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- Title
Electric Field Enhanced Ammoxidation of Aldehydes Using Supported Fe Clusters Under Ambient Oxygen Pressure.
- Authors
Wang, Chao; Li, Jialu; Shao, Tianyu; Zhang, Dongsheng; Mai, Yuanqiang; Li, Yongwang; Besenbacher, Flemming; Niemantsverdriet, Hans; Rosei, Federico; Zhong, Jun; Su, Ren
- Abstract
Heterogeneous catalytic ammoxidation provides an eco‐friendly route for the cyanide‐free synthesis of nitrile compounds, which are important precursors for synthetic chemistry and pharmaceutical applications. However, in general such a process requires high pressures of molecular oxygen at elevated temperatures to accelerate the oxygen reduction and imine dehydrogenation steps, which is highly risky in practical applications. Here, we report an electric field enhanced ammoxidation system using a supported Fe clusters catalyst (Fe/NC), which enables efficient synthesis of nitriles from the corresponding aldehydes under ambient air pressure at room temperature (RT). A synergistic effect between the external electric field and the Fe/NC catalyst promotes the ammonia activation and the dehydrogenation of the generated imine intermediates and avoids the unwanted backwards reaction to aldehydes. This electric field enhanced ammoxidation system presents high efficiency and selectivity for the conversion of a series of aldehydes under mild conditions with high durability, rendering it an attractive process for the green synthesis of nitriles with fragile functional groups.
- Subjects
AMMOXIDATION; ELECTRIC fields; CHEMICAL precursors; ALDEHYDES; PHARMACEUTICAL chemistry; LITHIUM borohydride
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2023, Vol 135, Issue 51, p1
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.202313313