13807-91-5Relevant articles and documents
Electron-transfer reduction of selected alcohols with alkalide K-, K+(15-crown-5)2 via organometallic intermediates
Grobelny, Zbigniew,Stolarzewicz, Andrzej,Maercker, Adalbert,Krompiec, Stanis,Kasperczyk, Janusz,Rzepa, Józef,Frey, Holger
, p. 2361 - 2367 (2004)
The course of the reaction of alkalide K-, K+ (15-crown-5)2 1 with selected alcohols depends on the kind of alcohol and the mode of substrate delivery. In the case of methanol, potassium methoxide formed initially undergoes destructfion at the excess of 1. It results in potassium oxide and methylpotassium. The latter opens the crown ether ring giving potassium tetraethylene glycoxide vinyl ether and methane. A similar course of the process is observed for propanol. Potassium glycidoxide is the main product formed in the reaction of 1 with glycidol. Its oxirane ring is opened at the excess of 1. Organopotassium alkoxides, i.e., potassium potassiomethoxide and dipotassium potassiopropane-1,2-dioxide are intermediate products of this reaction. They react then with the crown ether. Potassium methoxide, potassium enolate of acetaldehyde, dipotassium propane-1, 2-dioxide and potassium tetraethylene glycoxide vinyl ether are the final products of this process.
Hydrogen bonding-catalysed alcoholysis of propylene oxide at room temperature
Li, Ruipeng,Liu, Zhimin,Wang, Yuepeng,Xiang, Junfeng,Xu, Yueting,Zhang, Fengtao,Zhao, Yanfei
supporting information, p. 8734 - 8737 (2021/09/08)
Alcoholysis of propylene oxide (PO) is achieved over azolate ionic liquids (IL,e.g., 1-hydroxyethyl-3-methyl imidazolium imidazolate) at room temperature, accessing glycol ethers in high yields with excellent selectivity (e.g., >99%). Mechanism investigation indicates that cooperation of hydrogen-bonding of the anion with methanol and that of the cation with PO catalyses the reaction.
Regio/site-selective alkylation of substrates containing a: Cis -, 1,2- or 1,3-diol with ferric chloride and dipivaloylmethane as the catalytic system
Lv, Jian,Liu, Yu,Zhu, Jia-Jia,Zou, Dapeng,Dong, Hai
supporting information, p. 1139 - 1144 (2020/03/11)
In this study, we reported the regio/site-selective alkylation of substrates containing a cis-, 1,2- or 1,3-diol with FeCl3 as a key catalyst. A catalytic system consisting of FeCl3 (0.01-0.1 equiv.) and dipivaloylmethane (FeCl3/dipivaloylmethane = 1/2) was used to catalyze the alkylation in the presence of a base. The produced selectivities and isolated yields were similar to those obtained by methods using the same amount of FeL3 (L = acylacetone ligand) as the catalyst in most cases. The previously reported FeL3 catalysts for alkylation are not commercially available and have to be synthesized prior to use. In contrast, FeCl3 and dipivaloylmethane (Hdipm) are very common and inexpensive nontoxic reagents in the lab, thereby making the method much greener and easier to handle. Mechanism studies confirmed for the first time that FeCl3 initially reacts with two equivalents of Hdipm to form [Fe(dipm)3] in the presence of a base in acetonitrile, followed by the formation of a five or six-membered ring intermediate between [Fe(dipm)3] and two hydroxyl groups of the substrate. A subsequent reaction between the cyclic intermediate and the alkylating agent results in selective alkylation of the substrate.
