Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 260, Issue -, Pages 606-613Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.12.058
Keywords
Functionalization; Multi-walled carbon nanotubes; Metal-free; Chiral electrode; Asymmetric electroreduction
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21373090, 21473060, 21673078]
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We report new metal-free chiral electrodes for catalyzing the asymmetric reduction of aromatic ketones. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were functionalized by chiral amino acids. The resulting amino acid-functionalized MWCNTs were fully characterized by surface analysis and spectroscopic tools and were used as a cathode for the electroreduction of 2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone in MeCN/n-amyl alcohol (1: 1)-TEAI (0.1 M). Electroreduction at L-arginine-MWCNTs and D-arginine-MWCNTs cathodes afforded, respectively, (R)- and (S)-a-(trifluoromethyl) benzyl alcohol in 60-61% yield with 43-44% enantiomeric excess (ee). The L-lysine-MWCNTs cathode gave a lower ee value of the R enantiomer (30%). The yields and ee values were a little bit lower for the electroreduction of acetophenone and other arylalkyl ketones. These amino acid-functionalized MWCNTs electrodes, in addition to showing good catalytic performance, are very stable and can be reused without loss of activity and selectivity. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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