98750-11-9

Upstream product

• 622-97-9 1-ethenyl-4-methylbenzene 
• 64-19-7 acetic acid 
• 13603-62-8 1-(4-methylphenyl)-1,2-ethanediol 
• 75-36-5 acetyl chloride 
• 79-21-0 peracetic acid 

Downstream Products

• 13603-62-8 1-(4-methylphenyl)-1,2-ethanediol 
• 98750-13-1 1-(4-methylphenyl)ethane-1,2-diyl diacetate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Vicinal Difunctionalization of Alkenes under Iodine(III) Catalysis involving Lewis Base Adducts

The influence of a 2-pyridinyl substituent on the catalytic performance of aryl iodides as catalyst in iodine(III) chemistry was explored. An efficient Lewis base adduct between the pyridine nitrogen and the electrophilic iodine(III) center was identified and confirmed by X-ray analysis. This arrangement was shown to generate a kinetically competent superior catalyst structure for the catalytic dioxygenation of alkenes. It introduces the concept of Lewis base adduct formation as a kinetic factor in iodine(I/III) catalysis. (Figure presented.).

Alkene anti-Dihydroxylation with Malonoyl Peroxides

Malonoyl peroxide 1, prepared in a single step from the commercially available diacid, is an effective reagent for the anti-dihydroxylation of alkenes. Reaction of 1 with an alkene in the presence of acetic acid at 40 °C followed by alkaline hydrolysis leads to the corresponding diol (35-92%) with up to 13:1 anti-selectivity. A mechanism consistent with experimental findings is proposed that accounts for the selectivity observed.

Bis(NHC)-palladium(II) complex-catalyzed dioxygenation of alkenes

Bis(NHC)-Pd(II) complexes derived from l,l'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diamine (BINAM) were successfully first used to catalyze the dioxygenation of alkenes under mild conditions tolerant of air and moisture. Cationic NHC-Pd2+ diaquo complex 1e showed the highest catalytic activity to give 1,2dioxygenation products with good syn-diastereoselectivity for 1,2-disubstituted alkenes.

CuI/l-proline-catalyzed selective one-step mono-acylation of styrenes and stilbenes

Vicinal di-oxygenation of styrene-type olefins was achieved with cheaper, less toxic CuI in the presence of l-proline as ligand and NaIO4 as the oxidant. This approach provides a straightforward and efficient access to mono-acylated diols from both styrene and stilbene derivatives with good to excellent yields and diastereoselectivity.

Radical-Cations as Intermediates in the Oxidation of Alkenes by Metal Ions

The formation of hydroxy acetates in the reaction of some alkenes with lead(IV), cobalt(III), and manganese(III) in acetic acid is demonstrated to involve the intermediacy of alkene radical-cations.A study employing a range of aryl-substituted alkenes has shown that there is an inverse relationship between the yield of hydroxy acetate and the ionisation potential of the organic substrate.The electron deficiency in the radical-cations derived from these alkenes appears to be localised on the double bond: no evidence could be obtained for reaction at the aromatic ring.The introduction of the chlorine atom into this ring had the effect of repressing electron-transfer in cobalt(III) and manganese(III) oxidations but not in those involving lead(IV).

OXIDATION BY COBALT(III) ACETATE. PART 6. A NOVEL SYNTHESIS OF THE GLYCOL MONOACETATES FROM AROMATIC OLEFINS IN WET ACETIC ACID

Oxidation of various aryl-conjugated olefins with cobalt(III) acetate in wet acetic acid under nitrogen affords the glycol monoacetates in moderate to good yields.None of the phenyl rearrangement product is formed in the present reactions.These results are best interpreted by assuming the formation of a Co-co-ordinated intermediate.