催化学报 ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9): 1586-1592.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(20)63772-X

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电子和空间位阻效应促进铱配合物催化1-丁醇经Guerbet反应选择制备2-乙基己醇

许占威a, 颜佩芳a, 梁长慧a,b, 贾松岩c, 刘秀梅a, 张宗超a,*()   

  1. a中国科学院大连化学物理研究所, 洁净能源国家实验室(筹), 催化国家重点实验室, 辽宁大连110623
    b中国科学院大学, 北京100049
    c沈阳化工大学化工学院, 辽宁沈阳110142
  • 收稿日期:2020-12-25 接受日期:2021-01-22 出版日期:2021-09-18 发布日期:2021-05-16
  • 通讯作者: 张宗超
  • 作者简介:* 电话/传真: (0411)84379462; 电子信箱: zczhang@yahoo.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(21706255);国家自然科学基金(21932005);国家自然科学基金(21690084)

Electronic and steric factors for enhanced selective synthesis of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol in the Ir-complex-catalyzed Guerbet reaction of 1-butanol

Zhanwei Xua, Peifang Yana, Changhui Lianga,b, Songyan Jiac, Xiumei Liua, Z. Conrad Zhanga,*()   

  1. aState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
    bUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    cCollege of Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2020-12-25 Accepted:2021-01-22 Online:2021-09-18 Published:2021-05-16
  • Contact: Z. Conrad Zhang
  • About author:* Tel/Fax: +86-411-84379462; E-mail: zczhang@yahoo.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(21706255);National Natural Science Foundation of China(21932005);National Natural Science Foundation of China(21690084)

摘要:

2-乙基己醇是一种增塑剂醇, 可用于合成增塑剂、表面活性剂和溶剂等诸多化工领域. 目前工业上2-乙基己醇的合成是以化石资源丙烯为原料,与氢气和一氧化碳通过氢甲酰化反应制备1-丁醛, 后者经羟醛缩合和催化加氢反应生成2-乙基己醇. 由生物质发酵产生的1-丁醇为原料, 只需要经Guerbet反应可一步直接生成2-乙基己醇. 比较而言, Guerbet反应路线步骤更少, 且1-丁醇原位脱氢产生的氢为氢源, 无需额外氢, 因此比化石资源丙烯路线对环境友好. 目前, 文献报道的非均相催化1-丁醇Guerbet反应条件苛刻(如温度 > 170°C), 副产物多(如烯烃、醚和高碳醇等), 且均相催化剂的活性低.
本文报道了一类Cp*Ir(Cp*为1,2,3,4,5-五甲基环戊二烯基)配合物用于该Guerbet反应. 当Cp*Ir配合物的配体上修饰给电子基N,N-二甲基氨基和邻羟基时, Cp*Ir配合物的催化活性增强, 催化剂的转化数最高达到了14047. 当氢氧化钾和 Cp*Ir配合物(配体上修饰了N,N-二甲基氨基和邻羟基官能团)在1-丁醇中的浓度分别为1.7 mol%和0.04 wt%时, 在130°C反应48 h, 产物2-乙基己醇收率为23.9%, 选择性为89.5%. 核磁(NMR)研究结果表明, Cp*Ir配合物配体上的邻羟基与氢氧化钾反应脱除质子, 生成了羰基结构配体配位的Cp*Ir配合物, 继续催化1-丁醇脱氢反应. 机理研究表明, 中间产物2-乙基己醛α-碳上乙基的位阻效应和2-乙基己烯醛本身的共轭效应抑制了其继续发生羟醛反应, 从而提高了目标产物的选择性.

关键词: 2-乙基己醇, Guerbet反应, 1-丁醇, 铱, 加氢

Abstract:

1-Butanol is a potential bio-based fermentation product obtained from cellulosic biomass. As a value-added chemical, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol (2-EH) can be produced by Guerbet conversion from 1-butanol. This work reports the enhanced catalytic Guerbet reaction of 1-butanol to 2-EH by a series of Cp*Ir complexes (Cp*: 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopenta-1,3-diene) coordinated to bipyridine-type ligands bearing an ortho-hydroxypyridine group with an electron-donating group and a Cl- anion. The catalytic activity of the Cp*Ir complex increased by increasing the electron density of the bipyridine ligand when functionalized with the para-NMe2 and ortho-hydroxypyridine groups. A record turnover number of 14047 was attained. A mechanistic study indicated that the steric effect of the ethyl group on the α-C of 2-ethylhexanal (2-EHA) and the conjugation effect of C=C-C=O in 2-ethylhex-2-enal (2-EEA) benefits the high selectivity of 2-EH from 1-butanol by inhibiting the cross-aldol reaction of 2-EHA and 2-EEA with butyraldehyde. Nuclear magnetic resonance study revealed the formation of a carbonyl group in the bipyridine-type ligand via the reaction of the Cp*Ir complex with KOH.

Key words: 2-Ethyl-1-hexanol, Guerbet reaction, 1-Butanol, Iridium, Hydrogenation