Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 538.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20130646

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Michael Addition of Aminothiophenols to α,β-Unsaturated Ketones with High Steric Hindrance Catalyzed by CeCl3·7H2O-NaI

LIU Qian1, LI Wenhong2, QIU Zhaolai1, LI Yuan1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Chemistry & Material Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
    2. Department of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Hebei College of Industry and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050091, China
  • Received:2013-07-09 Online:2014-03-10 Published:2014-01-20
  • Contact: LI Yuan E-mail:liyuanhbsd@163.com
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20972040), the Youth Science Foundation of Hebei Education Department of China(No.Q2012001) and the Youth Science Foundation of Hebei College of Industry and Technology, China(No.Qz1102)

Abstract:

In this paper, the Michael additions of o-aminothiophenol, p-chloro-o-aminothiophenol, m-aminothiophenol, p-aminothiophenol and p-methylthiophenol to α,β-unsaturated ketones(1a—1o) catalyzed by CeCl3·7H2O-NaI were systematically studied. The results show that the CeCl3·7H2O-NaI-SiO2 system works well for the reaction of the o-aminothiophenol and p-chloro-o-aminothiophenol to the α,β-unsaturated ketones(1a—1o). Under the optimal reaction conditions, i.e., n(CeCl3·7H2O):n(NaI):n(α,β-unsaturated ketones)=1:2:2, m(CeCl3·7H2O):m(SiO2)=1:1.6, the reaction time of 2 h, at reflux temperature and CHCl3 as solvent, the reactions proceed with moderate yields(43.1%—58.8%). The catalyst is basically stable after recycling the conjugate addition reaction four times. In addition, the possible catalytic mechanism was proposed.

Key words: CeCl3·7H2O-NaI, Catalysis, Michael addition, Aminothiophenol, Catalytic mechanism

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