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Synthesis And Catalytic Activity Of Nanostructured Cerium Oxide, Neil J. Lawrence Dec 2010

Synthesis And Catalytic Activity Of Nanostructured Cerium Oxide, Neil J. Lawrence

Department of Chemistry: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Cerium oxide (ceria, CeO2-x where x is 0 to 0.5) has been one of the most widely used heterogeneous catalysts particularly in three way catalytic converters. Most of the catalytic traits can be attributed to two properties of ceria: first, the high mobility and storage capacity of oxygen within the lattice; second, the ease with which cerium changes between Ce3+ and Ce4+ states. These properties, combined with the abundance of cerium on earth, make ceria a low-cost highly effective alternative to noble metal catalysts. Recent research has been focused on the nanoscale properties of ceria.

The effect …


A Highly Efficient Bismuth Salts-Catalyzed Route For The Synthesis Of Alpha-Aminophosphonates, Antara Banik, Sahil Batta, Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Bimal K. Banik Nov 2010

A Highly Efficient Bismuth Salts-Catalyzed Route For The Synthesis Of Alpha-Aminophosphonates, Antara Banik, Sahil Batta, Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Bimal K. Banik

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

A convenient synthesis of different types of α-amino phosphonates via one-pot solvent-free three component reactions of aldehydes, amines and phosphites catalyzed by bismuth salts has been investigated. Bismuth triflate is found to be the most effective catalyst for this reaction.


Ytterbium Triflate Catalyzed Synthesis Of Alkoxy-Substituted Donor-Acceptor Cyclobutanes And Their Formal [4 + 2] Cycloaddition With Imines: Stereoselective Synthesis Of Piperidines., Mahmoud M Abd Rabo Moustafa, Brian L Pagenkopf Oct 2010

Ytterbium Triflate Catalyzed Synthesis Of Alkoxy-Substituted Donor-Acceptor Cyclobutanes And Their Formal [4 + 2] Cycloaddition With Imines: Stereoselective Synthesis Of Piperidines., Mahmoud M Abd Rabo Moustafa, Brian L Pagenkopf

Chemistry Publications

A new synthesis of 2-alkoxy-1,1-cyclobutane diesters and their first use in dipolar cycloadditions is reported. Both the formation of the donor-acceptor cyclobutanes and their subsequent annulation with in situ formed imines are catalyzed by Yb(OTf)(3). Cyclobutanes with carbon donor groups give piperidines with high trans stereoselectivity.


Formal [4 + 2] Cycloaddition Of Alkoxy-Substituted Donor-Acceptor Cyclobutanes And Aldehydes Catalyzed By Yb(Otf)3., Mahmoud M Abd Rabo Moustafa, Andrew C Stevens, Ben P Machin, Brian L Pagenkopf Oct 2010

Formal [4 + 2] Cycloaddition Of Alkoxy-Substituted Donor-Acceptor Cyclobutanes And Aldehydes Catalyzed By Yb(Otf)3., Mahmoud M Abd Rabo Moustafa, Andrew C Stevens, Ben P Machin, Brian L Pagenkopf

Chemistry Publications

The cycloaddition between 2-alkoxy-1,1-cyclobutane diesters and aromatic, heteroaromatic, or aliphatic aldehydes under Yb(OTf)(3) catalysis generates tetrahydropyrans in high yields with exclusive cis-stereochemistry.


Synthesis, Kinetic And Photocatalytic Studies Of Porphyrin-Ruthenium-Oxo Complexes, Yan Huang Aug 2010

Synthesis, Kinetic And Photocatalytic Studies Of Porphyrin-Ruthenium-Oxo Complexes, Yan Huang

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Macrocyclic ligand-complexed transition metal-oxo intermediates are the active oxidizing species in a variety of important biological and catalytic oxidation reactions. Many transition metal catalysts have been designed to mimic the predominant oxidation catalysts in Nature, namely the cytochrome P450 enzymes. Ruthenium porphyrin complexes have been the center of the research and have successfully been utilized, as catalysts, in major oxidation reactions such as the hydroxylation of alkanes. This study focuses on kinetic and photocatalytic studies of oxidation reactions with wellcharacterized high-valent ruthenium-oxo porphyrin complexes.
The trans-dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins have been among the best characterized metal-oxo intermediates and their involvement as …


Diels-Alder Chemistry Of Siloles And Their Transformation Into Cyclohex-2-Ene-1,4-Cis-Diols., Andrew C Stevens, Brian L Pagenkopf Jul 2010

Diels-Alder Chemistry Of Siloles And Their Transformation Into Cyclohex-2-Ene-1,4-Cis-Diols., Andrew C Stevens, Brian L Pagenkopf

Chemistry Publications

The synthesis of siloles with substitution patterns that are continuative toward natural product synthesis are described. Their reactivity in Diels-Alder chemistry was explored through thermal, Lewis acid, and high-pressure reactions. Furthermore, bicyclic adducts were oxidatively cleaved to reveal a highly functionalized cyclohexene core.


Remarkable Iodine-Catalyzed Synthesis Of Novel Pyrrole- Bearing N-Polyaromatic B-Lactams, Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Gildardo Rivera, Isabel Salinas, Hector Aguilar, Bimal K. Banik Feb 2010

Remarkable Iodine-Catalyzed Synthesis Of Novel Pyrrole- Bearing N-Polyaromatic B-Lactams, Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Gildardo Rivera, Isabel Salinas, Hector Aguilar, Bimal K. Banik

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Because of their interesting biological properties various methods for the synthesis of substituted pyrroles are described in the literature. However, synthesis of pyrroles fused with a β-lactam ring has not been reported. Our group has demonstrated synthesis and biological evaluation of various β-lactams as anticancer agents. The anticancer activities of these compounds have prompted us to study the synthesis of pyrroles bound to the β-lactams. We have identified an expeditious synthetic method for the preparation of pyrroles fused with β-lactams by reacting 3-amino β-lactams with acetonylacetone in the presence of catalytic amounts (5 mol%) of molecular iodine at room temperature. …