19798-71-1Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Electron Transfer Photoinduced Cleavage of Acetals. A Mild Preparation of Alkyl Radicals
Mella, M.,Fasani, E.,Albini, A.
, p. 3051 - 3057 (2007/10/02)
Electron transfer from 2-alkyl- and 2,2-dialkyldioxolanes as well as from open-chain ketals to singlet excited benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarbonitrile (TCNB) is followed by fragmentation of the donors radical cation to yield alkyl radicals and dialkoxy carbocations.The first species are trapped by TCNB to yield alkylbenzenetricarbonitriles (substitution of a second cyano group can be obtained sequentially) and in a minor path are reduced to alkanes, while the latter ones react with nucleophiles to give ortho acid derivatives.In view of the results of radical clock experiments, it is assumed that part of the process is a concerted (radical cation cleavage-addition to the aromatic) reaction, while another part involves the free-radical cation.On the other hand, intersystem crossing from the singlet radical ion pair to the triplet manifold causes cleavage of the acetal to the corresponding carbonyl derivative.This reaction offers a mild method for the preparation of alkyl radicals via C-C bonds cleavage.
Photosensitized (electron transfer) carbon-carbon bond cleavage of radical cations: the 2-phenylethyl ether and acetal systems
Arnold, Donald R.,Lamont, Laurie J.
, p. 2119 - 2127 (2007/10/02)
The scope of the photosensitized (electron transfer) carbon-carbon bond cleavage involving radical cations has been defined for 2-phenylethyl ethers and acetals.The thresholds for reactivity of the monophenylethyl and gem-diphenylethyl derivatives are compared.While the radical cation of methyl 2,2-diphenylethyl ether (7) cleaves to give ultimately diphenylmethane (2) and dimethoxymethane (8), the radical cation of methyl 2-phenylethyl ether (9) was stable under these conditions.In contrast to the lack of reactivity of the radical cation of 9, the radical cations of methyl 2-phenyl-2-propyl ether (11), methyl 2-phenylcyclopentyl ether (13), and 2-phenylmethyl-1,3-dioxolane (16) cleave.Cleavage in the monophenylethyl series is limited to formation of a carbocation at least as stable as the secondary α-oxyalkyl or di-α-oxyalkyl.The basis for predicting this type of reactivity of radical cations is defined.The rate of carbon-carbon bond cleavage is increased the oxidation potential of the molecule, by decreasing the carbon-carbon bond strength, and (or) by decreasing the oxidation potential of that fragment that will become the carbocation.The results obtained from the reactions of 2-diphenylmethyl-1,3-dioxolane (14) and 2-phenylmethyl-1,3-dioxolane (16) cast doubt on the published oxidation potential for the 1,3-dioxolan-2-yl radical.Key words: photochemistry, radical cation, electron transfer, bond cleavage, radical.
Alkyl Group Effects on the Rate Constants and Equilibrium Constants for Formation of Cyclic Tetrahedral Intermediates
Santry, Linda J.,Azer, Salwa,McClelland, Robert A.
, p. 2909 - 2914 (2007/10/02)
2-Hydroxy-2-alkyl-1,3-dioxolanes T are the cyclic intermediates of the degenerate intramolecular ester interchange reactions of ethylene glycol monoalkanoates A, in which alkanoyl groups transfer from one end of ethylene glycol to the other.This study reports equilibrium constants for the cyclization AT to the tetrahedral intermediate stage with 10 alkanoate derivatives.These equiilibrium constants, which when written as / are all large (1 E7-1 E9) in favor of the ring opened form, were obtained as the ratio of rate constants for equilibration occuring with H+ catalysis.Rate constants for the ring opening of T were directly measured through a study of kinetics of the hydrolysis of 2-methoxy-2-alkyl-1,3-dioxolane ortho esters.These hydrolysis proceed via T, and under acid conditions the breakdown of this intermediate is rate-limiting.Rate constants in the ring-closing direction were obtained by preparing HOCH2CD2OOCR and, with the use of 1H NMR spectroscopy, measuring the kinetics of isomerization to an equilibrium mixture with RCOOCH2CD2OH.The reaction under investigation is an intramolecular analogue of H+-catalyzed alkanoate ester hydrolysis, whose rate constant define the steric substituent parameter Es.The ring-closure rate constant for A -> T do show an excellent correlation with Es.However, the rate constants for ring-opening T -> A and the overall equilibrium constant are badly correlated, showing quite different behavior for series with α and β branching in the alkyl group.Thus, for this system the Es parameter does not correlate free energy differencies between the acyl derivative and tetrahedral intermediate.It is only the free energy differences between the acyl form and the transition state leading to the intermediate that fit Es.
The Reactions of Electron-Rich Heterocycles with Derivatives of Orthocarboxylic Acids; VIII. Proton Acid-Catalyzed Acylation of Indoles by 2-Alkoxy-1,3-dioxolanes
Akguen, Eyuep,Tunali, Mustafa,Pindur, Ulf
, p. 397 - 401 (2007/10/02)
In acid-catalyzed reactions with 3-unsubstituted indoles 1, 2-alkoxy-1,3-dioxolanes 2a-c behave as acyl equivalents.Depending on the substitution patterns of the reaction partners, the 1,3-dioxolanium ions 3a-c, generated in situ from the cyclic ortho esters by the action of sulfosalicylic acid, react to form tris-(3-indolyl)alkanes 6 and 9, bis-(3-indolyl)ethenes 7, or 3-benzoylindoles 8.Analogous reactivity was observed with related acyclic ortho esters.
SYNTHESE ELECTROCHIMIQUE DE METHOXY-2 DIOXA-1,4 CYCLANES PAR OXYDATION ANODIQUE DE CETALS CYCLIQUES DE β-CETO-CARBOXYLATES
Lelandais, Daniel,Bacquet, Cathy,Einhorn, Jacques
, p. 3131 - 3134 (2007/10/02)
Anodic oxidation of β-oxocarboxylate cyclic acetals in anhydrous methanol gives 2-methoxy-1,4-dioxacycloalkanes in 40-60percent yields. The mechanism is discussed.
