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Continuous-flow rhodium-catalysed hydroformylation of long chain alkenes has been achieved with selectivities to the desired linear aldehyde of 92% and minimum rhodium loss, using a xantphos-derived ligand attached to an imidazolium salt in a supercritical fluid–ionic liquid system. The effect of oxygen in the system can be ameliorated to some extent by adding a simple sulfonated triphenylphosphine to the catalytic solution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The catalytic aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols to corresponding aldehydes has been investigated employing a tetradentate copper(ii) complex that incorporates N-methyl imidazole (NMI) as an integral part of an N4-ligand framework. The complex [L3-Cu]2+ [(L3 = 1-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methyl(2-ethyl)amine] has been synthesized, characterized by spectroscopic and structural techniques, and its catalytic activity towards the aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols studied under ambient conditions. Catalytic turnover required addition of the nitroxyl radical initiator TEMPO. No oxidation was observed with hydroxyl radical initiators H2O2 or tetrabutylammonium hydroperoxide. Additional NMI enhanced turnover with yields up to 99% within 4 hours. The relative quantities of substrate, catalyst, TEMPO, and NMI were systematically varied in a series of experiments to determine optimal conditions. The effect of oxygen at various flow rates as an alternate to ambient aerobic conditions was also investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane tribromide supported on magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles (MNPs-DABCO tribromide) as a novel heterogeneous tribromide type compound was found to be an efficient and reusable nanocatalyst for the one-pot synthesis of 2-arylquinazolin-4(3H)-ones and 2-aryl-1H-benzo[d]imidazoles through oxidative cyclization of aldehydes with 2-aminobenzamides and 1,2-phenylenediamine, respectively. Also, MNPs-DABCO tribromide catalyzed trimethylsilylation/tetrahydropyranylation and desilylation/depyranylation of a wide variety of alcohols and phenols through changing the solvent medium at room temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An environmentally benign and efficient method has been developed for the synthesis of a series of benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidin-4(1H)-one derivatives in aqueous media under catalyst-free conditions by simply combining 2-aminobenzimidazole, aldehyde, and cyanoacetamide. The advantages of this method are that it is catalyst-free, has an easy workup, provides excellent yields, and uses water as the solvent which is considered to be relatively environmentally benign. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]