Issue 42, 2023

A supported pyridylimine–cobalt catalyst for N-formylation of amines using CO2

Abstract

N-Formylation of amines with CO2 as a cheap and non-toxic C1-feedstock and hydrosilane reducing agent is a practical and environment friendly method to synthesize formamides. This study describes an efficient and chemoselective mono-N-formylation of amines using CO2 and phenylsilane under mild conditions using a porous metal–organic framework (MOF)-supported single-site cobalt catalyst (pyrim-UiO-Co). The pyrim-UiO-Co MOF has a UiO-topology, and its organic linkers bear a pyridylimine ligated Co catalytic moiety. A wide range of aliphatic and aromatic amines are transformed into desired N-formamides in moderate to excellent yields under 1–5 bar CO2. Pyrim-UiO-Co is tolerant to various functional groups and could be recycled and reused at least 10 times. Mechanistic investigation using kinetic, spectroscopic and density functional theory studies suggests that the formylation of benzylamine proceeds sequentially via oxidative addition of PhSiH3 and CO2 insertion, followed by a turn-over limiting reaction with an amine. Our work highlights the importance of MOF-based Earth-abundant metal catalysts for the practical and eco-friendly synthesis of fine chemicals using cheap feedstocks.

Graphical abstract: A supported pyridylimine–cobalt catalyst for N-formylation of amines using CO2

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 jan 2023
Accepted
28 mar 2023
First published
29 mar 2023

Dalton Trans., 2023,52, 15384-15393

A supported pyridylimine–cobalt catalyst for N-formylation of amines using CO2

N. Akhtar, M. Chauhan, P. Gupta, N. Antil and K. Manna, Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 15384 DOI: 10.1039/D3DT00058C

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