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GREEN CHEMISTRY
Volume 17, Issue 12, Pages 5149-5153Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5gc01648g
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- Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Sekisui Chemical
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Intercalation of benzimidazolium cations [BI](+) into the nanogalleries of Na+/montmorillonite (MMT) clay leads to generation of recyclable supported precatalysts [BI](+)/MMT, which, upon treatment with a base, catalyze furfural self-condensation coupling reaction into furoin in almost constant yields of >96% over the three cycles investigated. This catalyst system combines the best features of both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyst systems, as it performs the homogeneous molecular catalysis by the discharged N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst in solution and then recovers the catalyst through in situ heterogenization after the reaction via re-intercalation of the charged precatalyst. The [(BI)-B-12,12](+)/MMT catalyst system carrying two long-chain C-12 dodecyl substituents on the [BI] nitrogen atoms is particularly effective for achieving both high product yield and catalyst recyclability.
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