Carbocatalytic Oxidative Dehydrogenative Couplings of (Hetero)Aryls by Oxidized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Liquid Phase

Tom Wirtanen*, Santeri Aikonen, Mikko Muuronen, Michele Melchionna, Marianna Kemell, Fatemeh Davodi, Tanja Kallio, Tao Hu, Juho Helaja

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Abstract

HNO3-oxidized carbon nanotubes catalyze oxidative dehydrogenative (ODH) carbon–carbon bond formation between electron-rich (hetero)aryls with O2 as a terminal oxidant. The recyclable carbocatalytic method provides a convenient and an operationally easy synthetic protocol for accessing various benzofused homodimers, biaryls, triphenylenes, and related benzofused heteroaryls that are highly useful frameworks for material chemistry applications. Carbonyls/quinones are the catalytically active site of the carbocatalyst as indicated by model compounds and titration experiments. Further investigations of the reaction mechanism with a combination of experimental and DFT methods support the competing nature of acid-catalyzed and radical cationic ODHs, and indicate that both mechanisms operate with the current material.

Original languageEnglish
JournalChemistry: A European Journal
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • carbon nanotubes
  • C−C coupling
  • heterogeneous catalysis
  • oxidative dehydrogenative coupling

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