Affiliation:
1. LAQV-REQUIMTE Department of Chemistry NOVA School of Science and Technology Universidade Nova de Lisboa 2829-516 Caparica Portugal
2. i3N|Cenimat Department of Materials Sciences NOVA School of Science and Technology Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Campus de Caparica 2829-516 Caparica Portugal
3. LAQV-REQUIMTE Departamento de Química e Bioquímica Faculdade de Ciências Universidade do Porto Rua do Campo Alegre 4169-007 Porto Portugal
Abstract
AbstractSulfonic acid carbon‐(bio)based and natural clays‐based catalysts were prepared and investigated for the first time as heterogeneous catalysts for amide bond synthesis by a Ritter reaction. The different SO3H‐catalysts were screened using benzyl alcohol and acetonitrile as model substrates, and MWCNT‐CSP revealed to be an efficient catalyst, affording the amide in 75 % yield. The practical utility of the catalysts was demonstrated by a diverse range of amides, obtained from alcohols and nitriles, in moderate to good yields. Biomass derived platform alcohols, such as 5‐HMF and furfuryl alcohol, were also tested as potential building blocks for the synthesis of biopolymers. The SO3H‐catalysts revealed to be a highly efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to the conventional acid catalysts commonly used in the Ritter reaction.
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Catalysis