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- Title
Functionality, Effectiveness, and Mechanistic Evaluation of a Multicatalyst-Promoted Reaction Sequence by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry.
- Authors
Alachraf, M. Wasim; Wende, Raffael C.; Schuler, Sören M. M.; Schreiner, Peter R.; Schrader, Wolfgang
- Abstract
A multicatalytic three-step reaction consisting of epoxidation, hydrolysis, and enantioselective monoacylation of cyclohexene was studied by using mass spectrometry (MS). The reaction sequence was carried out in a one-pot reaction using a multicatalyst. All reaction steps were thoroughly analyzed by electrospray ionization (ESI) MS (and MS/MS), as well as high-resolution MS for structure elucidation. These studies allow us to shed light on the individual mode of action of each catalytic moiety. Thus, we find that under the epoxidation conditions, the catalytically active N-methyl imidazole for the terminal acylation step is partially deactivated through oxidation. This observation helps to explain the lower efficiency of the catalyst in the last step compared to the monoacylation performed separately. All reactive intermediates and products of the reaction sequence, as well as of the side-reactions, were monitored, and we present a working mechanism of the reaction.
- Subjects
CYCLOHEXENE; ELECTROSPRAY ionization mass spectrometry; EPOXIDATION; HYDROLYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE catalysis
- Publication
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2015, Vol 21, Issue 45, p16203
- ISSN
0947-6539
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/chem.201502640