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Asymmetric/Heterogeneous Catalysis and Green Organic Synthesis

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 1449

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College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
Interests: asymmetric catalysis; green organic synthesis; MOF catalysis; photocatalysis

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Dear Colleagues,

The field of asymmetric catalysis and green organic synthesis is currently very important for the further development of scientific and industrial applications. The application of asymmetric catalysis and green organic synthesis can greatly accelerate drug discovery programs and pharmaceutical research. In recent years, the research on asymmetric catalysis and green organic synthesis remains very active, and papers on the latest progress in this field demonstrate it is a persistent hotspot of research. Therefore, this Special Issue will focus on the design, synthesis, characterization, and applications of materials for asymmetric catalysis and green organic synthesis. Papers on materials for photocatalysis, electrophotocatalysis, electrochemical synthesis, heterogeneous catalysis, and continuous flow synthesis are also encouraged.

We are pleased to invite you to submit papers on asymmetric catalysis and green organic synthesis. We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Yonghong Zhang
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • asymmetric catalysis
  • green organic synthesis
  • photocatalysis
  • electrophotocatalysis
  • electrochemical synthesis
  • heterogeneous catalysis
  • continuous flow synthesis
  • synthetic methodology
  • MOFs
  • multicomponent reactions (MCRs)

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Solar-Driven Thermocatalytic Synthesis of Octahydroquinazolinone Using Novel Polyvinylchloride (PVC)-Supported Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) Catalysts
by Abdulrahman I. Alharthi, Mshari A. Alotaibi, Amani M. Alansi, Talal F. Qahtan, Imtiaz Ali, Matar N. Al-Shalwi and Md. Afroz Bakht
Materials 2023, 16(7), 2835; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16072835 - 2 Apr 2023
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The chemical industry is one of the main fossil fuel consumers, so its reliance on sustainable and renewable resources such as wind and solar energy should be increased to protect the environment. Accordingly, solar-driven thermocatalytic synthesis of octahydroquinazolinone using polyvinylchloride (PVC)-supported aluminum oxide [...] Read more.
The chemical industry is one of the main fossil fuel consumers, so its reliance on sustainable and renewable resources such as wind and solar energy should be increased to protect the environment. Accordingly, solar-driven thermocatalytic synthesis of octahydroquinazolinone using polyvinylchloride (PVC)-supported aluminum oxide (Al2O3) as a catalyst under natural sunlight is proposed in this work. The Al2O3/PVC catalysts were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, BET, XRD, and XPS techniques. The obtained results indicate that the yield and reaction time can be modified by adjusting the molar ratio of the catalyst. To investigate the stability of the catalyst, the spent catalyst was reused in several reactions. The results indicated that, when a 50% Al2O3 catalyst is employed in an absolute solar heat, it performs exceptionally well in terms of yield (98%) and reaction time (35 min). Furthermore, the reaction times and yield of octahydroquinazolinone derivatives with an aryl moiety were superior to those of heteroaryl. All the synthesized compounds were well characterized by FT-IR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR. The current work introduces a new strategy to use solar heat for energy-efficient chemical reactions using a cost-effective, recyclable environmentally friendly PVC/Al2O3 catalyst that produces a high yield. Full article
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