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Scheme 2) should result in the predominant formation of
the linear product thus increasing the selectivity to prod-
uct 1 in the range of high MeOH concentrations.
dependence was explained by an increase in the contribu-
tion of the formation of catalytically inactive complex Х19
.
To conclude, the model of selectivity to the most valu-
able linear product, methyl pelargonate, was developed
for the hydrocarbomethoxylation of 1-octene catalyzed
by the Pd(PPh3)2Cl2—PPh3—TsOH system. The model
represents the system of equations relating the differential
selectivity of the reaction to the CO pressure and concen-
trations of MeOH, PPh3, and p-toluenesulfonic acid. In
each experiment, the dependence of the current methyl
pelargonate concentration on the total current concentra-
tion of esters during the whole reaction course to the
1-octene conversions 85.6—95.5% turned out to be linear,
which was confirmed by the correlation coefficient values.
The differential selectivity equal to the slope ratio of these
straight lines remained constant during the whole reaction
course in each experiment and changed depending on the
initial conditions. Therefore, it can be asserted that the
developed model of differential selectivity adequately fits
experimental data in a wide range of 1-octene conversions
up to 95.5%. The hydride multiroute mechanism of 1-oc-
tene hydrocarbomethoxylation was used to explain the
regularities of changes in the reaction selectivity to methyl
pelargonate.
The earlier obtained6,14 curves with maxima describing
dependences of the partial hydrocarbomethoxylation rates
on the triphenylphosphine concentration are the result of
different effects of PPh3 on the direction of reactions
(27)—(29). On the one hand, an increase in the PPh3
concentration induces the shift of the equilibrium of re-
actions (28) and (29) toward complex Х1 responsible
for the generation of the hydride catalytic complexes.
On the other hand, as the concentration of this pro-
moter increases, the contribution of reaction (27) leading
to the formation of catalytically inactive complex Х14
increases.
The observed increase in the regioselectivity of the
process with an increase in the PPh3 concentration in the
system and a decrease in the regioselectivity with an in-
crease in the CO pressure are consistent with the published
data on the hydrocarbalkoxylation.8,28—31 The authors of
these works advanced the following explanation. When
the water, MeOH, or PPh3 molecules in the coordinate
sphere of the hydride palladium complexes are substituted
by the CO molecule (see Eqs (19) and (20)), the hydrogen
atom in carbonyl intermediates Х9 begins to manifest acidic
properties under the action of the electron acceptor CO.
Consequences of this are the predominant formation of
the branched alkylpalladium intermediate and a decrease
in the regioselectivity of the reaction to ester 1. At the
same time, an increase in the PPh3 concentration in the
system induces an opposite effect: increases the fraction
of the intermediates containing no carbonyl, whose reac-
tion with 1-octene molecules results in the predominant
formation of the n-alkylpalladium complexes and an ob-
served increase in the regioselectivity to product 1.
A multidirectional effect of CO and PPh3 on the selec-
tivity of hydrocarbomethoxylation is also in agreement
with the concepts on the steric factor: an increase in the
concentration in the system of less bulky carbonylpalla-
dium intermediate decreases the selectivity to the linear
product, whereas in increase in the more bulky phosphine-
palladium complexes induces an increase in the selectiv-
ity to product 1. However, an opposite character of the
influence of the substituent volume in the monophosphine
ligands has previously been found9: the yield of the linear
product decreased with an increase in the volume of these
substituents. It is most likely that the steric factor has no
decisive significance for the selectivity of alkene hydro-
carbomethoxylation.
This work was financially supported by the Government
of the Tula Region (Agreement No. DS/130 of October 29,
2018).
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