-cymene) are comparable or better solvents with respect to traditional VOSs. An important beneficial effect of γ-valerolactone was found in the hydration of inactive diphenylacetylene and one order of magnitude higher TOF was obtained with respect to the literature values. Kinetic experiments and DFT calculations seem to indicate that the polarity of the solvent and the presence of suitable proton acceptor/donor functionalities on the solvent itself could be taken into account.

Graphical abstract: Hydration and alkoxylation of alkynes catalyzed by NHC–Au–OTf

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 Feb 2018
Accepted
04 Apr 2018
First published
04 Apr 2018

Green Chem., 2018,20, 2125-2134

Hydration and alkoxylation of alkynes catalyzed by NHC–Au–OTf

M. Gatto, W. Baratta, P. Belanzoni, L. Belpassi, A. Del Zotto, F. Tarantelli and D. Zuccaccia, Green Chem., 2018, 20, 2125 DOI: 10.1039/C8GC00508G

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