92541-01-0

Usage

Structure

Butanediol backbone with two phenyl groups attached to the 1 and 3 positions

Usage

Reactant in the synthesis of various polymers and plastics

Function

Acts as a crosslinking agent

Potential Applications

Drug delivery system and precursor to other pharmaceutical compounds

Health Risks

Can have harmful effects on human health if not handled properly

Precaution

Should be used with caution in laboratory and industrial settings

Upstream product

• 5344-60-5 methyl 4-oxo-2,4-diphenylbutanoate 
• 100-42-5 styrene 
• 4907-44-2 di-n-propylmagnesium 
• 96-09-3 styrene oxide 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Systematic investigations on the reduction of 4-aryl-4-oxoesters to 1-aryl-1,4-butanediols with methanolic sodium borohydride

4-Aryl-4-oxoesters undergo facile reduction of both the keto and the ester groups with methanolic NaBH4 at room temperature to yield the corresponding 1-aryl-1,4-butanediols whereas 4-alkyl-4-oxoesters furnish the corresponding 1,4-butanolides via selective reduction of the keto moiety. Results of a detailed and systematic investigation of the reaction are described.

CATYLYTIC SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS OF MAGNESIOCYCLOALKANES. 2. SYNTHESIS OF SUBSTITUTED MAGNESIOCYCLOPENTANES IN THE PRESENCE OF ZYRCONIUM COMPLEXES

Catalytic cyclometallation of styrene, m-methylstyrene, p-tert-butylstyrene, and 1-hexene with di n-alkylmagnesium compounds (n-R2Mg, where R=C3H7, C4H9, C6H13) in the presence of Cp2Zr2Cl2 has been given high yields of 2,4-disubstituted magnesiocyclopentanes.The probable mode of formation of magnesiocyclopentanes, involving zirconocyclopentanes formed from Cp2ZrCl2, n-R2Mg, and the appropiate olefins as reactive intermediates in the cyclometallation, is discussed. Keywords: catalytic synthesis, substituted styrenes, alkenes, magnesium alkyls.

REACTIONS OF OXIRANES WITH ALKALI METALS: INTERMEDIACY OF RADICAL-ANIONS

Reaction of oxiranes with alkali metals in aprotic solvents yields a variety of products depending on the nature of the metal and the structure of the oxirane.Deoxygenation to olefins is the major reaction in case of lithium.Rearrangement to carbonyl compounds, reduction to alcohols and formation of dimeric products occur when oxiranes are treated with sodium.All the reactions could be rationalised by a mechanism involving an initial single electron transfer leading to the formation of radical-anion intermediate.