Taming Living Carbocations for Conjugate Addition
Direct conjugate addition of alkenes to α,β-enones is described
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http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2010/cs/c0cs00011f/unauth
The in situ MAS NMR studies of the mechanisms of zeolite catalyzed reactions are reviewed. The first part of the critical review contains brief information on the different experimental approaches used for the in situ MAS NMR studies under batch and flow conditions. In the second part, a cross reference index between the reactions studied, the catalysts used, the mechanistic information obtained and the corresponding literature sources is established. Finally, in the last part the most widely studied areas are discussed in more detail. In particular, the impact of in situ MAS NMR to unravel the mechanisms of olefin, alcohol and alkanes transformations over zeolite catalysts is analyzed (232 references).
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2010/cs/c0cs00033g/unauth#!divAbstract
his tutorial review intends to show the possibilities of in situ solid state NMR spectroscopy in the elucidation of reaction mechanisms and the nature of the active sites in heterogeneous catalysis. After a brief overview of the more usual experimental devices used for in situ solid state NMR spectroscopy measurements, some examples of applications taken from the recent literature will be presented. It will be shown that in situ NMR spectroscopy allows: (i) the identification of stable intermediates and transient species using indirect methods, (ii) to prove shape selectivity in zeolites, (iii) the study of reaction kinetics, and (iv) the determination of the nature and the role played by the active sites in a catalytic reaction. The approaches and methodology used to get this information will be illustrated here summarizing the most relevant contributions on the investigation of the mechanisms of a series of reactions of industrial interest: aromatization of alkanes on bifunctional catalysts, carbonylation reaction of methanol with carbon monoxide, ethylbenzene disproportionation, and the Beckmann rearrangement reaction. Special attention is paid to the research carried out on the role played by carbenium ions and alkoxy as intermediate species in the transformation of hydrocarbon molecules on solid acid catalysts.
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