Issue 46, 2018

One-pot formic acid dehydrogenation and synthesis of benzene-fused heterocycles over reusable AgPd/WO2.72 nanocatalyst

Abstract

Using nanoparticles (NPs) to catalyze multiple chemical reactions in one-pot and to achieve high-yield syntheses of functional molecules/materials is an important direction in NP chemistry, catalysis and applications. In this article, we report a nanocomposite of AgPd NPs anchored on WO2.72 nanorods (NRs) (denoted as AgPd/WO2.72) as a general catalyst for formic acid dehydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation from Ar-NO2 to Ar-NH2 that further reacts with aldehydes to form benzene-fused heterocyclic compounds. The AgPd/WO2.72 catalysis is Ag/Pd dependent and Ag48Pd52 is the most active composition for the multiple chemical reactions. The high activity of AgPd/WO2.72 arises from strong interfacial interaction between AgPd and WO2.72, resulting in AgPd lattice expansion and electron polarization from AgPd to WO2.72. The syntheses proceed in one-pot reactions among formic acid, 2-nitrophenol (or 2-nitroaniline, or 2-nitrothiophenol) and aldehydes in dioxane/water (2/1 v/v) at 80–90 °C, leading to one-pot syntheses of benzoxazoles, benzimidazoles and benzothiazoles that are key ring structures present in functional compounds for pharmaceutical, optical and polymer applications.

Graphical abstract: One-pot formic acid dehydrogenation and synthesis of benzene-fused heterocycles over reusable AgPd/WO2.72 nanocatalyst

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Sept. 2018
Accepted
04 Nov. 2018
First published
05 Nov. 2018

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018,6, 23766-23772

Author version available

One-pot formic acid dehydrogenation and synthesis of benzene-fused heterocycles over reusable AgPd/WO2.72 nanocatalyst

C. Yu, X. Guo, B. Shen, Z. Xi, Q. Li, Z. Yin, H. Liu, M. Muzzio, M. Shen, J. Li, C. T. Seto and S. Sun, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 23766 DOI: 10.1039/C8TA09342C

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