In order to develop green chemistry and sustainable processes, the use of water as a potentially benign solvent for reactions and syntheses have been studied. The main drawback of chemistry in water is the low solubility of most organic solvents. Micellar catalysis permits to produce novel and conventional materials using surfactants. In order to have « smart surfactant » for micellar catalysis, azobenzene derivatives was developed as promoter.[1,2] Our group performed micellar catalysis using different azobenzenic surfactants and applied this to the Pd-catalyzed Tsuji−Trost reaction in water.[3,4] Conception, synthesis and physico-chemical properties will be detailed. References [1] E. Leonard, F. Mangin, C. Villette, M. Billamboz, C. Len. Azobenzenes and catalysis. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2015, in press. [2] N. Drillaud, E. Banaszac-Leonard, I. Pezron, C. Len. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 9553-9561. [3] M. Billamboz, F. Mangin, E. Banaszak-Leonard, C. Chevrin Villette, N. Drillaud, C. Len. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 493-500. [4] H. Bricout, E. Banaszak, C. Len, F. Hapiot, E. Monflier. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 7813-7815.

Azobenzene and micellar catalysis

251st National Meeting (2016)

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