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extraction of the 3-4e mixture with scCO
time of extraction was the same as that applied for alkyl
derivatives.
On the other hand, phenylacetylene with boronic acid pinacol
ester (2f) as well as 4-ethynylbiphenyl (2g), 1-ethynylnaphthalene
2
was highly efficient. The
It should be underlined that lower levels of conversion were
observed for the experiments performed in toluene. They reached
74 and 44% at 100 and 60 °C, respectively (Table 1, entry 16
and 17).
2
The extraction of 3o with scCO was performed according to the
(
2h) and 9-ethynylphenanthrene (2i) were not soluble in scCO
2
.
same procedure as described for terminal alkynes, however, longer
time was needed to obtain a similar yield.
Despite this fact, hydrosilylations of these alkynes were performed.
It was checked if the reagents react at the interface of the two phases
2
The application of scCO as a solvent and extractant is especially
and if the products can be extracted with scCO
conversion of these alkynes was observed in scCO
2
. Unfortunately, no
under all tested
valuable when the total conversion of reagents is observed and one
isomer is exclusively formed. Extraction of the silylated product in
2
conditions. Mixtures of isomers 3 and 4f-i were obtained in toluene.
The reactions of 1a with internal, symmetrically disubstituted
alkynes (2j-q) showed that alkynes 2j and 2 l-m can be dissolved
2
CO stream allows obtaining the pure product, and therefore other
costs and time-consuming purification steps are not required.
The phase behavior tests of bis(4-bromophenyl)acetylene (2p),
as well as its analog with boron pinacol ester groups (2q), indicated
that their homogeneous solutions cannot be obtained in the range
of 40–100 °C and the pressures of 120–190 bar. In contrast to 1,2-
diphenylacetylene, 2p and 2q did not melt during the hydrosilyla-
tion process. Through the sapphire windows of the reactor, the par-
ticles of the solid were observed, irrespectively of the conditions
used. The high yields of products 3p-q were achieved only as a
result of the hydrosilylation performed in toluene.
and reacted in scCO
,5-dimethyl-3-hexyne-2,5-diol (2n) occurred to be insoluble in
toluene as well as in scCO at 40–100 °C, and at different pressures
of CO . The reaction performed in THF led to the exclusive forma-
2
. The compounds 2-butyne-1,4-diol (2k) and
2
2
2
THF
tion of product 3n (3n/4n = 100/0 ). Its structure was confirmed
by X-ray crystallography (Fig. 2). As a result of the reaction of 2 k
with 1a in the presence of Karstedt’s catalyst, a complex mixture
of unidentified products was obtained.
At the next stage of the research, 1,2-diphenylacetylene (2o)
In the next step of the study, Pt-contamination in selected, iso-
lated products (3a, j, o) was measured by ICP-MS. The amount of Pt
was 0.08–0.14 ppm. The presence of small amounts of metal in the
extracts was caused by the very good solubility of Karstedt’s cata-
ꢀ3
was examined at 100 °C in the presence of 10 mol of Pt. The
increase in the catalyst concentration was due to the steric hin-
drance in the neighborhood of the triple bond which significantly
affected the rate of the process. The analysis of post-reaction mix-
lysts in scCO
experiments cannot be compared with other catalytic systems
(used in hydrosilylation of alkenes performed in scCO ) since the
2
. The values of Pt-contamination obtained in our
CO2
tures indicated that after 6 h, product 3o was formed with 99%
yield. However, throughout the whole experiment, droplets sus-
pended in the solution were observed. This suggested that 1,2-
diphenylacetylene, as well as the product of its hydrosilylation,
2
authors did not include them in the published reports [40–46].
Presently, we are working on the catalytic systems based on Pt
and Rh complexes which will be characterized by better selectivity
in hydrosilylation of terminal alkynes with non-steric silanes and
which could be easily isolated from the products and then reused
in subsequent catalytic cycles. However, having in mind the results
obtained in traditional media, such attempts will probably result in
the systems characterized by lower activity than that observed for
Karstedt’s catalyst.
were insoluble in scCO
formed at 60 °C and the same pressure (190 bar) of CO
these conditions, the density of CO was higher (d = 0.71 g/cm
compared to d = 0.45 g/cm ) and 2o was completely dissolved. Its
hydrosilylation proceeded in the homogeneous system for 24 h.
Since at a lower temperature, the rate of the reaction decreased,
after the appointed time, the conversion of reagents reached 80%.
2
at 100 °C. The same experiment was per-
2
. Under
3
2
3
It should be also mentioned that from among all products syn-
thesized in this part, 3a, j, l, n, p and q were selectively obtained
and characterized for the first time.
Moreover, the hydrosilylation of 2b, d, g, h, i with silane 1a was
described for the first time, however, it led to the mixtures of
isomers.
2.2. Hydrosilylation of alkynes with triethoxy- (1b) and triethylsilane
(1c)
Silanes 1b and 1c are liquids with the b.p. at 134–135 °C and
07–108 °C, respectively. Despite being structurally different from
silane 1a, they were found to be well soluble in scCO and toluene
1
2
under all tested conditions. Their reactivity in hydrosilylation of
alkynes was tested using the same procedure as described for 1a.
The results are presented in Tables 2 and 3.
The selectivity of the process was found to be affected by the
type of solvent for hydrosilylation of terminal alkynes with 1b. As
established for 1a, higher selectivity was obtained for the reactions
with trialkylsilanes (2a-b) and 1-heptyne (2c), performed in scCO
2
.
On the other hand, the reaction of 4-bromophenylacetylene (2e)
with 1b performed in scCO proved to be less selective compared
2
to that in toluene.
Also, in the reaction of 1c with of 1-heptyne (2c), the influence
of scCO on the selectivity was found. As a result, product 9c was
obtained in high predominance (9c/10c = 91/9). If toluene was
used, the ratio of isomers was 65/35.
The examination of silane 1b and c in the hydrosilylation of
internal alkynes 2j, l, m, o indicated that the processes performed
Fig. 2. The molecular structure of compound 3n. Displacement ellipsoids are shown
at the 30% probability level. Selected geometric parameters: C3AC4 1.343(3) Å,
Si2AC3 1.8845(17) Å, C2AC3 1.535(2) Å, C4AC5 1.518(2) Å, C4AH4C 0.9500 Å,
C2AO1 1.447(2) Å, O1AH1O 0.9600 Å; Si2AC3AC4 114.44(13), C2AC3AC4 125.97
2
(
16)°, C3AC4AC5 134.14(16)°; parameters for hydrogen bonds: O1AH1ꢁ ꢁ ꢁO2 1.69
Å, O1AH1ꢁ ꢁ ꢁO2 155.1°.