Highly Efficient C−C Bond-Forming Reactions in Aqueous Media Catalyzed by Monomeric Vanadate Species in an Apatite Framework

Takayoshi Hara, Satoko Kanai, Kohsuke Mori, Tomoo Mizugaki, Kohki Ebitani, Koichiro Jitsukawa, and Kiyotomi Kaneda*
Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71 (19), pp 7455–7462
DOI: 10.1021/jo0614745
Publication Date (Web): August 23, 2006
Copyright © 2006 American Chemical Society

 Present address:  Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan.

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Abstract

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A calcium vanadate apatite (VAp), in which PO43- of hydroxyapatite (HAP), Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2, is completely substituted by VO43- in the apatite framework, was synthesized. Physicochemical analysis of the VAp reveals the presence of isolated VO4 tetrahedron units with a pentavalent oxidation state. The VAp acts as a high-performance heterogeneous base catalyst for various carbon−carbon bond-forming reactions such as Michael and aldol reactions in aqueous media and the H−D exchange reactions using deuterium oxide. For example, a 200-mmol-scale Michael reaction under triphasic conditions proceeded rapidly, with an extremely high turnover number of up to 260 400 and an excellent turnover frequency of 48 s-1. No vanadium leaching was detected during the above reactions, and the catalyst was readily recycled with no loss of activity.

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  • Published In Issue September 15, 2006
  • Received July 16, 2006

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