Shubhashish,Laura Achola, Harshul Khanna, Alireza Shirazi Amin, William S. Willis, and Steven L. Suib
University of Connecticut, USA
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Chem Sci J
Oxidative coupling of amine to imine is very well-known process and has
been extensively studied before. However, work on highly selective oxidative
coupling is limited. In this work we have synthesized a molybdenum oxide
mesoporous heterogeneous catalytic system. Through Brunauerâ??Emmettâ??Teller
(BET) we confirmed that this material is mesoporous in nature. To check the
crystallinity, X-ray diffraction was done and an orthorhombic cubic system was
determined, which is different from commercially available molybdenum oxide
which is monoclinic. Diffuse reflectance ultravioletâ??visible spectra show that there
is a blue shift in the spectra compared to commercially available molybdenum oxide.
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Tunneling electron microscopy (TEM)
were done to study the morphology. This catalytic system was then used for amine
coupling to form imines. Under very simple reaction conditions selectivities,
conversions, and turn over numbers were observed to be very high.
Shubhashish has obtained his BS-MS dual degree in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal. Then in 2016, he moved to USA, University of Connecticut for Doctoral studies in the Department of Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Steven Suib. His work mostly focuses on catalysis and its application in organic transformation.
E-mail: shubhashish.shubhashish@uconn.edu
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