U.S. patent application number 14/380088 was filed with the patent office on 2016-01-14 for dehydrogenation catalyst, and carbonyl compound and hydrogen production method using said catalyst.
This patent application is currently assigned to Kanto Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha. The applicant listed for this patent is Kanto Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha. Invention is credited to Ken-ichi Fujita, Ryohei Yamaguchi.
Application Number | 20160008801 14/380088 |
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Filed Date | 2016-01-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160008801 |
Kind Code |
A9 |
Yamaguchi; Ryohei ; et
al. |
January 14, 2016 |
DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST, AND CARBONYL COMPOUND AND HYDROGEN
PRODUCTION METHOD USING SAID CATALYST
Abstract
Objects of the present invention are to provide a novel
dehydrogenation reaction catalyst, to provide a method that can
produce a ketone, an aldehyde, and a carboxylic acid with high
efficiency from an alcohol, and to provide a method for efficiently
producing hydrogen from an alcohol, formic acid, or a formate, and
they are accomplished by a catalyst containing an organometallic
compound of Formula (1). ##STR00001##
Inventors: |
Yamaguchi; Ryohei;
(Kyoto-shi, JP) ; Fujita; Ken-ichi; (Kyoto-shi,
JP) |
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Applicant: |
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Kanto Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha |
Tokyo |
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JP |
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Assignee: |
Kanto Kagaku Kabushiki
Kaisha
Tokyo
JP
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Prior
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US 20150086473 A1 |
March 26, 2015 |
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Family ID: |
49005240 |
Appl. No.: |
14/380088 |
Filed: |
February 22, 2013 |
PCT Filed: |
February 22, 2013 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/JP2013/054622 PCKC 00 |
371 Date: |
August 21, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
423/658.2;
422/129; 546/10; 546/2; 568/322 |
Current CPC
Class: |
C01B 2203/1064 20130101;
B01J 2231/766 20130101; C07J 13/007 20130101; Y02P 20/129 20151101;
Y02E 60/36 20130101; B01J 2231/763 20130101; C07C 2601/14 20170501;
C07C 201/12 20130101; C01B 3/06 20130101; C01B 3/326 20130101; B01J
2231/70 20130101; C01B 2203/1229 20130101; Y02P 20/132 20151101;
C01B 2203/0277 20130101; B01J 2531/821 20130101; C01B 2203/0227
20130101; Y02E 60/328 20130101; C01B 3/0015 20130101; Y02E 60/32
20130101; B01J 2531/822 20130101; C01B 2203/1217 20130101; C01B
2203/1211 20130101; C01B 2203/1223 20130101; C07C 45/002 20130101;
C07C 2601/08 20170501; B01J 7/02 20130101; B01J 31/182 20130101;
C07B 41/08 20130101; C07C 51/16 20130101; B01J 2531/827 20130101;
C07F 17/02 20130101; C01B 3/22 20130101; C01B 2203/1041 20130101;
C01B 2203/1205 20130101; B01J 31/2295 20130101; C01B 2203/02
20130101; C07B 41/06 20130101; C07C 45/002 20130101; C07C 47/02
20130101; C07C 45/002 20130101; C07C 47/06 20130101; C07C 45/002
20130101; C07C 47/32 20130101; C07C 45/002 20130101; C07C 47/52
20130101; C07C 45/002 20130101; C07C 49/04 20130101; C07C 45/002
20130101; C07C 49/213 20130101; C07C 45/002 20130101; C07C 49/395
20130101; C07C 45/002 20130101; C07C 49/403 20130101 |
International
Class: |
B01J 31/22 20060101
B01J031/22; C01B 3/32 20060101 C01B003/32; C07C 45/00 20060101
C07C045/00; C01B 3/06 20060101 C01B003/06 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Feb 23, 2012 |
JP |
PCT/JP2012/054474 |
Claims
1. A method for dehydrogenating an oxygen-containing compound by
the use of a catalyst comprising an organometallic compound of
Formula (1) ##STR00068## wherein Ar is an optionally substituted
benzene or an optionally substituted cyclopentadienyl group, M is
ruthenium, rhodium, or iridium, R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 are mutually
independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a
cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a
carboxyl group, or a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group,
C6-15 aryl group, C1-10 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group,
C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10
fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10
amino group, C1-10 amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10
silyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally
substituted, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be bonded to each other to
form --CH.dbd.CH--, the Hs in the --CH.dbd.CH-- are optionally
substituted mutually independently by a halogen atom, a nitro
group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto
group, a carboxyl group, or a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl
group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl
group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group,
C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group,
C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or
C1-10 silyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are
optionally substituted, and L is selected from the group consisting
of a sulfoxide ligand, a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring ligand,
an amine ligand, a phosphine ligand, an ether ligand, and an aquo
ligand.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the oxygen-containing
compound is an alcohol.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the oxygen-containing
compound is formic acid or a formate.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein L is an aquo
ligand.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein Ar is an optionally
substituted cyclopentadienyl group, and M is iridium.
6. A dehydrogenation catalyst comprising an organometallic compound
of Formula (1), wherein it is for use in the method according to
claim 1.
7. A method for producing a carbonyl compound, wherein an alcohol
is dehydrogenated by use of the dehydrogenation method according to
claim 1 to produce a corresponding carbonyl compound.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the carbonyl compound
is a ketone or an aldehyde.
9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the alcohol is a
primary alcohol, the carbonyl compound is a carboxylic acid, and a
solvent comprising water is used.
10. A method for producing hydrogen, wherein hydrogen is prepared
by dehydrogenation of an alcohol, a mixture containing an alcohol
and water, formic acid, or a formate using the dehydrogenation
method according to claim 1.
11. An organometallic compound of Formula (1) ##STR00069## wherein
Ar is an optionally substituted benzene or an optionally
substituted cyclopentadienyl group, M is ruthenium, rhodium, or
iridium, R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 are mutually independently a hydrogen
atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy
group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, or a
C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10
heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10
alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10
acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide
group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10 silyl group in which one or
more hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4
may be bonded to each other to form --CH.dbd.CH--, the Hs in the
--CH.dbd.CH-- are optionally substituted mutually independently by
a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a
sulfo group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, or a C1-10 alkyl
group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10 heterocyclyl
group, C2-10 alkenyl group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy
group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl
group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide group,
C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10 silyl group in which one or more
hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted, and L is an aquo
ligand.
12. The organometallic compound according to claim 11, wherein Ar
is an optionally substituted cyclopentadienyl group, and M is
iridium.
13. An organometallic compound of Formula (2) ##STR00070## wherein
Ar is an optionally substituted benzene or an optionally
substituted cyclopentadienyl group, M is ruthenium, rhodium, or
iridium, R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 are mutually independently a hydrogen
atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy
group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, or a
C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10
heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group, C2-10 alkynyl group, a
C1-10 alkoxy group, a C1-10 ester group, C1-10 fluoroalkyl group,
C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10 amino group, C1-10
amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10 silyl group in which
one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted, R.sup.3 and
R.sup.4 may be bonded to each other to form --CH.dbd.CH--, the Hs
in the --CH.dbd.CH-- are optionally substituted mutually
independently by a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a
hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group,
or a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group, C6-15 aryl group,
C1-10 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group, C2-10 alkynyl group,
C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10 fluoroalkyl group,
C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10 amino group, C1-10
amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10 silyl group in which
one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted, and Z is Na,
Li, K, or Cs.
14. The organometallic compound according to claim 13, wherein Ar
is an optionally substituted cyclopentadienyl group, and M is
iridium.
15. A method for dehydrogenating an oxygen-containing compound by
the use of a catalyst containing the organometallic compound
according to claim 13.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the oxygen-containing
compound is an alcohol, formic acid, or a formate.
17. A dehydrogenation catalyst comprising the organometallic
compound according to claim 13.
18. A method for producing a carbonyl compound, wherein an alcohol
is dehydrogenated by use of the dehydrogenation method according to
claim 15 to produce a corresponding carbonyl compound.
19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the carbonyl compound
is a ketone or an aldehyde.
20. The method according to claim 18, wherein the alcohol is a
primary alcohol, the carbonyl compound is a carboxylic acid, and a
solvent comprising water is used.
21. A method for producing hydrogen, wherein hydrogen is prepared
by dehydrogenation of an alcohol, a mixture of an alcohol and
water, formic acid, or a formate by use of the dehydrogenation
method according to claim 16.
22. A method for continuously producing hydrogen, the method
comprising adding an alkaline compound to a mixture containing an
alcohol and water, carrying out a dehydrogenation reaction in the
presence of an organometallic compound of Formula (1) according to
claim 1, and adding said mixture and said alkaline compound one or
more times in the course of progress of dehydrogenation.
23. A system for continuously producing hydrogen by use of the
method according to claim 22, the system comprising a reaction
vessel for carrying out a dehydrogenation reaction, a supply
section for supplying the mixture and the alkaline compound, and a
recovery section for recovering hydrogen produced.
24. A method for continuously producing hydrogen, the method
comprising adding an alkaline compound to a mixture containing an
alcohol and water, carrying out a dehydrogenation reaction in the
presence of an organometallic compound of Formula (2) according to
claim 13, and adding said mixture and said alkaline compound one or
more times in the course of progress of dehydrogenation.
25. A system for continuously producing hydrogen by use of the
method according to claim 24, the system comprising a reaction
vessel for carrying out a dehydrogenation reaction, a supply
section for supplying the mixture and the alkaline compound, and a
recovery section for recovering hydrogen produced.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a dehydrogenation reaction
catalyst containing an organometallic complex having a
nitrogen-containing ligand. The present invention also relates to a
dehydrogenation method employing the organometallic complex as a
catalyst, a method for producing a carbonyl compound by a
dehydrogenation reaction of an alcohol, and a method for producing
hydrogen by a dehydrogenation reaction of an alcohol, formic acid,
or a formate. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a novel
organometallic complex having a nitrogen-containing ligand.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] A dehydrogenation reaction of a hydrogen-containing organic
compound is one of the most important reactions in organic
synthesis, and is a reaction that has high utility value in
industry. For example, a conversion reaction involving a
dehydrogenation reaction (oxidation reaction) of an alcohol into a
carbonyl compound such as an aldehyde, a ketone, or a carboxylic
acid plays an important role in the production of organic compounds
used in many fields such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, food,
fragrances, and materials, or starting materials therefor.
Furthermore, a method for producing hydrogen by a dehydrogenation
reaction of an alcohol, formic acid, or a formate is a technique
that has been attracting attention as a technique for supplying and
storing hydrogen for a fuel cell.
[0003] Synthesis of a carbonyl compound by an oxidative
dehydrogenation reaction of an alcohol is one of the most important
functional group conversions in organic syntheses for obtaining
intermediates for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, fragrances, etc.,
and in the past a large number of excellent oxidizing agents and
oxidation reactions have been developed. For example, as a
stoichiometric oxidizing reagent, an oxidation method using a heavy
metal oxidizing agent (potassium permanganate, bichromic acid or a
salt thereof, chromium trioxide, etc.), a DMSO oxidation method
(Swern oxidation, etc.), etc. are known. It is difficult to use
these oxidizing agents and oxidation methods industrially in terms
of safety and environmental friendliness due to the production of
large amounts of highly toxic waste material by-products and the
occurrence of bad odors.
[0004] On the other hand, from the viewpoint of environmentally
friendly green chemistry, catalytic oxidation reactions of alcohols
using a co-oxidizing agent such as hydrogen peroxide, acetone, or
molecular oxygen have been developed. However, a reaction using a
co-oxidizing agent has the problems that depending on the type of
co-oxidizing agent, the reaction becomes complicated, and the
substrates to which it can be applied are limited, and there is
still room for improvement from the viewpoint of design of a
catalytic reaction based on atom efficiency.
[0005] Thus, from a process chemistry viewpoint it is very
important to develop a catalytic oxidation reaction of an alcohol
without using a co-oxidizing agent, that is, a catalytic oxidative
dehydrogenation reaction. In recent years, such reactions have been
reported one after another and, for example, oxidative
dehydrogenation reactions using ruthenium catalysts (Non-Patent
Documents 1 to 5) or iridium catalysts (Non-Patent Documents 6 and
7) have been reported. However, there are problems in terms of
industrial application, in that these reactions are carried out at
a relatively high temperature, a reaction requiring basic
conditions cannot be applied to a substrate that is unstable toward
a base, and the amount of catalyst is relatively large.
[0006] Furthermore, Non-Patent Document 8 reports a dehydrogenative
oxidation reaction of an alcohol using a cationic iridium complex;
the reaction is carried out in aqueous solvent under reflux
conditions, but while taking into consideration safety and economy
it is desirable for it to be carried out at a lower temperature.
Moreover, in this reaction, since the cationic iridium complex
itself exhibits acidity, it is not suitable for a reaction of a
substrate that is susceptible to decomposition in an acidic state.
Furthermore, Non-Patent Document 9 reports a catalytic
dehydrogenation reaction of a cyclic
amine(2,6-dimethyldecahydro-1,5-naphthyridine) using a neutral
iridium complex, but the use of an alcohol in a catalytic
dehydrogenation reaction has not been tried.
[0007] From the above, there has been a desire for the development
of a catalytic dehydrogenation reaction of an alcohol that can be
carried out with a small amount of catalyst at a relatively low
temperature.
[0008] Furthermore, an aldehyde is prepared by an oxidation
reaction of a primary alcohol, and the aldehyde is further oxidized
to give the corresponding carboxylic acid; being able to make this
proceed as a one pot reaction is very important from the viewpoint
of process chemistry. As a stoichiometric oxidizing agent that can
be used for this purpose, potassium permanganate (KMnO.sub.4),
Jones reagent, and pyridinium dichromate (PDC) are known, but it is
difficult to carry out these methods industrially in terms of
economy and safety such as a large amount of heavy metal being used
and a highly toxic compound being produced as a by-product.
[0009] As catalytic methods, oxidation methods using ruthenium
tetroxide, and TEMPO (Non-Patent Document 10) are known, but due to
the conditions being relatively severe it is difficult to apply
them to compounds having a large number of functional groups, and
due to the use of a co-oxidizing agent there is still room for
improvement from the viewpoint of design of a catalytic reaction
based on atom efficiency. A method using sodium tungstate
(Non-Patent Document 11) as a catalyst is a reaction that is
accompanied by danger due to the use of a high concentration of
aqueous hydrogen peroxide. 1-Me-AZADO oxidation (Patent Document
1), which has improved the defect of TEMPO oxidation, has also been
developed, but since this method also requires a large amount of
co-oxidizing agent, there has been a desire for the development of
a catalyst that can reduce the environmental burden.
[0010] As described above, there has been a desire for the
development of an oxidative dehydrogenation reaction that will take
a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid via an aldehyde and that
will progress with a small amount of catalyst without using a
co-oxidizing agent.
[0011] On the other hand, hydrogen (H.sub.2) has conventionally
been utilized in various industrial fields, such as for petroleum
purification or as a chemical starting material, and in recent
years it has received attention as fuel for a fuel cell. However,
since hydrogen is gaseous at room temperature, highly reactive, and
susceptible to ignition in air, the stable supply and storage of
hydrogen is an important issue in the development of fuel cells.
For example, as methods for storing hydrogen there are known a
method in which it is stored as a compressed gas, a method in which
hydrogen gas is liquefied and stored in the form of liquid
hydrogen, and a method in which hydrogen is taken into a hydrogen
absorbing alloy and stored. However, these methods have the problem
that the amount of hydrogen stored per unit weight of storage
medium is small and, in addition, there are problems with cost,
safety, and handling.
[0012] In order to solve these problems, a method for storing
hydrogen in the form of a substance other than H.sub.2 could be
considered. For example, formic acid (HCO.sub.2H) is known to
generate hydrogen (H.sub.2) and carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) when
strongly heated. It is possible by utilizing this to store hydrogen
in the form of formic acid, which is a stable substance, and to
stably supply hydrogen by appropriately heating formic acid and
generating hydrogen. However, since it is necessary to carry out a
thermal decomposition reaction of formic acid at a high
temperature, there has been a desire for the development of a
catalyst that can generate hydrogen from formic acid with high
efficiency under mild conditions.
[0013] As catalysts for the decomposition of formic acid, examples
using a metal complex have already been reported. For example, a
polynuclear metal complex containing iridium and ruthenium has been
reported in Patent Document 2, but due to the use of two types of
transition metals the production cost is high. Furthermore, a
decomposition reaction of formic acid using a rhodium complex has
been reported in Patent Document 3, but the rhodium complexes in
the examples are limited to cationic aquo complexes having a
bipyridyl-based ligand, and the amount of catalyst used is about 1
mol %, which cannot necessarily be said to be efficient.
[0014] From the above, there has been a desire for the development
of a catalyst for a decomposition reaction of formic acid or a
formate that has high reactivity with a small amount of catalyst
under mild conditions.
PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS
Patent Documents
[0015] [Patent Document 1] JP, A, 2009-114143 [0016] [Patent
Document 2] JP, 4572393 [0017] [Patent Document 3] JP, A,
2009-78200
Non-Patent Documents
[0017] [0018] [Non-Patent Document 1] J. Ho Choi, N. Kim, Y. J.
Shin, J. H. Park and J. Park, Tetrahedron Lett., 2004, 45,
4607-4610. [0019] [Non-Patent Document 2] H. Junge and M. Beller,
Tetrahedron Lett., 2005, 46, 1031-1034. [0020] [Non-Patent Document
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[0022] [Non-Patent Document 5] H. Junge, B. Loges, and M. Beller,
Chem. Commun., 2007, 522-524. [0023] [Non-Patent Document 6] K.
Fujita, N. Tanino and R. Yamaguchi, Org. Lett., 2007, 9 (1),
109-111. [0024] [Non-Patent Document 7] K. Fujita, T. Yoshida, Y.
Imori and R. Yamaguchi, Org. Lett., 2011, 13 (9), 2278-2281. [0025]
[Non-Patent Document 8] Ryoko Kawahara, Kenichi Fujita, and Ryohei
Yamaguchi, `Dehydrogenative oxidation reaction of alcohols using a
novel water-soluble Cp* iridium complex catalyst in aqueous
solvent`, Proceedings of 91st Spring Meeting of the Chemical
Society of Japan, 11 Mar. 2011, Lecture Number 4C5-48 [0026]
[Non-Patent Document 9] Yui Tanaka, Kenichi Fujita, and Ryohei
Yamaguchi, `Synthesis of a novel Cp* iridium complex having
functional bipyridine-based ligand and catalytic dehydrogenation
reaction of nitrogen-containing heterocycles`, Proceedings of 91st
Spring Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan, 11 Mar. 2011,
Lecture Number 4C5-47 [0027] [Non-Patent Document 10] Anelli. P. L,
Biffi. C, Montanari. F and Quici. S, J. Org. Chem., 1987, 52,
2559-2562. [0028] [Non-Patent Document 11] R. Noyori, M. Aoki and
K. Sato, Chem. Commun., 2003, 1977.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0029] It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel
dehydrogenation reaction catalyst. It is another object of the
present invention to provide a method that can produce a ketone, an
aldehyde, and a carboxylic acid from an alcohol with high
efficiency, and to provide a method for efficiently producing
hydrogen from an alcohol, formic acid, or a formate.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0030] While carrying out an intensive investigation in order to
accomplish the above objects, the present inventors have found that
by the use of a catalyst containing a neutral organometallic
compound containing a ligand having carbonyl oxygen and nitrogen,
dehydrogenation reactions of an alcohol and formic acid or a
formate progress smoothly; it has been found during further
investigation that the catalytic efficiency and the reaction yield
can be greatly improved by means of the novel complex and,
furthermore, not only a dehydrogenation reaction but also
interconversion by reversible dehydrogenation-hydrogenation can be
quantitatively carried out repeatedly accompanied by the release
and absorption of hydrogen, and the present invention has thus been
accomplished.
Effects of the Invention
[0031] In accordance with the catalyst of the present invention, a
dehydrogenation reaction of an alcohol and a decomposition reaction
of formic acid or a formate can be achieved at high yield without
requiring a co-oxidizing agent. Since the complex of the present
invention is a neutral complex and exhibits high solubility in most
of the usual organic solvents, solvents having various boiling
points can be freely selected and used. It is also possible to
select and use a solvent that easily dissolves a substrate.
Furthermore, in accordance with the present invention, the
decomposition reaction of formic acid or a formate can be carried
out at a reaction temperature of 100.degree. C. or below, which is
very advantageous in industrial applications in terms of safety and
economy.
[0032] Moreover, in accordance with the present invention,
reversible dehydrogenation-hydrogenation interconversion can be
carried out by the use of the same catalyst. That is, the catalyst
of the present invention can be used if desired in both directions
in the reaction of the reaction formula below.
##STR00002##
wherein X is a hydrogen-containing compound or an oxygen-containing
compound, Y is a compound, corresponding to X, that is a carbonyl
compound or an unsaturated bond-containing compound, (i) is
dehydrogenation, and (ii) is hydrogenation.
[0033] In particular, the catalyst of the present invention
containing a novel compound (complex) having an aquo ligand
exhibits very high catalytic efficiency and reaction yield, and is
a very useful catalyst.
MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0034] That is, the present invention relates to the following.
[1] A method for dehydrogenating an oxygen-containing compound by
the use of a catalyst containing an organometallic compound of
Formula (1)
##STR00003##
wherein
[0035] Ar is an optionally substituted benzene or an optionally
substituted cyclopentadienyl group,
[0036] M is ruthenium, rhodium, or iridium,
[0037] R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 are mutually independently a hydrogen
atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy
group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, or a
C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10
heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10
alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10
acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide
group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10 silyl group in which one or
more hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted,
[0038] R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be bonded to each other to form
--CH.dbd.CH--, the Hs in the --CH.dbd.CH-- are optionally
substituted mutually independently by a halogen atom, a nitro
group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto
group, a carboxyl group, or a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl
group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl
group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group,
C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group,
C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or
C1-10 silyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are
optionally substituted, and
[0039] L is selected from the group consisting of a sulfoxide
ligand, a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring ligand, an amine
ligand, a phosphine ligand, an ether ligand, and an aquo
ligand.
[2] The method according to [1], wherein the oxygen-containing
compound is an alcohol. [3] The method according to [1], wherein
the oxygen-containing compound is formic acid or a formate. [4] The
method according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein L is an aquo
ligand. [5] The method according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein
Ar is an optionally substituted cyclopentadienyl group, and M is
iridium. [6] A dehydrogenation catalyst containing an
organometallic compound of Formula (1), wherein it is for use in
the method according to any one of [1] to [5]. [7] A method for
producing a carbonyl compound, wherein an alcohol is dehydrogenated
by use of the dehydrogenation method according to any one of [1] to
[5] to produce a corresponding carbonyl compound. [8] The method
according to [7], wherein the carbonyl compound is a ketone or an
aldehyde. [9] The method according to [7], wherein the alcohol is a
primary alcohol, the carbonyl compound is a carboxylic acid, and a
solvent containing water is used. [10] A method for producing
hydrogen, wherein hydrogen is prepared by dehydrogenation of an
alcohol, a mixture containing an alcohol and water, formic acid, or
a formate using the dehydrogenation method according to any one of
[1] to [5]. [11] An organometallic compound of Formula (1)
##STR00004##
wherein,
[0040] Ar is an optionally substituted benzene or an optionally
substituted cyclopentadienyl group,
[0041] M is ruthenium, rhodium, or iridium,
[0042] R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 are mutually independently a hydrogen
atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy
group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, or a
C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10
heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10
alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10
acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide
group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10 silyl group in which one or
more hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted,
[0043] R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be bonded to each other to form
--CH.dbd.CH--, the Hs in the --CH.dbd.CH-- are optionally
substituted mutually independently by a halogen atom, a nitro
group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto
group, a carboxyl group, or a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl
group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl
group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group,
C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group,
C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or
C1-10 silyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are
optionally substituted, and
[0044] L is an aquo ligand.
[12] The organometallic compound according to [11], wherein Ar is
an optionally substituted cyclopentadienyl group, and M is iridium.
[13] An organometallic compound of Formula (2)
##STR00005##
wherein
[0045] Ar is an optionally substituted benzene or an optionally
substituted cyclopentadienyl group,
[0046] M is ruthenium, rhodium, or iridium,
[0047] R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 are mutually independently a hydrogen
atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy
group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, or a
C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10
heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10
alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10
acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide
group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10 silyl group in which one or
more hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted,
[0048] R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be bonded to each other to form
--CH.dbd.CH--, the Hs in the --CH.dbd.CH-- are optionally
substituted mutually independently by a halogen atom, a nitro
group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto
group, a carboxyl group, or a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl
group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl
group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group,
C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group,
C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or
C1-10 silyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are
optionally substituted, and
[0049] Z is Na, Li, K, or Cs.
[14] The organometallic compound according to [13], wherein Ar is
an optionally substituted cyclopentadienyl group, and M is iridium.
[15] A method for dehydrogenating an oxygen-containing compound by
the use of a catalyst containing the organometallic compound
according to [13] or [14]. [16] The method according to [15],
wherein the oxygen-containing compound is an alcohol, formic acid,
or a formate. [17] A dehydrogenation catalyst containing the
organometallic compound according to [13] or [14]. [18] A method
for producing a carbonyl compound, wherein an alcohol is
dehydrogenated by use of the dehydrogenation method according to
[15] or [16] to produce a corresponding carbonyl compound. [19] The
method according to [18], wherein the carbonyl compound is a ketone
or an aldehyde. [20] The method according to [18], wherein the
alcohol is a primary alcohol, the carbonyl compound is a carboxylic
acid, and a solvent containing water is used. [21] A method for
producing hydrogen, wherein hydrogen is prepared by dehydrogenation
of an alcohol, a mixture of an alcohol and water, formic acid, or a
formate by use of the dehydrogenation method according to [16].
[22] A method for continuously producing hydrogen, the method
including adding an alkaline compound to a mixture containing an
alcohol and water, carrying out a dehydrogenation reaction in the
presence of an organometallic compound of Formula (1) according to
[1] and/or Formula (2) according to [13], and adding said mixture
and said alkaline compound one or more times in the course of
progress of dehydrogenation. [23] A system for continuously
producing hydrogen by use of the method according to [22], the
system including a reaction vessel for carrying out a
dehydrogenation reaction, a supply section for supplying the
mixture and the alkaline compound, and a recovery section for
recovering hydrogen produced.
[0050] One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for
dehydrogenating an oxygen-containing compound using a catalyst
containing a nitrogen-containing organometallic compound
(organometallic complex) of Formula (1) below. The organometallic
complex used in the present invention is not particularly limited
as long as it is a metal complex containing a ligand containing
carbonyl oxygen and nitrogen on bipyridine or phenanthroline, and
is typically of Formula (1).
##STR00006##
[0051] In Formula (1), Ar is typically a benzene or
cyclopentadienyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are
optionally substituted.
[0052] Specific examples of aromatic compounds in which one or more
hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted include, but are not
limited to, benzene, benzenes having an alkyl group such as
toluene, o-, m- and p-xylene, o-, m- and p-cymene, 1,2,3-, 1,2,4-
and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene,
1,2,3,4-tetramethylbenzene, 1,3,4,5-tetramethylbenzene,
pentamethylbenzene, and hexamethylbenzene, benzenes having an
unsaturated hydrocarbon group such as benzyl, vinyl, or allyl, and
benzenes having a heteroatom such as a halogen atom, a hydroxy
group, an alkoxy group, an ester group, or an amino group. The
number of substituents on the benzene ring may be any of 1 to 6,
and the position of substitution can be selected from any position.
In terms of ease of synthesis of a complex, p-cymene,
1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, or hexamethylbenzene is preferable.
[0053] In the present invention, `being optionally substituted`
means optionally having any substituent; typical substituents
include, but are not limited to, a C1-10 saturated or unsaturated
hydrocarbon group, an aryl group, a heterocyclyl group, an alkoxy
group, a fluoroalkyl group, an acyl group, an ester group, a
hydroxy group, an amino group, an amide group, a carboxyl group, a
sulfonyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a sulfenyl group, a
sulfo group, a mercapto group, a silyl group, and a halogen group
and, in particular, a C1-10 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon
group, an aryl group, a heterocyclyl group, an alkoxy group, an
acyl group, an ester group, a hydroxy group, an amino group, a
sulfonyl group, a silyl group, and a halogen group.
[0054] Specific examples of the substituent include, but are not
limited to, a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an
i-propyl group, a butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, a
cyclohexylene group, an ethenyl group, a propenyl group, a butenyl
group, a phenyl group, a toluyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridyl
group, a furanyl group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a propoxy
group, an acetyl group, a propanoyl group, a cyclohexanecarbonyl
group, a benzoyl group, a methoxycarbonyl group, an ethoxycarbonyl
group, a hydroxy group, a methylamino group, an ethylamino group, a
dimethylamino group, a methylsulfonyl group, an ethylsulfonyl
group, a methylsilyl group, a dimethylsilyl group, a fluoro group,
a chloro group, and a trifluoromethyl group. In terms of ease of
synthesis of a complex, a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon
group is preferable, and a methyl group or an i-propyl group is
more preferable.
[0055] Specific examples of the cyclopentadienyl group in which one
or more hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted include, but are
not limited to, a cyclopentadienyl group, a methylcyclopentadienyl
group, an ethylcyclopentadienyl group, an isopropylcyclopentadienyl
group, a phenylcyclopentadienyl group, a benzylcyclopentadienyl
group, a 1,2-dimethylcyclopentadienyl group, a
1,3-dimethylcyclopentadienyl group, a
1,2,3-trimethylcyclopentadienyl group, a
1,2,4-trimethylcyclopentadienyl group, a
1,2,3,4-tetramethylcyclopentadienyl group, and a
1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl group (Cp*). In terms of ease
of synthesis of a complex, a 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl
group (Cp*) is preferable.
[0056] M in Formula (1) is any of ruthenium, rhodium, and iridium.
In terms of high catalytic activity, iridium is preferable.
[0057] R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 in Formula (1) are typically mutually
independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a
cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a
carboxyl group, or a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group,
C6-15 aryl group, C1-10 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group,
C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10
fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10
amino group, C1-10 amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10
silyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally
substituted, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be bonded to each other to
form --CH.dbd.CH--, and the Hs in --CH.dbd.CH-- are optionally
substituted mutually independently by a halogen atom, a nitro
group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto
group, a carboxyl group, or a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl
group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl
group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group,
C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group,
C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or
C1-10 silyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are
optionally substituted.
[0058] Specific examples of R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 include, but are not
limited to, a hydrogen atom, a fluoro group, a chloro group, a
bromo group, an iodo group, a trifluoromethyl group, a nitro group,
a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a
carboxyl group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, an n-propoxy
group, an iso-propoxy group, a tert-butoxy group, a dimethylamino
group, a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an
i-propyl group, a tert-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a benzyl
group, a cyclohexyl group, a phenyl group, a vinyl group, a pyridyl
group, an ethynyl group, an ester bond-containing group, an acetyl
group, a methanesulfonyl group, an ethanesulfonyl group, a
p-toluenesulfonyl group, a trifluoromethanesulfonyl group, a
methylsilyl group, a dimethylsilyl group, and a trimethylsilyl
group and so on. In terms of high catalytic activity and reaction
yield, a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, an
isopropyl group, a tert-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a benzyl
group, a phenyl group, a 4-methoxyphenyl group, or a
4-(dimethylamino)phenyl group is preferable.
[0059] L in Formula (1) is typically selected from the group
consisting of a sulfoxide ligand, a nitrogen-containing aromatic
ring ligand, an amine ligand, a phosphine ligand, an ether ligand,
and an aquo ligand.
[0060] Specific examples thereof include, but are not limited to,
DMSO, diphenylsulfoxide, and methylphenylsulfoxide as the sulfoxide
ligand, pyridine, picoline, lutidine, 3-chloropyridine, and
4-chloropyridine as the nitrogen-containing aromatic ring ligand,
aniline, toluidine, and anisidine as the amine ligand,
triphenylphosphine, trimethylphosphine, triethylphosphine,
tributylphosphine, tri-tert-butylphosphine, tricyclohexylphosphine,
and triethoxyphosphine as the phosphine ligand, and dimethyl ether,
diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, cyclopentyl methyl ether, methyl
tert-butyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, and
anisole as the ether ligand.
[0061] L is preferably a dimethylsulfoxide ligand (dmso), a
pyridine ligand (pyridine), an aniline ligand (aniline), or an aquo
ligand, and is particularly preferably an aquo ligand in terms of
very high catalytic efficiency and reaction yield.
[0062] In the present invention, a preferred organometallic complex
is a complex of Formula (1), wherein Ar being an optionally
substituted cyclopentadienyl group, M being iridium, and L being a
dimethylsulfoxide ligand (dmso), a pyridine ligand (pyridine), an
aniline ligand (aniline), or an aquo ligand. Since the
organometallic complex of the present invention is a neutral
complex, it exhibits high solubility in most of the usual organic
solvents, and solvents having various boiling points may be freely
selected and used. It is also possible to select and use a solvent
that easily dissolves a substrate.
[0063] From the viewpoint of catalytic efficiency and reaction
yield, in particular, an organometallic complex of Formula (1),
wherein Ar is an optionally substituted cyclopentadienyl group, M
is iridium, and L is an aquo ligand, that is, an aquo complex, is
preferable. Although the reason why this aquo complex exhibits very
high catalytic efficiency and reaction yield is not necessarily
clear, it is surmised that an aquo ligand easily dissociates and a
coordinatively-unsaturated active species is easily generated.
[0064] In the present invention, the oxygen-containing compound may
be a compound containing oxygen and hydrogen, and examples thereof
include, but are not limited to, an alcohol, formic acid, and a
formate.
[0065] The alcohol may be a primary alcohol or a secondary alcohol
but is not limited thereto.
[0066] The primary alcohol is a compound typically of Formula
(3)
[Chem. 5]
R.sup.7--CH.sub.2OH (3)
[0067] wherein R.sup.7 denotes a hydrogen atom or an optionally
substituted C5 to C15 aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon
group, C1 to C15 heteroatom-containing heteromonocyclic or
polycyclic group, or C1 to C25 saturated or unsaturated chain-form
or cyclic hydrocarbon group.
[0068] The substituent in this case may be selected as appropriate
from for example a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a
cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a
carboxyl group, or a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group, C5
to 15 aryl group, C1-15 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group,
C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10
fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10
amino group, C1-10 amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10
silyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally
substituted.
[0069] Specific examples of R.sup.7 include a hydrogen atom, an
aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic group such as a phenyl group,
2-methylphenyl, 2-ethylphenyl, 2-isopropylphenyl,
2-tert-butylphenyl, 2-methoxyphenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, 2-vinylphenyl,
3-methylphenyl, 3-ethylphenyl, 3-isopropylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl,
3-chlorophenyl, 3-vinylphenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-ethylphenyl,
4-isopropylphenyl, 4-tert-butylphenyl, 4-vinylphenyl, cumenyl,
mesityl, xylyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl, or
indenyl group, a heteromonocyclic or polycyclic group such as
thienyl, furyl, pyranyl, xanthenyl, pyridyl, pyrrolyl,
imidazolinyl, indolyl, carbazoyl, or Phenanthrolinyl, an alkyl
group such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, or
heptyl, a cycloalkyl group such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,
cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or 2-adamantyl, an unsaturated hydrocarbon
group such as benzyl, vinyl, or aryl, and a ferrocenyl group.
[0070] The secondary alcohol is typically of Formula (4)
##STR00007##
[0071] wherein R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 denote identical or different
optionally substituted C5 to C15 aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic
hydrocarbon groups, C1 to C15 heteroatom-containing
heteromonocyclic or polycyclic groups, or C1 to C25 saturated or
unsaturated chain-form or cyclic hydrocarbon groups. Here, R.sup.8
and R.sup.9 may be bonded to each other to form a ring.
[0072] The substituent in this case may be selected as appropriate
from for example a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a
cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a
carboxyl group, and a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group, C5
to 15 aryl group, C1-15 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group,
C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10
fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10
amino group, C1-10 amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10
silyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are optionally
substituted.
[0073] Specific examples of R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 include an aromatic
monocyclic or polycyclic group such as a phenyl group,
2-methylphenyl, 2-ethylphenyl, 2-isopropylphenyl,
2-tert-butylphenyl, 2-methoxyphenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, 2-vinylphenyl,
3-methylphenyl, 3-ethylphenyl, 3-isopropylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl,
3-chlorophenyl, 3-vinylphenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-ethylphenyl,
4-isopropylphenyl, 4-tert-butylphenyl, 4-vinylphenyl, cumenyl,
mesityl, xylyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl, or
indenyl group, a heteromonocyclic or polycyclic group such as
thienyl, furyl, pyranyl, xanthenyl, pyridyl, pyrrolyl,
imidazolinyl, indolyl, carbazoyl, or Phenanthrolinyl, an alkyl
group such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, or
heptyl, a cycloalkyl group such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,
cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or 2-adamantyl, an unsaturated hydrocarbon
group such as benzyl, vinyl, or aryl, and a ferrocenyl group.
[0074] When R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are bonded to form a ring, examples
include saturated and unsaturated alicyclic groups that give a
cyclic alcohol such as cyclopentanol, cyclohexanol, cycloheptanol,
cyclopentenol, cyclohexenol, or cycloheptenol, and saturated and
unsaturated alicyclic groups having on each carbon an alkyl group,
an aryl group, an unsaturated alkyl group, or a hetero
element-containing chain-form or cyclic hydrocarbon
group-containing substituent.
[0075] Examples of the formate include, but are not limited to, a
metal formate such as sodium formate or potassium formate and a
formate such as ammonium formate.
[0076] In the present specification, a dehydrogenation reaction
means a reaction in which a hydrogen molecule is removed, and
examples include an oxidative dehydrogenation reaction and a
decomposition reaction. The dehydrogenation method of the present
specification is carried out by a dehydrogenation reaction.
[0077] One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for
producing from the alcohol the corresponding carbonyl compound by
means of the dehydrogenation method of the present invention. For
example, when the alcohol is a primary alcohol, an aldehyde is
obtained as the corresponding carbonyl compound, as shown by for
example the following reaction formula.
R.sup.7--CH.sub.2OH.fwdarw.R.sup.7CHO+H.sub.2 [Formula 2]
[0078] R.sup.7 is as described above.
[0079] When it is a secondary alcohol, a ketone is obtained, as
shown by for example the following reaction formula.
##STR00008##
[0080] R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are as described above.
[0081] One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for
producing a carboxylic acid from a primary alcohol via an aldehyde
using the dehydrogenation method of the present invention. It is
thought that this conversion from an alcohol to a carboxylic acid
progresses via three steps, that is, 1) formation of an aldehyde by
dehydrogenation of the alcohol, 2) formation of a hemiacetal by
hydration of the aldehyde, and 3) formation of a carboxylic acid by
dehydrogenation of the hemiacetal. Therefore, when producing a
carboxylic acid, it is preferable to use a solvent containing water
in order to hydrate the aldehyde to form the hemiacetal. Specific
examples of the production include, but are not limited to,
production of acetic acid from ethanol.
[0082] One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for
producing hydrogen from an alcohol, preferably a primary alcohol,
using the dehydrogenation method of the present invention. The
alcohol is not particularly limited, but is preferably a primary
alcohol from the viewpoint of hydrogen generation efficiency, and
is preferably produced by dehydrogenation of a solution in which it
is mixed with water. For example, when the primary alcohol is
methanol, 3 moles of molecular hydrogen are formed by
dehydrogenation of a mixed solution of 1 mole of
methanol:water=1:1, and formally all the hydrogen atoms in a
methanol molecule and all of the hydrogen atoms in a water molecule
are converted into hydrogen molecules, which is very efficient as a
hydrogen production method.
[0083] In the production of hydrogen, a dehydrogenation reaction
can progress at a pH of 1 to 14. From the viewpoint of hydrogen
generation efficiency, the pH is preferably 5 to 14, and
particularly preferably 10 to 14. Since carbon dioxide is generated
accompanying progress of the reaction, and the reaction system
gradually becomes acidic, efficient hydrogenation can be continued
for a long period of time by setting the pH at the start of
reaction at 13 or greater.
[0084] In accordance with the present invention, a carboxylic acid
and hydrogen can be obtained from a primary alcohol at the same
time. This enables a carboxylic acid, which is important in organic
industrial chemistry, and hydrogen, which is useful as clean
energy, to be obtained at the same time using as a starting
material an alcohol obtained by fermentation from a biomass
resource.
[0085] One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for
producing hydrogen by a decomposition reaction of formic acid or a
formate using the dehydrogenation method of the present invention.
In accordance with the present invention, since it can be carried
out at a reaction temperature of on the order of 60.degree. C. to
90.degree. C., it is excellent in terms of safety and economy and
is very advantageous for industrial use.
[0086] In the dehydrogenation method of the present invention, the
amount of catalyst used can be expressed as S/C (S is the number of
moles of alcohol, formic acid, or formate, and C is the number of
moles of catalyst), which is the molar ratio of alcohol, formic
acid, or formate relative to ruthenium, rhodium, or iridium
complex. In this case, the degree to which S/C can be increased
greatly depends on the structure of the substrate, the type of
catalyst, the concentration, the reaction temperature, the type of
reaction solvent, etc, but in practice it is desirable to set S/C
equal to on the order of 50 to 500000.
[0087] The dehydrogenation reaction of the present invention is
carried out in the presence or absence of solvent. When a solvent
is used, the reaction solvent may be selected as appropriate while
taking into consideration the physical properties and the chemical
properties of catalyst, substrate, and product. A protic solvent,
an aprotic solvent, an ionic liquid, water, or a buffer may be used
on their own or in a combination of a plurality thereof.
[0088] Specific examples of the solvent include, but are not
limited to, pentane, hexane, heptane, benzene, toluene, xylene,
tetrahydrofuran, diisopropyl ether, dichloromethane,
dimethylformamide, t-butanol, and water.
[0089] The reaction temperature may preferably be on the order of
-20.degree. C. to 200.degree. C., and more preferably 20.degree. C.
to 150.degree. C., while taking into consideration solubility,
reactivity, and economic efficiency of catalyst, substrate, and
product.
[0090] With regard to the reaction time, although it varies
depending on reaction conditions such as substrate concentration
and reaction temperature, the reaction is completed in a few
minutes to 100 hours.
[0091] Purification of a carbonyl compound prepared by the
dehydrogenation reaction may be carried out by a known method such
as acid-base extraction, column chromatography, distillation, or
recrystallization, or by a combination thereof as appropriate.
[0092] In accordance with the dehydrogenation method of the present
invention, a reaction is possible over a wide range of pH. In the
dehydrogenation reaction of an alcohol, the pH may be 1 to 14, and
preferably 4 to 10, and from a synthetic chemistry viewpoint the pH
is preferably 6 to 8.
[0093] In the production of a carboxylic acid, the pH can change
toward the acidic side accompanying formation of the carboxylic
acid, but the reaction progresses in a pH region of 1 to 14. From a
synthetic chemistry viewpoint it is preferable to start at a pH of
6 to 8, which is the neutral region, and from the viewpoint of
efficiency of formation of a carboxylic acid it is preferable for
the pH of the reaction system to be in the range of 1 to 10
throughout the reaction; it is particularly preferable for the pH
to be in the range of 1 to 8.
[0094] One aspect of the present invention relates to an
organometallic compound of Formula (1) below
##STR00009##
[0095] wherein
[0096] Ar is an optionally substituted benzene or an optionally
substituted cyclopentadienyl group,
[0097] M is ruthenium, rhodium, or iridium,
[0098] R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 are mutually independently a hydrogen
atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy
group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, or a
C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10
heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10
alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10
acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide
group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10 silyl group in which one or
more hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted,
[0099] R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be bonded to each other to form
--CH.dbd.CH--, the Hs in the --CH.dbd.CH-- are optionally
substituted mutually independently by a halogen atom, a nitro
group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto
group, a carboxyl group, or a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl
group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl
group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group,
C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group,
C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or
C1-10 silyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are
optionally substituted, and
[0100] L is an aquo ligand.
[0101] One aspect of the present invention relates to an
organometallic compound of Formula (2) below
##STR00010##
[0102] wherein
[0103] Ar is an optionally substituted benzene or an optionally
substituted cyclopentadienyl group,
[0104] M is ruthenium, rhodium, or iridium,
[0105] R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 are mutually independently a hydrogen
atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy
group, a sulfo group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, or a
C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10
heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10
alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group, C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10
acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group, C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide
group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or C1-10 silyl group in which one or
more hydrogen atoms are optionally substituted,
[0106] R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be bonded to each other to form
--CH.dbd.CH--, the Hs in the --CH.dbd.CH-- are optionally
substituted mutually independently by a halogen atom, a nitro
group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a sulfo group, a mercapto
group, a carboxyl group, or a C1-10 alkyl group, C3-15 cycloalkyl
group, C6-15 aryl group, C1-10 heterocyclyl group, C2-10 alkenyl
group, C2-10 alkynyl group, C1-10 alkoxy group, C1-10 ester group,
C1-10 fluoroalkyl group, C1-10 acyl group, C1-10 sulfonyl group,
C1-10 amino group, C1-10 amide group, C1-10 sulfenyl group, or
C1-10 silyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms are
optionally substituted, and
[0107] Z is Na, Li, K, or Cs.
[0108] A compound of Formula (2) may be produced by a reaction
between an alkaline compound and an organometallic compound of
Formula (1) where L is an aquo ligand. Examples of the alkaline
compound include, but are not limited to, sodium hydroxide, lithium
hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and cesium hydroxide. Therefore, a
compound of Formula (2) may be prepared in the reaction system by
adding an alkaline compound in a dehydrogenation reaction using as
a catalyst an organometallic compound of Formula (1) where L is an
aquo ligand.
[0109] A compound of Formula (2) may be used in the same way as for
a compound of Formula (1) in the dehydrogenation method, the method
for producing a carbonyl compound, the method for producing
hydrogen, etc. described above for a compound of Formula (1).
Therefore, the present invention relates to a dehydrogenation
catalyst containing a compound of Formula (2).
[0110] The method for producing hydrogen according to the present
invention involves producing hydrogen continuously from a mixture
of an alcohol and water. From the viewpoint of efficiency in
particular, it is preferable to use a compound of Formula (2).
[0111] As methods for continuously producing hydrogen there can be
cited, for example, a consecutive addition method and a continuous
addition method. The consecutive addition method involves adding to
a mixture of an alcohol and water a compound of Formula (1) and/or
Formula (2) and an alkaline compound, carrying out a reaction under
reflux by heating to thus generate hydrogen, then adding amounts of
alcohol and water corresponding to those consumed, and further
adding an alkaline compound. It is preferable for the pH after each
addition to be identical to the pH at the time of starting the
reaction. In this way, by consecutively adding the amounts
consumed, hydrogen can be produced continuously.
[0112] The continuous addition method involves adding a compound of
Formula (1) and/or Formula (2) and an alkaline compound to a
mixture of an alcohol and water, starting the reaction system under
reflux by heating, and continuing to add a premixed mixture of
alcohol, water, and alkaline compound using for example a syringe
pump, a micro-feeder, etc. in a state in which reflux is continued.
In this way, hydrogen gas can be produced at a substantially
constant rate for a long period of time by continuously carrying
out a reaction while replenishing the amounts, corresponding to the
rate at which they are consumed, of the starting materials (alcohol
and water) and sodium hydroxide that are consumed continuously at a
constant rate.
[0113] In accordance with the method for producing hydrogen, in
which hydrogen is produced continuously, according to the present
invention, it is possible to achieve a catalytic turnover number of
at least 2, at least 100, preferably at least 1000, and more
preferably at least 3500, and it is possible to construct a new
system having very high efficiency and high practicality.
[0114] Examples of a system for continuously producing hydrogen
include, but are not limited to, a system containing a reaction
vessel, a supply section, and a recovery section. The reaction
vessel is not particularly limited as long as it can subject a
starting material to a dehydrogenation reaction in the presence of
a catalyst, but is preferably one in which the reaction can be made
continuous, and is typically equipped with devices that can carry
out heating and refluxing. The supply section typically contains
storage vessels for storing starting materials and alkaline
compound for replenishment addition, and supply means such as a
syringe pump or a micro-feeder. The recovery section is not
particularly limited as long as it recovers the hydrogen generated,
and examples include a gas burette, a gas bag, and a gas tank.
[0115] One aspect of the present invention relates not only to the
dehydrogenation reaction but also to hydrogenation and
interconversion by reversible dehydrogenation-hydrogenation. For
example, in a catalytic reaction of reaction formula (II)
##STR00011##
wherein R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are as described above, (i) is a
dehydrogenation reaction and (ii) is hydrogenation,
[0116] the catalyst of the present invention can repeatedly carry
out quantitative interconversion, that is, catalytic reactions in
both directions (i) and (ii), accompanied by release and absorption
of hydrogen.
[0117] By reversibly and continuously carrying out a
dehydrogenation reaction and hydrogenation using the same catalyst,
it can be expected that the system will be developed as a hydrogen
storage system.
EXAMPLES
[0118] The present invention is explained below in further detail
by reference to Examples, but the present invention should not be
construed as being limited by these Examples.
[0119] The reactions described in the Examples below were carried
out under an atmosphere of an inert gas such as argon gas or
nitrogen gas. As the alcohols used, commercial reagents were used
as they were. Identification of complexes and reaction products was
carried out using a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) machine with
tetramethylsilane (TMS) as an internal reference substance, the
signal thereof being .delta.=0 (.delta.: chemical shift). The
conversion and yield of carbonyl compound and hydrogen were
determined by gas chromatography (GC). For NMR, JOEL ECX-500 and
JOEL ECS-400 machines (JEOL) were used, and for GC a GL-Sciences
GC353B machine (G L Sciences Inc.) was used.
Synthesis of Novel Neutral Iridium Complex Catalyst
Production Example 1
[0120] Neutral iridium complex 1 was produced by the method shown
in either production example 1-a or 1-b.
Production Example 1-a
[0121] As shown in synthetic scheme 1-a, a dicationic Cp*
iridium-aquo complex (407.8 mg, 0.60 mmol) was reacted with
6,6'-dihydroxy-2,2'-bipyridine ligand (113.8 mg, 0.60 mmol) in
aqueous solvent (12 mL) to thus give complex A (yield 93%).
Subsequently, complex A (915.0 mg, 1.1 mmol) was reacted with
sodium t-butoxide (211.4 mg, 2.2 mmol) in aqueous solvent (30 mL)
to give neutral iridium complex 1 (yield 84%).
##STR00012##
Production Example 1-b
[0122] As shown in scheme 1-b, [Cp*IrCl.sub.2].sub.2 (458.4 mg,
0.570 mmol) was reacted with 6,6'-dihydroxy-2,2'-bipyridine ligand
(250.0 mg, 1.33 mmol) in methanol solvent (8 mL), a reaction was
carried out at 60.degree. C. for 3 hours, and filtration using a
glass filter was then carried out to thus give cationic complex A'
(yield 74%). Subsequently, cationic complex A' (100.0 mg, 0.170
mmol) was reacted with potassium t-butoxide (38.3 mg, 0.340 mmol)
in water (5 mL) at room temperature for 30 minutes while stirring,
and a solid thus precipitated was filtered to thus give complex 1
(yield 64%).
##STR00013##
[0123] .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CD.sub.3OD) .delta. 7.43 (t, J=8 Hz,
2H), 6.92 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 6.43 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 1.59 (s, 15H).
.sup.13C{.sup.1H} NMR (125.8 MHz, CD.sub.3OD) .delta. 170.9, 157.3,
139.9, 118.1, 106.9, 88.0, 9.83. Anal. Calcd for
C.sub.20H.sub.23O.sub.3N.sub.2Ir: C, 45.18; H, 4.36; N, 5.27.
Found: C, 45.47; H, 4.01; N, 5.62.
Production Example 2
Synthesis of Neutral Iridium Complex 2
[0124] As shown in scheme 2, [Cp*IrCl.sub.2].sub.2 (240.0 mg, 0.301
mmol) was reacted with 2,9-dihydroxy-1,10-phenanthroline ligand
(150.1 mg, 0.707 mmol) in methanol solvent (5.4 mL), a reaction was
carried out at 60.degree. C. for 4 hours, and filtration using a
glass filter was then carried out to thus give cationic complex T
(yield 60%). Subsequently, cationic complex T (150 mg, 0.229 mmol)
was reacted with potassium t-butoxide (51.4 mg, 0.421 mmol) in
water (6.8 mL) at room temperature for 30 minutes while stirring,
and the solvent was removed by distillation under vacuum. The
residue was extracted by adding toluene (15 mL), the solvent was
removed by distillation, and recrystallization was then carried out
using ethanol (2 mL) and water (18 mL) to thus give complex 2
(yield 73%).
##STR00014##
[0125] .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) .delta. 7.78 (d, J=9 Hz,
2H), 7.16 (s, 2H), 6.81 (d, J=9 Hz, 2H), 1.86 (s, 15H).
.sup.13C{.sup.1H} NMR (125.8 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) .delta. 168.7, 146.1,
139.1, 123.5, 119.2, 118.8, 91.7, 10.8.
Production Example 3
Synthesis of Neutral Iridium Complex B
[0126] Cationic complex A' (150.6 mg, 0.240 mmol) was reacted with
potassium t-butoxide (80.5 mg, 0.718 mmol) and pyridine (101.1 mg,
1.278 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL) at room temperature while
stirring overnight, and the solvent was removed by distillation
under vacuum. The residue was extracted by adding toluene (15 mL),
and the solvent was then removed by distillation to thus give
complex B (yield 75%).
[0127] .sup.1H NMR (500 MHz, CD.sub.2Cl.sub.2) .delta. 9.87 (d, J=8
Hz, 2H), 7.58 (t, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.16 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 6.22 (d, J=8
Hz, 2H) .delta. 1.50 (s, 15H). .sup.13C{.sup.1H} NMR (125.8 MHz,
CD.sub.2Cl.sub.2) .delta. 168.8, 158.4, 157.4, 136.9, 136.7, 125.7,
117.6, 103.4, 88.2, 9.4.
Production Example 4
Synthesis of Neutral Iridium Complex C
[0128] Cationic complex A' (150.6 mg, 0.240 mmol) was reacted with
potassium t-butoxide (80.5 mg, 0.718 mmol) and aniline (35.7 mg,
0.360 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL) at room temperature while
stirring overnight, and the solvent was removed by distillation
under vacuum. The residue was extracted by adding toluene (15 mL),
and the solvent was then removed by distillation to thus give
complex C (yield 70%).
[0129] .sup.1H NMR (500 MHz, CD.sub.2Cl.sub.2) .delta. 7.49 (bs,
1H), 7.27 (bs, 2H), 7.23 (t, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.06 (bs, 1H), 6.52 (d,
J=7 Hz, 2H), 6.22 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 5.79 (bs, 1H), 1.28 (s, 15H).
.sup.13C{.sup.1H} NMR (125.8 MHz, CD.sub.2Cl.sub.2) .delta. 169.1,
156.1, 141.5, 137.5, 128.6, 125.2, 122.5, 117.0, 103.4, 86.6,
8.4.
Production Example 5
Synthesis of Neutral Iridium Complex D
[0130] Cationic complex A' (150.6 mg, 0.240 mmol) was reacted with
potassium t-butoxide (80.5 mg, 0.718 mmol) and dimethylsulfoxide
(18.3 mg, 0.234 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL) at room
temperature while stirring overnight, and the solvent was removed
by distillation under vacuum. The residue was extracted by adding
toluene (15 mL), and the solvent was then removed by distillation
to thus give complex D (yield 61%).
[0131] .sup.1H NMR (500 MHz, CD.sub.2Cl.sub.2) .delta. 7.15 (t, J=8
Hz, 2H), 6.46 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 6.13 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 2.89 (bs, 6H),
1.56 (s, 15H). .sup.13C{.sup.1H} NMR (100.5 MHz, CD.sub.2Cl.sub.2)
.delta. 168.2, 156.6, 137.2, 117.2, 103.9, 95.1, 46.1, 9.0.
Production Example 6
Synthesis of Neutral Iridium Complex E
[0132] Cationic complex T (150.6 mg, 0.230 mmol) was reacted with
potassium t-butoxide (79.2 mg, 0.706 mmol) and pyridine (90.5 mg,
1.144 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL) at room temperature while
stirring overnight, and the solvent was removed by distillation
under vacuum. The residue was extracted by adding toluene (15 mL),
and the solvent was then removed by distillation to thus give
complex E (yield 82%).
[0133] .sup.1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) .delta. 9.65 (d, J=5 Hz,
1H), 7.56 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.53 (t, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.19 (t, J=7 Hz,
2H), 6.68 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 1.59 (s, 15H). .sup.13C{.sup.1H} NMR
(125.8 MHz, CD.sub.2Cl.sub.2) .delta. 168.2, 158.2, 147.4, 136.9,
136.8, 125.9, 122.6, 120.8, 118.7, 88.2, 10.0.
[0134] Dehydrogenation reactions using the complexes thus
synthesized as catalysts are now illustrated. The structural
formulae of the complexes used in the Examples are shown below.
Complexes Used in Examples
##STR00015## ##STR00016##
[0135] Example 1
Synthesis of Acetophenone by Dehydrogenation Reaction of Racemic
1-Phenylethanol
[0136] Under an inert gas atmosphere a 50 mL two-necked recovery
flask was charged with 3 mL of anhydrous pentane, 122.2 mg (1.0
mmol) of racemic 1-phenylethanol, and 2.7 mg (0.005 mmol, 0.5 mol
%) of complex 1, and stirring was carried out under reflux
conditions for 5 hours. 10 mL of toluene was added thereto and the
mixture was made uniform, and when the reaction solution was then
analyzed by GC it was confirmed that the corresponding acetophenone
was formed with a conversion factor of 100% and a yield of 100% as
shown in Table 1.
Example 2
Synthesis of Acetophenone by Dehydrogenation Reaction of Racemic
1-Phenylethanol
[0137] A reaction was carried out under the same conditions as
those of Example 1 except that 2.8 mg (0.005 mmol, 0.5 mol %) of
complex 2 was used as a catalyst. From the result of analysis by
GC, it was confirmed that acetophenone was formed with a conversion
factor of 37% and a yield of 36% as shown in Table 1.
Examples 3 to 6
Synthesis of Acetophenone by Dehydrogenation Reaction of Racemic
1-Phenylethanol
[0138] Reactions were carried out under the same conditions as
those of Example 1 except that the various types of complex
catalyst B to E (0.005 mmol) shown in Table 1 were used as
catalyst. The results of analysis by GC are summarized in Table 1.
It was confirmed that acetophenone was formed.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 ##STR00017## Conversion Yield Example
Catalyst Factor (%) (%) Example 1 ##STR00018## 1 100 100 Example 2
##STR00019## 2 37 36 Example 3 ##STR00020## B 8 7 Example 4
##STR00021## C 11 10 Example 5 ##STR00022## D 17 16 Example 6
##STR00023## E 9 8
Example 7
Synthesis of Acetophenone by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Racemic 1-Phenylethanol
[0139] Under an inert gas atmosphere a 50 mL two-necked recovery
flask was charged with 3 mL of anhydrous pentane, 122.2 mg (1.0
mmol) of racemic 1-phenylethanol, and 2.7 mg (0.005 mmol, 0.5 mol
%) of complex 1, and stirring was carried out under reflux
conditions for 5 hours. 10 mL of toluene was added thereto and the
mixture was made uniform, and when the reaction solution was then
analyzed by GC it was confirmed that the corresponding acetophenone
was formed with a conversion factor of 100% and a yield of 100% as
shown in Table 2.
Comparative Example 1
Synthesis of Acetophenone by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Racemic 1-Phenylethanol
[0140] A reaction was carried out under the same conditions as
those of Example 7 except that complex A (0.005 mmol) was used as a
catalyst. From the result of analysis by GC, it was found that
acetophenone was prepared with a conversion factor of 19% and a
yield of 18% as shown in Table 2. Compared with Example 7, the
yield was clearly low, showing the effectiveness of the present
invention.
Comparative Example 2
Synthesis of Acetophenone by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Racemic 1-Phenylethanol
[0141] A reaction was carried out under the same conditions as
those of Example 7 except that complex A (0.005 mmol) was used as a
catalyst and water was used as a reaction solvent. From the result
of analysis by GC, it was found that acetophenone was prepared with
a conversion factor of 6% and a yield of 4% as shown in Table 2.
Compared with Example 7, the yield was clearly low, showing the
effectiveness of the present invention.
Comparative Example 3
Synthesis of Acetophenone by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Racemic 1-Phenylethanol
[0142] A reaction was carried out under the same conditions as
those of Example 7 except that complex A (0.005 mmol) was used as a
catalyst, water was used as a reaction solvent, and the reaction
was carried out at 80.degree. C. From the result of analysis by GC,
it was found that acetophenone was prepared with a conversion
factor of 12% and a yield of 11% as shown in Table 2. Compared with
Example 7, the yield was clearly low, showing the effectiveness of
the present invention.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 ##STR00024## Exam- ple and Com- para- tive
Conv. Exam- Sol- Temp. factor Yield ple Catalyst vent (.degree. C.)
(%) (%) Ex. 7 ##STR00025## 1 pen- tane 36 (reflux) 100 100 Comp.
Ex. 1 ##STR00026## A pen- tane 36 (reflux) 19 18 Comp. Ex. 2
##STR00027## A H.sub.2O 36 6 4 Comp. Ex. 3 ##STR00028## A H.sub.2O
80 12 11
Examples 8 to 14
Synthesis of Ketone by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Secondary Alcohol
[0143] Dehydrogenative oxidation reactions of various secondary
alcohols were carried out using complex 1 as a catalyst under the
reaction conditions shown in Table 3. After the reactions were
completed, when the reaction solutions were analyzed by GC it was
confirmed that ketones were formed with a high conversion factor
and a high yield in all cases.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 ##STR00029## Cata- lyst Conv. Exam- (mol
Sol- Time factor Yield ple Alcohol %) vent (h) (%) (%) Exam- ple 8
##STR00030## 0.5 pen- tane 5 100 100 Exam- ple 9 ##STR00031## 0.5
pen- tane 5 100 100 Exam- ple 10 ##STR00032## 1.0 pen- tane 5 90 90
Exam- ple 11 ##STR00033## 2.0 pen- tane 20 86 85 Exam- ple 12
##STR00034## 1.0 hex- ane 20 100 100 Exam- ple 13 ##STR00035## 1.0
hex- ane 20 95 94 Exam- ple 14 ##STR00036## 2.0 hex- ane 20 89 88
##STR00037##
Example 15
Synthesis of Acetophenone by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Racemic 1-Phenylethanol
[0144] A 1000 mL recovery flask was charged with 500 mL of
anhydrous p-xylene, 61.06 g (500 mmol) of racemic 1-phenylethanol,
and 0.53 mg (0.001 mmol, 0.0002 mol %) of complex 1, and stirring
was carried out under reflux conditions for 48 hours.
Dichloromethane was added thereto and the mixture was made uniform,
and when the reaction solution was then analyzed by GC it was
confirmed that the corresponding acetophenone was formed at a yield
of 55%. Since a high catalytic turnover number (TON=275,000) was
shown in this reaction, the effectiveness of the present invention
was shown.
##STR00038##
Example 16
Synthesis of Estrone by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
.beta.-Estradiol
[0145] A 50 mL one-neck recovery flask was charged with 3 mL of
tert-butyl alcohol, 272.4 mg (1.0 mmol) of R-estradiol, and 2.7 mg
(0.005 mmol, 0.5 mol %) of complex 1, and stirring was carried out
under reflux conditions for 20 hours. The solvent of the reaction
solution was removed by distillation, and when analysis by NMR was
carried out it was confirmed that the corresponding estrone was
formed at a yield of 100%.
##STR00039##
Example 17
Synthesis of Benzaldehyde by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Benzyl Alcohol
[0146] A 50 mL recovery flask was charged with 10 mL of tert-butyl
alcohol, 54.0 mg (0.5 mmol) of benzyl alcohol, and 4.0 mg (0.0075
mmol, 1.5 mol %) of complex 1, and stirring was carried out under
reflux conditions for 20 hours. 10 mL of dichloromethane was added
thereto and the mixture was made uniform, and when the reaction
solution was then analyzed by GC it was confirmed that the
corresponding benzaldehyde was formed with a conversion factor of
92% and a yield of 92% as shown in Table 4.
Examples 18 to 20
Synthesis of Aldehyde by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Primary Alcohol
[0147] Reactions were carried out under the same conditions as
those of Example 17 except that the various types of primary
alcohols (0.5 mmol) shown in Table 4 were used as a substrate. The
results of analysis by GC are summarized in Table 4.
Example 21
Synthesis of 4-(Trifluoromethyl)Benzaldehyde by Dehydrogenative
Oxidation Reaction of 4-(Trifluoromethyl)Benzyl Alcohol
[0148] A 50 mL recovery flask was charged with 10 mL of anhydrous
heptane, 88.5 mg (0.5 mmol) of 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl alcohol,
and 7.9 mg (0.015 mmol, 3.0 mol %) of complex 1, and stirring was
carried out under reflux conditions for 20 hours. 10 mL of
dichloromethane was added thereto and the mixture was made uniform,
and when the reaction solution was then analyzed by GC it was
confirmed that the corresponding 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde
was formed with a conversion factor of 89% and a yield of 88% as
shown in Table 4.
Example 22
Synthesis of Cyclohexanecarboxyaldehyde by Dehydrogenative
Oxidation Reaction of Cyclohexanemethanol
[0149] A 50 mL recovery flask was charged with 10 mL of anhydrous
toluene, 56.2 mg (0.5 mmol) of cyclohexanemethanol, and 6.5 mg
(0.012 mmol, 2.5 mol %) of complex 1, and stirring was carried out
under reflux conditions for 20 hours. 10 mL of toluene was added
thereto and the mixture was made uniform, and when the reaction
solution was then analyzed by GC it was confirmed that the
corresponding cyclohexanecarboxyaldehyde was formed with a
conversion factor of 82% and a yield of 81% as shown in Table
4.
Example 23
Synthesis of n-Octanal by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
1-Octanol
[0150] A 50 mL recovery flask was charged with 10 mL of anhydrous
toluene, 65.2 mg (0.5 mmol) of 1-octanol, and 13.2 mg (0.025 mmol,
5.0 mol %) of complex 1, and stirring was carried out under reflux
conditions for 20 hours. 10 mL of toluene was added thereto and the
mixture was made uniform, and when the reaction solution was then
analyzed by GC it was confirmed that the corresponding n-octanal
was formed with a conversion factor of 89% and a yield of 87% as
shown in Table 4.
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 ##STR00040## Cata- lyst Conv. Exam- (mol
factor Yield ple Alcohol %) Solvent (%) (%) Exam- ple 17
##STR00041## 1.5 .sup.tBuOH 92 92 Exam- ple 18 ##STR00042## 1.5
.sup.tBuOH 98 97 Exam- ple 19 ##STR00043## 1.5 .sup.tBuOH 90 90
Exam- ple 20 ##STR00044## 1.5 .sup.tBuOH 89 87 Exam- ple 21
##STR00045## 3.0 heptane 89 88 Exam- ple 22 ##STR00046## 2.5
toluene 82 81 Exam- ple 23 ##STR00047## 5.0 toluene 89 87
##STR00048##
Example 24
Synthesis of Benzaldehyde by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Benzyl Alcohol
[0151] A 500 mL recovery flask was charged with 270 mL of anhydrous
toluene, 8.648 g (80 mmol) of benzyl alcohol, and 0.85 mg (0.0016
mmol, 0.002 mol %) of complex 1, and stirring was carried out under
reflux conditions for 48 hours. Toluene was added thereto and the
mixture was made uniform, and when the reaction solution was then
analyzed by GC it was confirmed that the corresponding benzaldehyde
was formed at a yield of 95%. Since in this reaction a high
catalytic turnover number (TON=47,500) was shown, the effectiveness
of the present invention was exhibited.
##STR00049##
Example 25
Synthesis of Acetophenone by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Racemic 1-Phenylethanol (Under Solvent-Free Conditions)
[0152] A 50 mL two-necked recovery flask was charged with 610.4 mg
(5.0 mmol) of racemic 1-phenylethanol and 79.7 mg (0.15 mmol, 3.0
mol %) of complex 1 and stirring was carried out at 60.degree. C.
for 20 hours. 100 mL of dichloromethane was added thereto and the
mixture was made uniform, and when the reaction solution was then
analyzed by GC it was confirmed that the corresponding acetophenone
was formed with a conversion factor of 95% and a yield of 93% as
shown in Table 5.
Examples 26 to 28
Synthesis of Aldehyde by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Alcohol (Under Solvent-Free Conditions)
[0153] Reactions were carried out under the same conditions as
those of Example 25 except that the various types of alcohols (5.0
mmol) shown in Table 5 were used as a substrate and the reaction
temperature was 90.degree. C. The results of analysis by GC are
summarized in Table 5.
Comparative Example 4
Synthesis of Acetophenone by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Racemic 1-Phenylethanol (Under Solvent-Free Conditions)
[0154] A reaction was carried out under the same conditions as
those of Example 25 except that complex A (0.15 mmol) was used as a
catalyst. From the result of analysis by GC, as shown in Table 5
the conversion factor was 93%, but the yield of acetophenone was
5%. Since, compared with example 25, the yield was clearly low, the
effectiveness of the present invention was exhibited.
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 ##STR00050## Example and Compar- Conv. ative
Cata- Temp. factor Yield Example Alcohol lyst (.degree. C.) (%) (%)
Exam- ple 25 ##STR00051## 1 60 95 93 Exam- ple 26 ##STR00052## 1 90
91 89 Exam- ple 27 ##STR00053## 1 90 83 81 Exam- ple 28
##STR00054## 1 90 41 35 Comp. Ex. 4 ##STR00055## A 60 93 5
Example 29
Synthesis of Acetic Acid Via Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Ethanol
[0155] A 10 mL test tube was charged with 460.7 mg (10 mmol) of
ethanol, 360.4 mg (20 mmol) of water, and 159.7 mg (0.3 mmol, 3.0
mol %) of complex 1, and stirring was carried out under reflux
conditions for 20 hours. When the reaction solution was analyzed by
NMR, it was confirmed that acetic acid was formed at a yield of
75%. When the gas that was generated was analyzed, it was confirmed
that hydrogen was formed at a yield of 84%. Since ethanol, which is
obtained by fermentation from a biomass resource, was used as the
starting material, and acetic acid, which is important in organic
industrial chemistry, and hydrogen, which is useful as clean
energy, could be obtained at the same time, the effectiveness of
the present invention was exhibited.
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Example 30
Production of Hydrogen by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
2-Propanol
[0156] A 10 mL test tube was charged with 901.6 mg (15 mmol) of
2-propanol and 159.5 mg (0.3 mmol, 2.0 mol %) of complex 1, and
stirring was carried out under reflux conditions for 4 hours. When
the reaction solution was analyzed by GC, it was confirmed that
acetone was formed at a yield of 98%. When the gas that was
generated was analyzed, it was confirmed that hydrogen was formed
at a yield of 91%.
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Example 31
Hydrogenation of Acetone
[0157] Under an inert gas atmosphere, a 30 mL two-necked recovery
flask was charged with 79.6 mg (0.15 mmol, 0.5 mol %) of complex 1,
flushed with hydrogen, then charged with 1.7418 g (30.0 mmol) of
acetone, equipped with a balloon filled with hydrogen, and stirred
at 40.degree. C. for 4 hours. When the reaction solution was
analyzed by GC, it was confirmed that 2-propanol was formed at a
yield of 95%.
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Example 32
Production of Hydrogen by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Methanol
[0158] A 10 mL test tube was charged with 320.4 mg (10 mmol) of
methanol, 180.2 mg (10 mmol) of water, and 159.5 mg (0.3 mmol, 3.0
mol %) of complex 1, an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide was
added until the pH, by pH meter, exceeded 13, and stirring was
carried out under reflux conditions for 20 hours. When the gas that
was generated was analyzed, it was confirmed that hydrogen was
formed at a yield of 99%.
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Example 33
Production of Hydrogen by Dehydrogenative Oxidation Reaction of
Formic Acid
[0159] A 10 mL test tube was charged with 460.6 mg (10 mmol) of
formic acid and 2.6 mg (0.005 mmol, 0.05 mol %) of complex 1, and
stirring was carried out at 60.degree. C. for 21 minutes. When the
gas that was generated was analyzed, it was confirmed that hydrogen
was formed at a yield of 94%. Since formic acid could be decomposed
with a small amount of catalyst in a short period of time to thus
produce hydrogen, the effectiveness of the present invention was
exhibited.
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Production Example 7
Synthesis of Anionic Iridium Complex Having Functional Bipyridonate
Ligand
[0160] A flask was charged with neutral iridium complex 1 (1.0630
g, 2.0 mmol), a 1.0 M aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (3.0 mL,
3.0 mmol) was added thereto, a reaction was carried out at room
temperature, and a dark green uniform solution was obtained. The
solution was subsequently transferred to a micro tube and
crystallized by allowing it to stand while open to the air, thus
giving the novel anionic complex 3 having sodium ion as the
counterion at a yield of 72% (796.5 mg, 1.4 mmol).
[0161] .sup.1H NMR (500 MHz, D.sub.2O) .delta. 7.46 (t, J=8.0 Hz,
2H), 7.03 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 6.42 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 1.49 (s, 15H).
.sup.13C{.sup.1H}NMR (125.8 MHz, D.sub.2O) .delta. 170.6, 156.9,
139.3, 116.8, 107.4, 85.6, 9.39. Anal. Calcd for
C.sub.20H.sub.22O.sub.3N.sub.2NaIr.H.sub.2O: C, 42.02; H, 4.23; N,
4.90. Found: C, 42.07; H, 4.64; N, 4.93.
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[0162] Catalytic reactions using complex 3, dicationic complex A,
and neutral iridium complex 1 as catalysts were examined, as
follows.
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Example 34
Reaction Involving Generation of Hydrogen from Mixture of Methanol
and Water
[0163] Dehydrogenation reactions from a mixture of methanol and
water were carried out using complexes A, 1, and 3 described above
as catalysts. The reactions were carried out using methanol and
water as starting materials in the presence of catalyst while
heating and refluxing, and the gas that was generated was collected
in a gas burette and quantitatively measured. Of the volume of gas,
75% was considered to be hydrogen, and the volume and yield of
hydrogen were calculated and are listed in the table. First, equal
parts of methanol (20 mmol) and water (20 mmol) were used as
starting materials, they were heated and refluxed in the presence
of catalyst A, 1, and 3 (0.5 mol %) for 20 hours, and the
activities of the catalysts were compared (entries 1-3). The
reaction hardly progressed when catalyst A, which is dicationic, or
catalyst 1, which is neutral, was used, and it was observed that
only a very small amount of hydrogen was generated (entries 1 and
2), but the reaction progressed with the use of catalyst 3, which
is anionic, and 120 mL (yield 8%) of hydrogen could be obtained
(entry 3). Second, the number of equivalents of water relative to
methanol was changed (entries 3-5), and when four equivalents of
water were used a maximum amount of hydrogen was generated (150 mL,
yield 10%, entry 4). Subsequently, since in this catalyst system
carbon dioxide is generated accompanying the progress of the
reaction, the system gradually becomes acidic, it can be expected
that the catalyst molecule will be converted from anionic complex 3
to neutral complex 1 and further to dicationic complex A, and in
order to prevent this the addition of a base (sodium hydroxide) as
an additive was investigated (entries 6-9). This greatly improved
the yield of hydrogen; the optimum conditions were obtained when
0.5 mol % of sodium hydroxide was added, and 1223 mL (yield 84%) of
hydrogen was obtained (entry 7).
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 ##STR00063## Volume of hydrogen Yield of
H.sub.2O Additive generated hydrogen entry Catalyst (equiv.) (mol
%) (mL) (%) 1 A 1.0 none 4 >1 2 1 1.0 none 11 >1 3 3 1.0 none
120 8 4 3 4.0 none 150 10 5 3 7.0 none 68 5 6 3 4.0 NaOH 848 58
(0.3) 7 3 4.0 NaOH 1223 84 (0.5) 8 3 4.0 NaOH 1204 83 (0.75) 9 3
4.0 NaOH 1170 80 (1.0)
Example 35
Method for Generating Hydrogen from Methanol and Water (Consecutive
Addition Method)
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[0165] The construction of a catalyst system for continuously
generating hydrogen from mixture of methanol and water was
examined.
[0166] First, catalyst 3 (0.1 mol %) and sodium hydroxide (0.5 mol
%) were added to a mixture of methanol (20 mmol) and water (80
mmol). At this point, the pH of the system was 11.2. When a
reaction of this mixture was carried out under reflux conditions
for 20 hours, 607.5 mL (yield 41%) of hydrogen was generated. Here,
amounts of methanol (8.2 mmol) and water (8.2 mmol) corresponding
to those consumed were added to the reaction system, sodium
hydroxide (0.5 mol %) was again added to thus adjust the pH of the
system to 11.3, and a reaction was then carried out under reflux
conditions for 20 hours, and 611.3 mL (yield 41%) of hydrogen was
generated. By repeating the same procedure, 562.5 mL (yield 38%) of
hydrogen could be obtained.
[0167] By such a continuous method for generating hydrogen, a total
of 1781.3 mL (71.5 mmol) of hydrogen could be obtained, and a
catalytic turnover number of 1191 was achieved. In accordance with
a procedure of continuously adding starting materials (mixture of
methanol and water) that are safe and easy to handle and sodium
hydroxide to the catalyst and heating, a new system that can
continuously generate hydrogen gas can be developed.
Example 36
Method for Generating Hydrogen from Methanol and Water (Continuous
Addition Method No. 1)
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[0169] In order to replenish the amounts of methanol and water that
had been consumed accompanying catalytic generation of hydrogen, an
experiment involving addition at a constant rate using a syringe
pump was carried out.
[0170] First, catalyst 3 (0.1 mol %) and sodium hydroxide (0.5 mol
%) were added to a mixture of methanol (20 mmol) and water (80
mmol). At this point, the pH of the system was 11.2. Refluxing of
the reaction system was started by heating, and a premixed solution
[methanol (0.6 mmol/h), water (0.6 mmol/h), sodium hydroxide (0.001
mmol/h)] was added using a syringe pump. The generation of gas at a
substantially constant rate was observed by continuing refluxing;
after 50 hours 2385 mL of hydrogen (99.61 mmol) could be obtained,
and a catalytic turnover number of 1660 was achieved.
[0171] In accordance with such a continuous reaction by
replenishing consumed starting materials (methanol and water) and
sodium hydroxide at amounts corresponding to the consumption rates,
hydrogen gas can be generated continuously at a substantially
constant rate over a long period of time (50 hours).
Example 37
Method for Generating Hydrogen from Methanol and Water (Continuous
Addition Method No. 2)
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[0173] In order to replenish the amounts of methanol and water that
had been consumed accompanying catalytic generation of hydrogen, an
experiment involving addition at a constant rate using a syringe
pump was similarly carried out for an extended period of 150
hours.
[0174] First, catalyst 3 (0.1 mol %) and sodium hydroxide (0.5 mol
%) were added to a mixture of methanol (20 mmol) and water (80
mmol). At this point, the pH of the system was 11.2. Refluxing of
the reaction system was started by heating, and a premixed solution
[methanol (0.6 mmol/h), water (0.6 mmol/h), sodium hydroxide (0.001
mmol/h)] was added using a syringe pump. The generation of gas at a
substantially constant rate was observed by continuing refluxing;
after 150 hours 4946 mL of hydrogen (210.2 mmol) could be obtained,
and a catalytic turnover number of 3502 was achieved.
[0175] In accordance with such a continuous reaction by
replenishing the consumed starting materials (methanol and water)
and sodium hydroxide at amounts corresponding to the consumption
rates, hydrogen gas can be generated continuously at a
substantially constant rate over a long period of time (150
hours).
Example 38
Dehydrogenative Synthesis Reaction for Carboxylic Acid from Lower
Alcohol and Water as Starting Materials
[0176] A catalytic reaction for obtaining hydrogen at the same time
as obtaining, using a mixture of a lower alcohol (ethanol,
1-propanol, 1-butanol) and water as starting materials, a
carboxylic acid having the corresponding number of carbons was
examined. First, anionic catalyst 3 (3.0 mol %) and sodium
hydroxide (3.0 mol %) were added to a mixture of ethanol (10 mmol)
and water (20 mmol), and when a reaction was carried out under
reflux conditions for 20 hours acetic acid was formed at a yield of
85%, and 445 mL (yield 92%) of hydrogen was also obtained (entry
1). When a similar reaction using a mixture of 1-propanol and water
as starting materials was carried out over 40 hours, propionic acid
was obtained at a yield of 68%, and 411 mL (yield 85%) of hydrogen
was also generated. In this reaction, a small amount (18%) of an
ester product (propyl propionate) was also observed (entry 2).
Furthermore, when a reaction using a mixture of 1-butanol and water
as starting materials was carried out, a similar carboxylic acid
formation reaction progressed, and butyric acid could be obtained
accompanied by the generation of hydrogen (entries 3 and 4).
TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 ##STR00067## Volume of hydrogen Yield of
Yield of Time generated hydrogen carboxylic entry Alcohol (h) (mL)
(%) acid (%) 1 Ethanol 20 445 92 85.sup. 2 1-Propanol 40 411 85
68.sup.a 3 1-Butanol 20 411 85 60.sup.b 4 1-Butanol 40 422 87
70.sup.c .sup.aEster (propyl propionate) also formed at a yield of
18%. .sup.bEster (butyl butyrate) also formed at a yield of 30%.
.sup.cEster (butyl butyrate) also formed at a yield of 22%.
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