5194-51-4Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Supported imidazolylphosphine catalysts for highly (E)-selective alkene isomerization
Erdogan, Gulin,Grotjahn, Douglas B.
supporting information, p. 2818 - 2821 (2014/06/23)
For fine chemical synthesis, immobilized catalysts offer little advantage if they produce a product mixture that must be separated. Selective isomerization of terminal olefins is achieved by heterogenized bifunctional catalysts. Outstanding and consistent (E)-selectivity (>99%) even in cases where (E) and (Z) isomers are of comparable stability, combined with modest catalyst loadings (1 to 2 mol %), set these catalysts apart from previously reported systems. Ease of catalyst removal and high geometric selectivity avoid tedious purifications.
Applications of PC(sp3)P iridium complexes in transfer dehydrogenation of alkanes
Bzier, David,Brookhart, Maurice
, p. 3411 - 3420 (2015/02/19)
Iridium ethylene complexes based on the PC(sp3)P pincer-type triptycene ligand have been synthesized. Complexes bearing various substituents on the phosphines have been investigated as catalysts in transfer dehydrogenation of alkanes. The complex 8a, which bears isopropyl groups, has demonstrated high stability and activity when used as a catalyst in the disproportionation of 1-hexene at 180 °C and in the transfer dehydrogenation of linear and cyclic alkanes with tert-butylethylene as a hydrogen acceptor at 200°C. A similar complex bearing a CH2NMe2 group, 33, allowed support of the catalyst on γ-alumina for operation in a heterogeneous mode.
New stereoselective Csp2-Csp3 coupling: Catalytic iodomethylation of acetylene with methyl iodide into E-1-iodopropene
Mitchenko,Khazipov,Krasnyakova
, p. 304 - 310 (2014/07/21)
The catalytic addition of methyl iodide to acetylene yielding E-1-iodopropene has been discovered. The reaction competes with the formation of E,E-1,4-diiodobuta-1,3-diene. The key intermediate in these reactions is the methylvinyl derivative of PtIV
Platinum-catalyzed addition of iodomethane to acetylene
Mitchenko,Khazipov,Krasnyakova
, p. 984 - 988 (2014/03/21)
The reaction of iodomethane and acetylene in the presence of Pt II and NaI in acetone gives (E)-1-iodopropene. A possible mechanism involves the intermediate formation of a PtIV methyl vinyl derivative by the iodoplatination of acetylene with a reversibly formed a PtIV methyl complex and assumes the catalytic character of the process.
Synthesis of p-xylene from ethylene
Lyons, Thomas W.,Guironnet, Damien,Findlater, Michael,Brookhart, Maurice
supporting information, p. 15708 - 15711,4 (2012/12/11)
As oil supplies dwindle, there is a growing need to develop new routes to chemical intermediates that utilize alternative feedstocks. We report here a synthesis of para-xylene, one of the highest volume chemicals derived from petroleum, using only ethylene as a feedstock. Ethylene is an attractive alternative feedstock, as it can be derived from renewable biomass resources or harnessed from large domestic shale gas deposits. The synthesis relies on the conversion of hexene (from trimerization of ethylene) to 2,4-hexadiene followed by a Diels-Alder reaction with ethylene to form 3,6-dimethylcyclohexene. This monoene is readily dehydrogenated to para-xylene uncontaminated by the ortho and meta isomers. We report here a selective synthesis of para-xylene, uncontaminated by the ortho or meta isomers, using ethylene as the sole feedstock.
Synthesis of p-xylene from ethylene
Lyons, Thomas W.,Guironnet, Damien,Findlater, Michael,Brookhart, Maurice
supporting information, p. 15708 - 15711 (2013/01/14)
As oil supplies dwindle, there is a growing need to develop new routes to chemical intermediates that utilize alternative feedstocks. We report here a synthesis of para-xylene, one of the highest volume chemicals derived from petroleum, using only ethylene as a feedstock. Ethylene is an attractive alternative feedstock, as it can be derived from renewable biomass resources or harnessed from large domestic shale gas deposits. The synthesis relies on the conversion of hexene (from trimerization of ethylene) to 2,4-hexadiene followed by a Diels-Alder reaction with ethylene to form 3,6-dimethylcyclohexene. This monoene is readily dehydrogenated to para-xylene uncontaminated by the ortho and meta isomers. We report here a selective synthesis of para-xylene, uncontaminated by the ortho or meta isomers, using ethylene as the sole feedstock.
SYNTHESIS OF PARA-XYLENE AND TOLUENE
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Page/Page column 8-9, (2012/05/20)
A method of making para-xylene or toluene is carried out by: (a) reacting a C5 or C6 linear monoene (itself, or formed from a C5 or C6 linear alkane) with a hydrogen acceptor in the presence of a hydrogen transfer catalyst to produce a C5 or C6 diene; (b) reacting the C5-C6 diene with ethylene to produce a cyclohexene having 1 or 2 methyl groups substituted thereon; and then (c) either (i) dehydrogenating the cyclohexene in the presence of a hydrogen acceptor with a hydrogen transfer catalyst to produce a compound selected from the group consisting of para-xylene and toluene, or (ii) dehydrogenating the cyclohexene in the absence of a hydrogen acceptor with a dehydrogenation catalyst, to produce para-xylene or toluene.
Isomerization of 1,5-hexadiene catalyzed by bis-(cyclopentadienyl) lanthanide schiff base/NaH systems; Ln = Sm, Dy, Y, Er
Yousaf, Muhammad,Qian, Yanlong,Saeed, Muhammad Khalid
, p. 81 - 85 (2007/10/03)
Catalytic isomerization of 1,5-hexadiene by Cp2Ln Schiff base/NaH (Schiff base = C14H14NO2, Ln = Sm, Dy, Y, and Er) systems was studied. The isomerization resulted in a mixture of 1,4-hexadiene, 2,4-hexadiene, 1,3-hexadiene, methylene-cyclopentane, and methylcyclopentene. 1,4-Hexadiene and methylenecyclopentane were the intermediate products, while 2,4-hexadiene and methylcyclopentene were the end-products. The effects of the nature of catalyst, temperature, amount of the catalyst, time and solvent, on the isomerization rate and product composition were also studied. The ratio of the linear to the cyclic product in the reaction depended on the amount of catalyst used.
The stereochemistry of the thermal cheletropic decarbonylation of 3-cyclopentenone as determined by multiphoton infrared photolysis/thermolysis
Unruh, Gregory R.,Birney, David M.
, p. 8529 - 8533 (2007/10/03)
There are two allowed pathways for the thermal cheletropic decarbonylation of 3-cyclopentenone. The stereochemistry of decarbonylation of an unconstrained derivative (trans, trans-2,5-dimethyl-3-cyclopentenone, 4) has been determined for the first time. Under conventional pyrolysis conditions, thermal rearrangements of the initial product (trans, trans-2,4-hexadiene, 5) occur at the high temperatures required for the decarbonylation. However, by using multiphoton infrared photolysis/thermolysis to initiate decarbonylation, it was shown that the initial products from thermal decarbonylation of 4 are solely carbon monoxide and stereospecifically 5. The stereochemistry of decarbonylation is thus disrotatory, in accord with prior theoretical studies. A survey of crystal structures reveals ground-state distortions along this reaction coordinate as well.
A new route to diastereonumerically pure cyclopropanes utilizing stabilized phosphorus ylides and γ-hydroxy enones derived from 1,2-dioxines: Mechanistic investigations and scope of reaction
Avery, Thomas D.,Taylor, Dennis K.,Tiekink, Edward R.T.
, p. 5531 - 5546 (2007/10/03)
A new chemical transformation for the construction of diversely functionalized cyclopropanes utilizing 1,2-dioxines and stabilized phosphorus ylides as the key precursors is presented. Through a series of mechanistic studies we have elucidated a clear understanding of the hitherto unknown complex relationship between 1,2-dioxines 1a-e, and their isomeric cis/trans γ-hydroxy enones (23 and 21a-e), cis/trans hemiacetals 24a-e, and β-ketoepoxides (e.g., 26), and how these precursors can be utilized to construct diversely functionalized cyclopropanes. Furthermore, several new synthetically useful routes to these structural isomers are presented. Key features of the cyclopropanation include the ylide acting as a mild base inducing the ring opening of the 1,2-dioxines to their isomeric cis γ-hydroxy enones 23a-e, followed by Michael addition of the ylide to the cis γ-hydroxy enones 23a-e and attachment of the electrophilic phosphorus pole of the ylide to the hydroxyl moiety, affording the intermediate 1-2λ5-oxaphospholanes 4 and setting up the observed cis stereochemistry between H1 and H3. Cyclization of the resultant enolate (30a or 30b), expulsion of triphenylphosphine oxide, and proton transfer from the reaction manifold affords the observed cyclopropanes in excellent diastereomeric excess. The utilization of Co(SALEN)2 in a catalytic manner also allows for a dramatic acceleration of reaction rates when entering the reaction manifold from the 1,2-dioxines. While cyclopropanation is favored by the use of ester-stabilized ylides, the use of keto- or aldo-stabilized ylides results in a preference for 1,4-dicarbonyl formation through a competing Kornblum-De La Mare rearrangement of the intermediate hemiacetals. This finding can be attributed to subtle differences in ylide basicity/nucleophilicity. In addition, the use of doubly substituted ester ylides allows for the incorporation of another stereogenic center within the side chain. Finally, our studies have revealed that the isomeric trans γ-hydroxy enones and the β-keto epoxides are not involved in the cyclopropanation process; however, they do represent an alternative entry point into this reaction manifold.
