Selective Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Biogenic Carboxylic Acids with [Ru(TriPhos)H]: A Mechanistic Study.

Selective hydrogenation of biogenic carboxylic acids is an important transformation for biorefinery concepts based on platform chemicals. We herein report a mechanistic study on the homogeneously ruthenium/phosphine catalyzed transformations of levulinic acid (LA) and itaconic acid (IA) to the corre...

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Publicado en:Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 133; no. 36; pp. 14349 - 14359
Autores principales: Geilen, Frank M. A., Engendahl, Barthel, Hö1scher, Markus, Klankermayer, Jürgen, Walter Leitner
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Publicado: American Chemical Society 9/14/2011
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          Geilen, Frank M. A.
          Engendahl, Barthel
          Hö1scher, Markus
          Klankermayer, Jürgen
          Walter Leitner
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          Inititut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
          Max-P1ar1ck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
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        Carboxylic acids
        Hydrogenation
        Ruthenium
        Density functionals
        Nuclear magnetic resonance
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          Carboxylic acids
          Hydrogenation
          Ruthenium
          Density functionals
          Nuclear magnetic resonance
      ab: Selective hydrogenation of biogenic carboxylic acids is an important transformation for biorefinery concepts based on platform chemicals. We herein report a mechanistic study on the homogeneously ruthenium/phosphine catalyzed transformations of levulinic acid (LA) and itaconic acid (IA) to the corresponding lactones, diols, and cyclic ethers. A density functional theory (DFT) study was performed and corroborated with experimental data from catalytic processes and NMR investigations. For [Ru(TriPhos)H] as the catalytically active unit, a common mechanistic pathway for the reduction of the C=O functionality in aldehydes, ketones, lactones, and even free carboxylic acids could be identified. Hydride transfer from the Ru-H group to the carbonyl or carboxyl carbon is followed by protonation of the resulting Ru-O unit via σ-bond metathesis from a coordinated dihydrogen molecule. The energetic spans for the reduction of the different functional groups increase in the order aldehyde < ketone < lactone ≈ carboxylic acid. This reactivity pattern as well as the absolute values are in full agreement with experimentally observed activities and selectivities, forming a rational basis for further catalyst development.
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