Catalysis of organic reactions

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Series Page......Page 3
Title Page......Page 6
Copyright Page......Page 7
Preface......Page 8
Table of Contents......Page 10
Contributors......Page 14
1. Kinetic Approach to the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Nitroaliphatic Compounds......Page 24
2. New Route to m-Aminophenol......Page 48
3. A New and Improved Synthesis of N-Butyl-1-Deoxynojirimycin......Page 64
4. Homogeneous Asymmetric Catalysis as an Important Tool for the Production of Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Products......Page 72
5. The Use of a Fischer-Porter Apparatus for Chiral Homogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation......Page 92
6. Application of Asymmetric Catalysis to the Synthesis of Peptide Mimics......Page 104
7. Catalytic Amination of Alcohols and Its Potential for the Synthesis of Amines......Page 114
8. High Selectivities in Hydrogenation of Halogenonitrobenzenes on Pd, Pt, or Raney Nickel as Catalysts......Page 126
9. Solid-Acid-Catalyzed ꝍ-Tolidine Alkylation: Scope, Limitations, and Product Utility......Page 134
10. Comparative Catalytic Hydrogenation Reactions of Aliphatic Dinitriles over Raney Nickel Catalysts......Page 150
11. Hydrogenation of Nitrosobenzene over Palladium Catalysts......Page 160
12. Past, Present, and Future of Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons......Page 174
13. Oxidation of Glucose on Palladium Catalysts: Particle Size and Support Effects......Page 192
14. A Method for the Preparation of Pyromellitic Acid from Durene via Liquid Phase Oxidation......Page 204
15. Surface Chemistry and Engineering of HCN Synthesis......Page 218
16. New Technology for Olefin Oxidation to Carbonyls Using a Palladium and Polyoxoanion Catalyst System......Page 236
17. Side Reactions in Reductive Alkylation of Aromatic Amines with Aldehydes and with Ketones......Page 288
18. A Frontier Molecular Orbital Determination of the Active Sites on Dispersed Metal Catalysts......Page 302
19. Hydrogenations and Other Reactions on Titanium Mixed Metal Oxides......Page 316
20. Methacrylate Esters via the Homogeneous Carbonylation of 2-Bromopropene......Page 328
21. Production of Phenols from Haloaromatics in the Presence of Copper-Exchanged Zeolites: Synthesis of the Catalyst and Mechanistic Study......Page 350
22. Polymer-Bound Dialkylaminopyridine Catalysts: Synthesis and Applications......Page 362
23. Metal Incorporation into Copper Aluminum Borates: Catalyst Structure and Catalytic Role in Dehydrogenation and Dehydrocyclization......Page 374
24. Amidation of Methyl Esters with Formamides in the Presence of KCN as the Catalyst......Page 400
25. New Titanium Silicate Molecular Sieves: Properties and Catalysis......Page 406
26. Transvinylation Catalysts for the Production of Higher Vinylic Esters of Vinyl Acetate......Page 420
27. Protecting the Ozone Layer: Catalytic Synthesis of CFC Alternatives......Page 434
28. The Tertiary Organometallic Reagent Promoted Reductive Coupling of Aryl Halides......Page 442
29. Catalysis of Organic Reactions by Inorganic Solids......Page 452
30. Preparation of Pharmaceutical Intermediates Using Zeolite Catalysis: Preparation of 4-Methylthiazole with ZSM-5......Page 468
31. Hydrocarbon Fragmentation Patterns on Rhodium Surfaces......Page 484
32. Catalytic Cracking of Organic Amides: A Key Step in the Production of a New Specialty Polymer......Page 492
33. Production of Low-Cost Aliphatic Isocyanates......Page 496
34. Catalytic Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols......Page 502
35. Synthesis of Bisaniline A and Derivatives with Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Resins......Page 510
36. Effect of Water on the Oxidation of 2-Butanone over V2O5......Page 514
37. H2-Hydrogenation of Nitriles Catalyzed by Ruthenium Ditertiaryphosphine Complexes......Page 520
38. Enhancement of CO Hydrogenation Activity of Pt Catalysts by CeO2 and TiO2 Supports......Page 526
39. Hydrocarbon Conversion Reactions over the Pt-Re Bimetallic Catalysts Modified by Sulfur......Page 534
40. Activation of Esters for Hydrogenolysis on Copper Titanias......Page 538
41. The Direct Conversion of Vinyl to Ethylidyne......Page 544
42. Hydrocarbon Probes for the Study of Acidity on Oxide Surfaces......Page 552
43. Synthesis of ( + )-Apopinene by Decarbonylation of ( + )-Myrtenal: Application of the Mechanisms of Hydrogenation and Decarbonylation......Page 560
44. New Hydrogenation Apparatus......Page 570
45. A Pd-Sn Catalyst for Toluene Acetoxylation......Page 576
46. Characterization of Sulfided Platinum and Palladium Catalysts......Page 584
47. Selective Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Aldehydes over Silica- and Zeolite-Supported Metals......Page 592
Index......Page 598