Sensitizer, catalytic cycle

But, the increasing of the yields, in this case, shows that the catalytic cycle does not involve any radical species which can be trapped. Therefore the hydroquinone inhibition is probably connected with a sensitive redox process in the activation phase. 

Low-valent lanthanides represented by Sm(II) compounds induce one-electron reduction. Recycling of the Sm(II) species is first performed by electrochemical reduction of the Sm(III) species [32], In one-component cell electrolysis, the use of sacrificial anodes of Mg or A1 allows the samarium-catalyzed pinacol coupling. Samarium alkoxides are involved in the transmet-allation reaction of Sm(III)/Mg(II), liberating the Sm(III) species followed by further electrochemical reduction to re-enter the catalytic cycle. The Mg(II) ion is formed in situ by anodic oxidation. SmCl3 can be used in DMF or NMP as a catalyst precursor without the preparation of air- and water-sensitive Sm(II) derivatives such as Sml2 or Cp2Sm. 

Electron-transfer catalytic cycles with oxygen were also discovered in photochemical reactions with participation of an excited sensibilizer (9,10-dicyanoanthracene [DCNA]) and stilbene. The sensitizer assists an electron transfer from the substrate to oxygen. Oxygen transforms into the superoxide ion. Stilbene turns into benzaldehyde. In the absence of the sensitizer, this reaction does not take place even on photoirradiation (when oxygen exists in the first singlet state). In the singlet state,... 

The catalyst obtained via anion exchange with the commercial resin Amberlite lRA-900 showed excellent selectivity in epoxidation of acid-sensitive natural terpenes and allylic alcohols [73-75]. The selectivity of 92% at 83% conversion was attained in epoxidation of a-pinene and limonene. The catalytic activity of the reused catalyst was completely maintained after several catalytic cycles, and the filtrate was catalytically inactive [75]. 

In our experience, the principal challenges in the application of ATR IR spectroscopy for investigations of functioning solid catalysts are associated with the sensitivity of the measurement and the complexity of the samples. The former is an issue common to most surface spectroscopies. The latter has to do with the simultaneous presence of many species at a catalytic solid-liquid interface these species include dissolved reactants, adsorbed intermediates, spectators, and products. The spectra are a superposition of the spectra of the individual species. The question of whether a species is a spectator or instead involved in the catalytic cycle is not easily answered and represents a challenge for in situ spectroscopy in general. Thus, there is a need for specialized techniques to be used in combination with ATR spectroscopy to enhance sensitivity and introduce selectivity. 

The exact catalytic cycle is still under debate [89]. Studies of model compounds provide insight into the mechanism, but these model reactions differ from the actual catalytic cycle, and so may follow a different mechanistic pathway [90-92]. Kinetic studies show that the conversion of ethene follows the rate law in Eq. (3.1). This supports a pre-equilibrium that involves the dissociation of two chloride ions and one proton, thus explaining the sensitivity of the reaction to the presence of chloride ions. 

Fig. 20 Catalytic cycle of the sensitizer during cell operation...

This method applies to aryl, alkenyl, allyl and alkynyl halides as well as to alkenyl Inflates and exhibits the same selectivity profile as its stoichiometric precedent (Scheme 4). Moreover, it does not matter if the catalytic cycle is started at the Cr or Cr " stage as implied by Scheme 3. Therefore it is possible to substitute cheap and stable CrClj for the expensive and air-sensitive CrCf previously used for Nozaki reactions. In some cases other chromium templates such as [Cp2Cr or [CpCrCl2] can be employed, improving the total turnover number of this transformation even further [13, 14]. 

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