Controllable cyanation of carbon-hydrogen bonds by zeolite crystals over manganese oxide catalyst

Liang Wang (), Guoxiong Wang, Jian Zhang, Chaoqun Bian, Xiangju Meng and Feng-Shou Xiao ()
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Liang Wang: Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University
Guoxiong Wang: Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University
Jian Zhang: Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University
Chaoqun Bian: Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University
Xiangju Meng: Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University
Feng-Shou Xiao: Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract The synthesis of organic nitriles without using toxic cyanides is in great demand but challenging to make. Here we report an environmentally benign and cost-efficient synthesis of nitriles from the direct oxidative cyanation of primary carbon-hydrogen bonds with easily available molecular oxygen and urea. The key to this success is to design and synthesize manganese oxide catalysts fixed inside zeolite crystals, forming a manganese oxide catalyst with zeolite sheath (MnOx@S-1), which exhibits high selectivity for producing nitriles by efficiently facilitating the oxidative cyanation reaction and hindering the side hydration reaction. The work delineates a sustainable strategy for synthesizing nitriles while avoiding conventional toxic cyanide, which might open a new avenue for selective transformation of carbon-hydrogen bonds.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15240

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