Various embodiments disclosed relate to bridged phthalocyanine- and napththalocyanine-metal complex catalysts and methods using the same for oxidation reactions. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of oxidation including contacting an oxidizable starting material including an alkene with a catalyst and an oxidant, to provide an oxidized product.

The present disclosure provides a method for efficiently producing and providing compounds having a spirooxindole skeleton, for example compounds having a spirooxindole skeleton and having antitumor activity that inhibit the interaction between Mdm2 protein and p53 protein, or intermediates thereof, using an asymmetric catalyst. Compounds having optically active tricyclic dispiroindole skeletons are obtained through catalytic asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction using ketimine as a reaction substrate and using a chiral ligand and a Lewis acid.

A method for C—H bond activation and/or C—N coupling reaction comprises adding a hydrocarbon material to a container; adding a metal catalyst to the container; adding a primary or a secondary amine to the container. The metal catalyst is represented by the following formula:

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where Q is a 5 or 6 membered aromatic ring; W, X, and Y are the same or different, and are independently N, S, P, or O; M is Ni, Pd, Fe, Co, Cr, Mn, Cu, Pt, Ir, or Ru; Z is halide (F, Cl, Br, or I); R1 and R2 are the same or different, and are independently alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl or cycloalkyl; and n is 1, 2, or 3.

An MOFs/MIPs catalyst, an in situ growth preparation method for same, and applications thereof are provided. The method comprises: uniformly mixing template molecules, a functional monomer, and a pore-foaming agent and performing a prepolymerization to produce a prepolymerization reaction product; uniformly mixing a cross-linking agent, an initiator, and the prepolymerization reaction product, heating, eluting the template molecules via a Soxhlet extraction, and drying to produce an imprinted polymer; uniformly mixing dimethylformamide, 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid, ferrous chloride, water, methanol, and the imprinted polymer, heating, washing, using methanol for immersion and washing, and drying to produce the MOFs/MIPs catalyst.

A catalyst having an excellent oxygen reduction catalytic ability, and showing excellent durability when used for an electrode for fuel cells and metal-air batteries; and a production method of a catalyst having an excellent oxygen reduction catalytic ability, and showing excellent durability when used for an electrode for fuel cells and metal-air batteries are provided. The production method of a catalyst includes: a step (a) of dissolving a metal complex in a solvent to prepare a solution; a step (b) of dispersing a conductive powder in the solution to prepare a dispersion liquid; and a step (c) of removing the solvent from the dispersion liquid, in which a complex is formed by adsorbing the metal complex on a surface of the conductive powder to use the complex as a catalyst.

The invention discloses a visible light responsive titanium dioxide nanowire/metal organic skeleton/carbon nanofiber membrane and preparation method and application thereof. A CNF (Carbon Nano Fiber)/TiO.sub.2 nano-wire/MIL-100 (represented as CTWM) membrane material is prepared and an MIL-100 material is used for adsorbing waste gas to enhance the photocatalytic effect of titanium dioxide on the membrane material; a CNF/TiO.sub.2/MIL-100 membrane catalyst sufficiently utilizes the adsorption capability of MIL-100 on the waste gas, the photocatalytic degradation performance of the TiO.sub.2 and high electrical conductivity of CNF to effectively prolong the service life of photoelectrons and promote the photocatalytic activity of the photoelectrons.

A method for preparing a bi-component, multi-network nanofibrous aerogel-supported heterojunction photocatalyst includes the following steps. Step 1, preparing ammoniated polyacrylonitrile nanofibers. Step 2, dispersing the ammoniated polyacrylonitrile nanofibers in water to obtain a first solution; dispersing cellulose nanofibers in water to obtain a second solution; and mixing, heating and lyophilizing the first solution with the second solution to obtain a bi-component, multi-network nanofibrous aerogel. Step 3, adding graphite carbon nitride, a ferric-iron containing reagent, 2,5-diaminoterephthalic acid, and the bi-component, multi-network nanofiber aerogel obtained in the step 2 into a N, N-dimethylformamide solvent to obtain a third solution, and carrying out a hydrothermal reaction on the third solution for 8-24 hours to obtain the bi-component, multi-network nanofibrous aerogel-supported heterojunction photocatalyst.

A method for C—H bond activation and/or C—N coupling reaction comprises using a metal catalyst to catalyze the C—H bond activation and/or C—N coupling reaction; wherein the metal catalyst represented by the following formula a metal catalyst for C—H bond activation and/or C—N coupling reaction, and a method using the same and application thereof. Specifically, a metal catalyst represented by the following formula: ##STR00001##
wherein Q is a 5 or 6 membered aromatic ring; W, X, and Y are the same or different, and are independently N, S, P, or O; M is Ni, Pd, Fe, Co, Cr, Mn, Cu, Pt, Ir, or Ru; Z is halide (F, Cl, Br, or I), acetate, water, or hydroxyl; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different, and are independently alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl or cycloalkyl.

The invention relates to a photocatalytic oil-water separation material and a preparation method thereof, the method including the following steps: cleaning a base material and a metal-doped material, and drying for later use; preparing a mixed solution of an amine monomer and an acid-alkali buffer reagent, soaking the base material in the mixed solution, and reacting under an oscillation condition, to obtain the base material attached with amine monomer polymer; dissolving a soluble metal additive and an organic ligand reagent into an organic solvent, and performing ultrasonic stirring uniformly, to obtain a metal organic framework material (MOF) reaction solution with photocatalytic performance; and placing the metal-doped material, the base material attached with the amine and the MOF reaction solution into a reaction kettle for performing hydrothermal reaction, cleaning and drying the reacted base material, to obtain the photocatalytic oil-water separation material.

Methods for the hydroalkenylation of conjugated, 1,3-dienes using a diimine catalyst. The method comprises mixing a diene having at least five carbon atoms and an iron diimine complex at a temperature of about −60° C. to about 23° C. to provide a catalyst solution; and introducing one or more alpha olefins at a pressure of at least 300 psig to obtain a product comprising the substituted diene monomer.