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. 2024 Oct 29;10(21):e39911.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39911. eCollection 2024 Nov 15.

Chiral amido-oxazoline functionalized MCM-41: A sustainable heterogeneous catalyst for enantioselective Kharasch-Sosnovsky and Henry reactions

Niloofar Tavakoli  1 , Hamid Arvinnezhad  2 , Shiva Majidian  2 , Mahsa Mahramasrar  2 , Khosrow Jadidi  1 , Saadi Samadi  2
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Chiral amido-oxazoline functionalized MCM-41: A sustainable heterogeneous catalyst for enantioselective Kharasch-Sosnovsky and Henry reactions

Niloofar Tavakoli et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

In this study, a series of chiral amido-oxazoline ligands was synthesized with a primary focus on immobilizing the most effective ligands on MCM-41 mesoporous material. Following several attempts, the para-nitro group of the chiral amido-oxazoline ligands was successfully reduced to amino group, enabling their immobilization on MCM-41. The resulting chiral heterogeneous amido-oxazoline ligands were characterized using various techniques, including FT-IR, XRD, TGA, SEM, TEM, EDX, and BET-BJH, confirming the successful immobilization of the amido-oxazoline ligands. A comparison of the efficiency of the homogeneous and heterogeneous amido-oxazoline-based ligands in the Kharasch-Sosnovsky and Henry reactions revealed better performance of the heterogeneous ligand. The immobilized amido-oxazoline-copper complexes exhibited remarkable catalytic activity, achieving excellent yields and enantioselectivities (up to 88 % ee) in the Kharasch-Sosnovsky reaction, and delivering excellent yields with moderate enantioselectivities in the Henry reaction. Notably, the Henry reaction proceeded with moderate diastereoselectivity, favoring the syn diastereomer, under solvent-free conditions, highlighting the sustainability of the process. The heterogeneous nature of the catalysts facilitated effortless recovery and efficient reusability.

Keywords: Amido-oxazoline ligands; Enantioselective Henry reaction; Enantioselective Kharasch–Sosnovsky reaction; Mesoporous MCM-41; Sustainable heterogeneous catalyst.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Graphical abstract
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Scheme 1
Synthesis of amido-oxazolines 1.
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Scheme 2
Preparation of the protected amido-oxazolines 8 from para-amino benzoic acid through benzoyl chloride.
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Scheme 3
Preparation of the protected amido-oxazolines 8 from para-amino benzoic acid using Appel reagent.
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Scheme 4
Unsuccessful deprotection of Boc group from the protected amido-oxazolines 8.
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Scheme 5
Direct conversion of the nitro group of amido-oxazolines 1 into amino group using H2, Pd/C.
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Scheme 6
Immobilization of the aniline-oxazoline ligands 9 on mesoporous MCM-41.
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The FT-IR spectra of MCM-41, Cl-MCM-41, and chiral heterogeneous ligands 10.
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The XRD patterns of MCM-41, Cl-MCM-41, and chiral heterogeneous ligands 10.
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The TGA of chiral heterogeneous ligands 10.
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SEM images of MCM-41, Cl-MCM-41, and chiral heterogeneous ligands 10.
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The EDX spectra of chiral heterogeneous ligands 10.
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TEM image of chiral heterogeneous ligand 10a.
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The nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms of chiral heterogeneous ligands 10 at 77 K.
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Pore size distribution curve of chiral heterogeneous ligand 10a.
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Enantioselective allylic oxidation of cyclohexene using the chiral homogeneous oxazoline-copper(I) complexes.
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Comparison of the efficiency of the chiral heterogeneous catalysts using different peresters in the enantioselective allylic oxidation of cyclohexene.
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Scheme 7
Proposed mechanism of the enantioselective allylic oxidation of cyclohexene.
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Scheme 8
Plausible mechanism of the enantioselective Henry reaction.
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Reusability of catalyst 10a in the enantioselective allylic oxidation of cyclohexene.
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