Synlett 2015; 26(17): 2355-2380
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1380867
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Applications of Metal Nanopore Catalysts in Organic Synthesis

Balaram S. Takale
a   State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, P. R. of China   Email: mingbao@dlut.edu.cn   Email: yoshi@dlut.edu.cn
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Ming Bao*
a   State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, P. R. of China   Email: mingbao@dlut.edu.cn   Email: yoshi@dlut.edu.cn
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Yoshinori Yamamoto*
a   State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, P. R. of China   Email: mingbao@dlut.edu.cn   Email: yoshi@dlut.edu.cn
b   WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan   Email: yoshi@m.tohoku.ac.jp
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Abdulrahman I. Almansour
c   Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Natarajan Arumugam
c   Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Raju Suresh Kumar
c   Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Publication History

Received: 13 February 2015

Accepted after revision: 27 April 2015

Publication Date:
20 July 2015 (online)


This account is dedicated to the memory of Professor Manfred Schlosser for his outstanding contributions to organometallic chemistry.

Abstract

Reducing the size of bulk metals to nanometer scale can result in the display of extraordinary physical and chemical properties. Typically, metal nanoparticles (MNPs) are prepared from metal atoms or metal salts and show remarkable catalytic properties. Metal nanopores (MNPores) are prepared through a totally reverse approach (from bulk metal to nanosized metal): alloy M1M2 is fabricated from metal M1 and metal M2, and then dealloying of M2 results in a nanoporous framework of metal M1. This account summarizes MNPore-catalyzed reactions developed in our group, and their comparison with other representative catalytic reactions.

1 Introduction

1.1 Fabrication and Structural Characteristics of Nanoporous Gold

2 Oxidation Reactions

2.1 Oxidation of Alcohols

2.2 Synthesis of Formamides Through Oxidative Coupling of Methanol with Amines

2.3 Oxidation of Silanes

3 Reduction Reactions

3.1 Semihydrogenation of Alkynes

3.2 Reduction of Quinoline

3.3 Reduction of Imines and Reductive Amination of Carbonyls

3.4 Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes

3.5 1,4-Hydrosilylation of Cyclic Enones

4 Formation of C–Si, C–B, and C–C Bonds Using Alkynes

4.1 Hydrosilylation of Alkynes

4.2 Diboration of Alkynes

4.3 Benzannulation Reaction

5 CuNPore-Catalyzed Click Reaction

6 Suzuki, Negishi and Heck Coupling Reactions

7 Concluding Remarks