Rodríguez-Flórez, Lesly V., Retamosa, Maria de Gracia, Martínez-Sánchez, Beatriz, Cazorla-Amorós, Diego, Nájera, Carmen, Yus, Miguel, Sansano, Jose M.
Microwave-Assisted Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as a Platform for a Supported Iridium Catalyst
Synlett. 2024, 35(08): 930-934. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2187-9368
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/140727
DOI: 10.1055/a-2187-9368
ISSN: 0936-5214 (Print)
Abstract: 
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were functionalized by treatment with imino esters through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition activated by thermal 1,2-prototropy. The reaction was optimized and analyzed by using various heating methods. The functionalization afforded pyrrolidino-functionalized nanotubes that were characterized by using several techniques. The ester group was then transformed into the corresponding SWCNT–iridium carboxylate and, as a proof of concept, the product was tested as a catalyst in the hydrogen-transfer reaction of acetophenone to yield 1-phenylethanol.
Keywords:Carbon nanotubes, Dipolar cycloaddition, Azomethine ylides, Microwaves, Iridium catalysis, Heterogeneous catalysis
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
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