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Usage

Physical State

Colorless liquid

Odor

Faint, sweet odor

Common Uses

Production of pharmaceuticals
Intermediate in the synthesis of other organic compounds

Hazards

Strong irritant to:
Skin
Eyes
Respiratory system
Identified as a potential carcinogen

Safety Measures

Proper handling required
Protective equipment necessary when working with this chemical

InChI:InChI=1/C4H5NO/c1-4(2-5)3-6-4/h3H2,1H3

Upstream product

• 126-98-7 methacrylonitrile 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Oxidative functional group transformations with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by a divanadium-substituted phosphotungstate

A divanadium-substituted phosphotungstate TBA4[γ-PW 10O38V2(μ-OH)(μ-O)] (I, TBA = tetra-n-butylammonium) reacts with one equivalent H+ to form a bis-μ-hydroxo species [γ-PW10O38V 2(μ-OH)2]3- (I′) in organic media. The strong electrophilic oxidants such as [γ-PW10O 38V2(μ-OH)(μ-OOH)]3- (II) and [γ-PW10O38V2(μ-η2: η2-O2)]3- (III) are formed by the reaction of the bis-μ-hydroxo species with H2O2. In the presence of I and H+, H2O2-based oxidations such as (i) epoxidation of alkenes (17 examples including electron-deficient ones), (ii) hydroxylation of alkanes (11 examples), and (iii) oxidative bromination of alkenes, alkynes, and aromatics with Br- as a bromo source (12 examples including chlorination) chemo-, diastereo-, and regioselectively proceed to give the corresponding oxidized products in moderate to high yields with high efficiencies of H2O2 utilization.

Efficient epoxidation of electron-deficient alkenes with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by [γ-PW10O38V2(μ-OH) 2]3-

A divanadium-substituted phosphotungstate, [γ-PW10O 38V2(μ-OH)2]3- (I), showed the highest catalytic activity for the H2O2-based epoxidation of allyl acetate among vanadium and tungsten complexes with a turnover number of 210. In the presence of I, various kinds of electron-deficient alkenes with acetate, ether, carbonyl, and chloro groups at the allylic positions could chemoselectively be oxidized to the corresponding epoxides in high yields with only an equimolar amount of H2O2 with respect to the substrates. Even acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile could be epoxidized without formation of the corresponding amides. In addition, I could rapidly (min) catalyze epoxidation of various kinds of terminal, internal, and cyclic alkenes with H;bsubesubbsubesub& under the stoichiometric conditions. The mechanistic, spectroscopic, and kinetic studies showed that the I-catalyzed epoxidation consists of the following three steps: 1) The reaction of I with H;bsubesubbsubesub& leads to reversible formation of a hydroperoxo species [I;circbsubesubbsubesubbsubesubcirccircbsupesup& (II), 2) the successive dehydration of II forms an active oxygen species with a peroxo group [ 2:2-O2)]3- (III), and 3) III reacts with alkene to form the corresponding epoxide. The kinetic studies showed that the present epoxidation proceeds via III. Catalytic activities of divanadium-substituted polyoxotungstates for epoxidation with H 2O2 were dependent on the different kinds of the heteroatoms (i.e., Si or P) in the catalyst and I was more active than [γ-SiW10O38V2(μ-OH)2] 4-. On the basis of the kinetic, spectroscopic, and computational results, including those of [γ-SiW10O38V 2(μ-OH)2]4-, the acidity of the hydroperoxo species in II would play an important role in the dehydration reactivity (i.e., k3). The largest k3 value of I leads to a significant increase in the catalytic activity of I under the more concentrated conditions. Copyright