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3-Methylenecyclobutyl, Cyclopent-3-enyl, and 3-Methylenecyclobutylmethyl Radicals; Absence of Homoallylic Conjugation
Walton, John C.
, p. 231 - 236 (2007/10/02)
The 3-methylenecyclobutyl radical and the cyclopent-3-enyl radicals show such small e.s.r. hyperfine splittings from the δ- and γ-hydrogens respectively that homoallylic conjugation can be ruled out.Semiempirical SCF-MO calculations indicated that the through-space interaction of the p-orbital at Cα with the ?-orbitals is negligible because they are >2 Angstroem apart.The 3-methylenecyclobutylmethyl radical rearranges by β-scission to give the 2-allylallyl radicals.The Arrhenius parameters of the rearrangement were determined by kinetic e.s.r. spectroscopy and by study of the reduction of 3-methylenecyclobutylmethyl bromide with tri-n-butyltin hydride.The resonance stabilisation of the rearranged radical causes no significant lowering of the activation energy for β-scission.
Synthesis, characterization, and rearrangements of [(1-methylcyclobutyl)methyl]platinum(II) complexes. Very mild ring-strain-induced carbon-carbon activation
Flood, Thomas C.,Statler, John A.
, p. 1795 - 1803 (2008/10/08)
Complexes trans-Pt(PMe3)2ClR, where R = (1-methylcyclobutyl)methyl (mcbm, 1), (adamantyl)methyl (adm, 8), 4-methylpentyl-1,1-d2 (9), and 4-methyl-4-pentenyl (10), and also PtCl(dmpe)(mcbm) [dmpe = 1,2-bis(dimethylphosphmo)ethane] (2) have been prepared. Pyrolysis of 1 or 2 at 140°C yields 2-methyl-1,4-pentadiene (12) as the only organic product, and trans-HPt(PMe3)2Cl (13) is isolated in high yield in the case of 1. Added PMe3 retards the pyrolysis of 1, leading to formation of [HPt(PMe3)3]Cl (14) and exhibiting kinetics consistent with initial PMe3 dissociation. Decomposition of 8 requires heating at 240°C for hours. Pyrolysis of 9 at 140°C forms 13 and 4-methyl-1-pentene-1,1-d2 with very little rearrangement of the deuterium label. Treatment of 1 with Ag+ in acetone at -80°C forms [trans-Pt(PMe3)2(mcbm)(acetone)]+ (15) that rearranges above -40°C to {cis-Pt(PMe3)2[1,4,5-n-(CH2) 3C(Me)=CH2]}+ (16) and above -10°C to a mixture of [Pt(PMe3)2(2-4-n-2-methylpentenyl)]+ (17a) and [Pt(PMe3)2(1-3-n-2-methylpentenyl)]+ (17b), which is isolated as the PF6- salt. Reaction of 1 with Ag+ in CD2Cl2 at -80 °C leads within 30 min to direct formation of 16, representing an extremely mild C-C activation step. Reaction of 10 with Ag+ at -80°C followed by warming to -20°C also generates 16. In contrast, 8 and Ag+ from [Pt(PMe3)2(adm)(acetone)]+ which is isolable at ambient temperature. Mechanistic implications of these reactions are discussed.
Gas-Phase Pyrolysis Kinetics of 5-Acetoxy-2-methylpent-2-ene
Chuchani, Gabriel,Martin, Ignacio,Alonso, Miguel E.
, p. 1241 - 1243 (2007/10/02)
The kinetics of the gas-phase pyrolysis of 5-acetoxy-2-methylpent-2-ene has been measured over the temperature range 330-380 deg C and pressure range 53-210 torr.The reaction, in a static system seasoned with allyl bromide, and in the presence of propene inhibitor, is homogeneous, obeys a first-order law, and is unimolecular.The rate constants are given by the Arrhenius equation log k(s-1) = (13.21+/-0.14)-(199.6+/-1.7)kJ mol-1(2.303RT)-1.The presence of the (CH3)2C=CH group at the β-carbon atom of ethyl acetate does not provide anchimeric assistence in the elimination of this ester.A simultaneous effect of both steric acceleration and the allylic weakening of the β hydrogen appears to cause a slight rate enhancement of the Z=(CH3)2C=CH group relative to Z=CH2=CH group in the pyrolysis of ZCH2CH2OAc.
Etude des transformations catalytiques sur alumine de β-tetrahydrofurylmethanols
Infarnet, Yves,Accary, Armand,Huet, Jean
, p. 261 - 266 (2007/10/02)
The products obtained by treatment of β-tetrahydrofurylmethanols at 310-330 deg C, using alumina as catalyst are studied.The nature of the products-furans, tetrahydrofurans, aliphatic and cyclic dienes-shows that beside the simple dehydration side reactions take place leading, as the case may be, to dehydrogenation, raduction, ring opening and fragmentation.
