Complete ozonolysis of alkyl substituted ethenes at -60 degrees C: distributions of ozonide and oligomeric products

The distribution of ozonide and oligomeric structures formed on complete ozonolysis of alkenes in a non-participating solvent at -60 degrees C is governed by the alkyl substitution around the carbon-carbon double bond. The ozonolysis of a 1,1-alkyl substituted ethene generally favours the formation of an ozonide (a 1,2,4-trioxolane). Whereas the ozonolysis of a 1,1,2-alkyl substituted ethene also produces ozonide, a considerable amount of the ozonised products are oligomeric in nature. For example, the ozonolysis of 3-methylpent-2-ene in solution to high conversion in pentane yields oligomers with structural units derived from the fragmentation products of the primary ozonide (a 1,2,3-trioxolane) which are namely butanone carbonyl oxide and acetaldehyde; these can be characterised by electrospray ionisation mass spectroscopy (ESI-MS) under soft ionisation conditions. The predominant oligomers formed are rich in carbonyl oxide units (80 + mol%) and are cyclic in nature. A small proportion of the oligomers formed are open chain compounds with end groups that suggest that chain termination is brought about either by water or by hydrogen peroxide. Residual water in the solvent will react with the carbonyl oxides to produce 2-methoxybut-2-yl hydroperoxide, which we propose readily decomposes generating hydrogen peroxide. A significant yield of oligomers also is obtained from the ozonolysis of a 1,2-alkyl substituted ethene. The ozonolysis of trans-hex-2-ene in pentane yields oligomers containing up to four structural units and are predicted to be mainly cyclic.     

Quantum chemical and master equation studies of the methyl vinyl carbonyl oxides formed in isoprene ozonolysis

Methyl vinyl carbonyl oxide is an important intermediate in the reaction of isoprene and ozone and may be responsible for most of the (*)OH formed in isoprene ozonolysis. We use CBS-QB3 calculations and RRKM/master equation simulations to characterize all the pathways leading to the formation of this species, all the interconversions among its four possible conformers, and all of its irreversible isomerizations. Our calculations, like previous studies, predict (*)OH yields consistent with experiment if thermalized syn-methyl carbonyl oxides form (*)OH quantitatively. Natural bond order analysis reveals that the vinyl group weakens the C=O bond of the carbonyl oxide, making rotation about this bond accessible to this chemically activated intermediate. The vinyl group also allows one conformer of the carbonyl oxide to undergo electrocyclization to form a dioxole, a species not previously considered in the literature. Dioxole formation, which has a CBS-QB3 reaction barrier of 13.9 kcal/mol, is predicted to be favored over vinyl hydroperoxide formation, dioxirane formation, and collisional stabilization. Our calculations also predict that two dioxole derivatives, 1,2-epoxy-3-butanone and 3-oxobutanal, should be major products of isoprene ozonolysis.     

Gas-phase ozonolysis of alkenes: formation of OH from anti carbonyl oxides

Gas-phase ozone-alkene reactions are known to produce the hydroxyl radical (OH) in high yields. Most mechanistic studies to date have focused on the role of syn carbonyl oxides; however, OH production from ethene ozonolysis indicates a second, poorly understood OH-forming channel, which may contribute to OH production in the ozonolysis of substituted alkenes as well. Using laser-induced fluorescence, we have measured OH and OD yields from the ozonolysis of two partially deuterated alkenes, cis- and trans-3-hexene-3,4-d2. OD is formed from both alkenes, indicating a pathway of hydroxyl-radical formation involving vinylic hydrogens, accounting for one-third of total OH formation from cis-3-hexene. The lack of a significant kinetic isotope effect suggests this pathway is the "hot acid" channel, arising from rearrangement of anti carbonyl oxides. Measured yields also allow for the estimation of syn:anti carbonyl oxide ratios, approximately 50:50 for trans-3-hexene and approximately 20:80 for cis-3-hexene, qualitatively consistent with our understanding of ozonide decomposition pathways.     

Comparison of subcritical water and organic solvents for extracting kava lactones from kava root

Subcritical water extraction of lactones from a kava (Piper metlhysticum) root was compared to a Soxhlet extraction with water, to boiling in water, and to a sonication in acetone. For ground kava (250-500 microm), 2 h of subcritical water extraction were required for a complete extraction at 100 degrees C, while at 175 degrees C, 20 min were sufficient. For a complete extraction of the unground (shredded) kava, the time of extraction was extended to 40 min at 175 degrees C. Boiling for 2 h and extraction with Soxhlet apparatus for 6 h, both of which employed water at atmospheric pressure, produced yields 40-60% lower than those obtained with subcritical water. With unground kava, 40 min of subcritical water extraction yielded essentially the same recoveries of lactones as 18 h of sonication with acetone, methylene chloride, or methanol.     

Hydroxylamine Reactions with Peroxide Products of Alkenes Ozonolysis

Reactions were studied of peroxide ozonolysis products obtained from linear and cyclic alkenes with hydroxylamine prepared in situ from NH₂OH·HCl by hydrogen chloride neutralization with sodium acetate. A one-pot reactions sequence was performed: alkene oxidation with ozone → reduction to a carbonyl compound with hydroxylamine → condensation of the carbonyl compound with hydroxylamine providing a possibility of direct transformation of alkenes in keto- and aldoximes excluding the stage of preparation and isolation of the carbonyl compound.     

Photolysis of α-diazocyclododecanone

The direct photolysis of α-diazocyclododecanone in methanol yields the methyl ester of cycloundecane carboxylic acid, cis-2-cyclododecenone, trans-2-cyclododecenone and cis-3-cyclododecenone, the last being formed by subsequent photoisomerisation of cis-2-cyclododecenone. During sensitized photolysis in methanol the yield of the ester was reduced to about 1%, and the three unsaturated ketones were the main reaction products.In cyclohexene, acetone enol acetate, ether or petroleum ether as solvents, either in the presence or in the absence of the sensitizer, the three unsaturated ketones were the only products isolated. These data show that Wolff rearrangement is suppressed under photosensitization conditions, and that the intermediate cyclic 12-membered α-ketocarbene undergoes intramolecular rather than intermolecular photoreactions, probably related to its flexible conformation.     

First Exclusive Regioselective Fragmentation of Primary Ozonides Controlled by Remote Carbonyl Groups and a New Method for Determining the Regiochemistry of Carbonyl Oxide Formation

The first exclusive regioselective fragmentation of primary ozonides controlled by remote carbonyl groups on ozonolysis of norbornene derivatives and reaction of final ozonides with triethylamine as a new probe for determining the regiochemistry of carbonyl oxide formation from primary ozonide fragmentation are reported. Ozonolysis of the endo adducts 3a-d and the deuterated compounds 8a and 8b in CDCl(3) at -78 degrees C gave the final ozonides 4a-d, 9a, and 9b as the sole products (>95%), respectively. No detectable amount of the isomeric final ozonides 5, 10, 11, and 12 was obtained. A mechanism is proposed to account for the exclusive regioselective fragmentation of the primary ozonides. Ozonolysis of 3a-d, 8a, and 8b in CH(2)Cl(2) at -78 degrees C followed by treatment with triethylamine exclusively gave the convex tetraquinane oxa cage compounds 16a-d, 19a, and 19b in 85-90% yields, respectively. No detectable amount of the other regioisomers 17a-d, 20a, and 20b was obtained. Ozonolysis of 3a-d, 8a, and 8b in CH(2)Cl(2) at -78 degrees C followed by reduction with dimethyl sulfide gave the tetraacetal tetraoxa cage compounds 21a-d, 23a, and 23b in 85% yields, respectively. The difference in function between triethylamine and dimethyl sulfide in reaction with final ozonide is demonstrated. Ozonolysis of the endo adducts 24a and 24b in CDCl(3) at -78 degrees C exclusively gave the final ozonides 27a and 27b, respectively. The order of the preference of various remote carbonyl groups to control the fragmentation of the primary ozonides formed by ozonolysis of norbornene derivatives is investigated. Ozonolysis of the endo esters 32a-c in CH(2)Cl(2) at -78 degrees C followed by reduction with dimethyl sulfide gave the new tetraacetal oxa cages 35a-c, with an alkoxyl group directly on the skeleton, and the novel triacetal oxa cages 36b and 36c, respectively. The structures of triacetal oxa cages are proven for the first time by X-ray analysis of the crystalline compound 36c.     

Thermal degradation of acetate-intercalated hydroxy double and layered hydroxy salts

Two hydroxy double salts (HDSs), zinc copper hydroxy acetate (ZCA) and zinc nickel hydroxy acetate (ZNA), and an analogous layered compound, zinc hydroxy acetate (ZHA), have been prepared by a coprecipitation method. The thermal degradation of these materials was characterized via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA), and TGA coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of gas-phase products, TGA-FTIR. Loss of physisorbed and interlayer H2O was observed between 50 and 150 degrees C for all compounds. Acetic acid, acetone, water, and CO2 were released at high temperatures with relative acetone yields found to be dependent on precursor identity, with very little formed from ZCA compared with ZHA and ZNA. Combined FTIR and XRD analysis of solid residues extracted at different points in the heating profile suggests that ketonization occurs via dissociative adsorption of acetic acid on ZnO surfaces. Nanometer-sized ZnO particles were formed from ZHA, showing slight preferential growth in the ZnO (002) lattice direction, while the presence of a second metal, Ni or Cu, served to retard ZnO crystallite growth at temperatures below 600 degrees C and eliminate preferential growth. ZCA leads to the formation of reduced copper species (metallic copper and Cu2O) when heated to 250 degrees C.     

2,3-Dimethyl-2-butene (TME) ozonolysis: pressure dependence of stabilized Criegee intermediates and evidence of stabilized vinyl hydroperoxides

We present measurements of the pressure dependence of stabilized Criegee intermediate (SCI) formation utilizing a hexafluoroacetone scavenger. SCI yields in the ozonolysis of 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene (TME) were measured in a high pressure flow reactor within a range of 50-710 Torr. Within this pressure range, SCI yields increase linearly with pressure. A zero pressure intercept of about 15% indicates that a significant fraction of CI are formed below the barrier to isomerization. By comparison of our results of the pressure dependence of SCI formation and both prompt and long-time OH yields, our results indicate that OH formation from ozonolysis proceeds via at least two intermediates, the SCI and presumably a vinylhydroperoxide (VHP).     

Interaction of acetone with ammonia and alcohols over a HZSM-5 zeolite: Part 1. Methanol

Temperature-programmed desorption accompanied by conversion (TPDC) of preadsorbed acetone was studied on a HZSM-5 zeolite with Si/Al=13.5. The reactivity of surface species created from acetone with methanol, ammonia and mixtures of these was investigated by analysing the composition of the products released (using a mass spectrometer) and the composition of the surface species (using a ¹³C MAS NMR spectrometer). It was found that ammonia reacts with the carbonyl group of acetone surface species to imino carbocations in both the absence and presence of methanol, and methanol alkylates the acetone surface species whether ammonia is present or absent. The decomposition of the species created from acetone, methanol and ammonia leads to different products than the decomposition of the species formed on the zeolite either from acetone (or methanol) alone or from acetone (or methanol) and ammonia. The strong dehydrogenation function of HZSM-5 resulted in the release of acetonitrile and HCN from acetone and methanol, respectively (in the presence of ammonia), while pyridinium bases (in the presence of all 3 reactants) appeared only in trace amounts.     

Antiliperoxidant activity of pomegranate peel extracts on lard

Phenolics were extracted from powdered pomegranate peel using water, methanol, acetone and ethyl acetate (EtOAc), respectively. The antiliperoxidant activity of the extracts on lard was studied by peroxide value method. All the extracts showed enhanced inhibitory effect on lard peroxidation with the increase of phenolic concentrations. Acetone extract exhibited the highest antiliperoxidant activity followed by water, methanol and EtOAc extracts. Acetone extract at 0.1% (w/w) and water extract at 0.2% (w/w) demonstrated an antiliperoxidant effect close to that of tea polyphenols (0.02%, w/w) and higher than that of BHT (0.02%, w/w). At 0.2% (w/w), acetone extract showed a higher inhibitory activity on lard oxidation than that of tea polyphenols and BHT. Owing to the high antiliperoxidant property, acetone extract may have possible application in the food industry.     

Pressure dependence of stabilized Criegee intermediate formation from a sequence of alkenes

Ozonolysis is a key reaction in atmospheric chemistry, although important details of the behavior of the ozonolysis intermediates are not known. The key intermediate in ozonolysis, the Criegee intermeiate (CI), is known to quickly isomerize, with the favored unimolecular pathway depending on the relative barriers to isomerization. Stabilized Criegee intermediates (SCI), those with energy below any barriers to isomerization, may result from initial formation with low energy or collisional stabilization of high energy CI. Bimolecular reactions of SCI have been proposed to play a role in OH formation and nucleation of new particles, but unimolecular reactions of SCI may well be too fast for these to be significant. We present measurements of the pressure dependence of SCI formation for a set of alkenes utilizing a hexafluoroacetone scavenger. We studied four alkenes (2,3-dimethyl-2-butene (TME), trans-5-decene, cyclohexene, α-pinene) to characterize how size and cyclization (endo vs exo) affect the stability of Criegee intermediates formed in ozonolysis. SCI yields in ozonolysis were measured in a high pressure flow reactor within a range of 30-750 Torr. The linear alkenes show considerable stabilization with trans-5-decene showing 100% stabilization at ～400 Torr and TME having 65% stabilization at 710 Torr. Extrapolation of the yields for linear alkenes to 0 Torr shows yields significantly above zero, indicating that a fraction of their CI are formed below the barrier to isomerization. CI from endocyclic alkenes show little to no stabilization and appear to have neglible stabilization at 0 Torr. Cyclohexene derived CI showed no stabilization even at 650 Torr, while α-pinene CI had ～15% stabilization at 740 Torr. Our results show a strong dependence of SCI formation on carbon number; adding just 2 to 3 CI carbons in linear alkenes increases stabilization by a factor of 10. Stabilization for endocyclic alkenes, at atmospheric pressure, begins to occur at a carbon number of 10, with only modest yields of SCI.     

Photolysis of nitroso compounds—III: 2-Nitro-2-nitrosopropane

The photodecomposition of 2-nitro-2-nitrosopropane (2-propylpseudonitrole) with light of λ > 540 nm was studied. The product distribution changes drastically with the nature of the solvent but can be explained readily by homolytic cleavage of the CNO bond. No evidence of photoreduction by an excited state of the nitrosocompound was obtained.In aprotic solvents the major products were acetone, 2,2-dinitropropane, 2-nitropropene, nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide and nitrogen. In methanol methyl nitrite, acetoxime, acetone dimethylketal and acetone together with dinitrogen monoxide and water were the main products. This pronounced solvent influence is shown to be caused by the solvolysis (in methanol) or secondary thermal decomposition (in aprotic solvents) of labile intermediates.The 2-nitropropyl radical formed in the primary dissociative step does not take part in any hydrogen abstraction reactions under the experimental conditions employed.     

Photochemistry of the indoor air pollutant acetone on Degussa P25 TiO2 studied by chemical ionization mass spectrometry

We have used chemical ionization mass spectrometry (CIMS) to study the adsorption and photochemistry of several oxygenated organic species adsorbed to Degussa P25 TiO2, an inexpensive catalyst that can be used to mineralize volatile organic compounds. The molecules examined in this work include the common indoor air pollutant acetone and several of its homologs and possible oxidation and condensation products that may be formed during the adsorption and/or photocatalytic degradation of acetone on titanium dioxide catalysts. We report nonreactive uptake coefficients for acetone, formic acid, acetic acid, mesityl oxide, and diacetone alcohol, and results from photochemical studies that quantify, on a per-molecule basis, the room-temperature photocatalytic conversion of the species under investigation to CO2 and related oxidation products. The data presented here imply that catalytic surfaces that enhance formate and acetate production from acetone precursors will facilitate the photocatalytic remediation of acetone in indoor environments, even at room temperature.     

Mechanisms of solvolyses of acid chlorides and chloroformates. Chloroacetyl and phenylacetyl chloride as similarity models

[reaction: see text] Rate constants and product selectivities (S = ([ester product]/[acid product]) x ([water]/[alcohol solvent]) are reported for solvolyses of chloroacetyl chloride (3) at -10 degrees C and phenylacetyl chloride (4) at 0 degrees C in ethanol/ and methanol/water mixtures. Additional kinetic data are reported for solvolyses in acetone/water, 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol(TFE)/water, and TFE/ethanol mixtures. Selectivities and solvent effects for 3, including the kinetic solvent isotope effect (KSIE) of 2.18 for methanol, are similar to those for solvolyses of p-nitrobenzoyl chloride (1, Z = NO(2)); rate constants in acetone/water are consistent with a third-order mechanism, and rates and products in ethanol/ and methanol/water mixtures can be explained quantitatively by competing third-order mechanisms in which one molecule of solvent (alcohol or water) acts as a nucleophile and another acts as a general base (an addition/elimination reaction channel). Selectivities increase for 3 as water is added to alcohol. Solvent effects on rate constants for solvolyses of 3 are very similar to those of methyl chloroformate, but acetyl chloride shows a lower KSIE, and a higher sensitivity to solvent-ionizing power, explained by a change to an S(N)2/S(N)1 (ionization) reaction channel. Solvolyses of 4 undergo a change from the addition/elimination channel in ethanol to the ionization channel in aqueous ethanol (<80% v/v alcohol). The reasons for change in reaction channels are discussed in terms of the gas-phase stabilities of acylium ions, calculated using Gaussian 03 (HF/6-31G(d), B3LYP/6-31G(d), and B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) MO theory).     

Volatile organic solvent-induced signal enhancements in inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry: a case study of methanol and acetone

Methanol and acetone were used to study effects of organic matrix on signal intensities of elements from ⁷Li to ²³⁸U and oxide yields in inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Enhancement or suppression of analyte signals in the presence of methanol or acetone depends on the volatility and concentration of the compound and mass and ionization potential of elements concerned as well as ICP-MS operating conditions. Presence of a low concentration of methanol or acetone enhances the intensities of elements in order of decreasing mass. This is attributed to the spatial shift of the zone of maximum ion density, which, in turn, affects the extraction of ions from the plasma to the sampling cone. The possible effect of liquid methanol or acetone on nebulization and/or transport efficiency was avoided by using carry-over effect experiment. More volatile acetone more readily suppresses signals of all the elements under investigation. A higher concentration of methanol also suppresses intensities of the elements due to resultant cooling of the plasma. The enhancement effect of methanol and acetone appears to be more related to the amount of carbon present in the plasma than the difference between the functional groups of organic solvents. The oxide yield decreases in the presence of methanol, the magnitude of which depends on the nebulizer gas flow rate used. However, the reduced oxide yield is insufficient to account for the signal enhancement. Our results for ⁷⁵As and ⁷⁸Se agree with the C⁺-species–analyte atom charge transfer reaction hypothesis.     

Direct measurement of Criegee intermediate (CH2OO) reactions with acetone, acetaldehyde, and hexafluoroacetone

Criegee biradicals, i.e., carbonyl oxides, are critical intermediates in ozonolysis and have been implicated in autoignition chemistry and other hydrocarbon oxidation systems, but until recently the direct measurement of their gas-phase kinetics has not been feasible. Indirect determinations of Criegee intermediate kinetics often rely on the introduction of a scavenger molecule into an ozonolysis system and analysis of the effects of the scavenger on yields of products associated with Criegee intermediate reactions. Carbonyl species, in particular hexafluoroacetone (CF(3)COCF(3)), have often been used as scavengers. In this work, the reactions of the simplest Criegee intermediate, CH(2)OO (formaldehyde oxide), with three carbonyl species have been measured by laser photolysis/tunable synchrotron photoionization mass spectrometry. Diiodomethane photolysis produces CH(2)I radicals, which react with O(2) to yield CH(2)OO + I. The formaldehyde oxide is reacted with a large excess of a carbonyl reactant and both the disappearance of CH(2)OO and the formation of reaction products are monitored. The rate coefficient for CH(2)OO + hexafluoroacetone is k(1) = (3.0 ± 0.3) × 10(-11) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1), supporting the use of hexafluoroacetone as a Criegee-intermediate scavenger. The reactions with acetaldehyde, k(2) = (9.5 ± 0.7) × 10(-13) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1), and with acetone, k(3) = (2.3 ± 0.3) × 10(-13) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1), are substantially slower. Secondary ozonides and products of ozonide isomerization are observed from the reactions of CH(2)OO with acetone and hexafluoroacetone. Their photoionization spectra are interpreted with the aid of quantum-chemical and Franck-Condon-factor calculations. No secondary ozonide was observable in the reaction of CH(2)OO with acetaldehyde, but acetic acid was identified as a product under the conditions used (4 Torr and 293 K).     

Photolysis of oxygen saturated ethers in the presence of Sn(Ⅱ) or Cu(Ⅱ) salts

Photolysis of diethyl ether-oxygen charge transfer complex in the presence of Sn(Ⅱ)or Cu(Ⅱ)salts gave higher yields of the oxidation products,ethyl acetate,acetaldehyde,ethanol,ethyl formate and methanol compared with those without the salts.In addition,the photolysis of an oxygen saturated te-trahydrofuran(THF)or dibutyl ether solution gave y-butyro-lactone or butanol and butyl butyrate as major products with small amounts of undetermined compounds,respectively.Their yields were also affected by the addition of Cu(Ⅱ)or Sn(Ⅱ)salts.     

Ozonolysis in the presence of Lewis acids: directed addition to carbonyl oxides

The presence of Lewis acids strongly influences the distribution of products from alkene ozonolysis. Delivery of alkoxide and phenoxide ligands to a coordinated carbonyl oxide affords hydroperoxyacetals under aprotic conditions.     

Determination of benzoyl bisulphide by desulphurisation and solvolysis

Benzoyl disulphide is rapidly and quantitatively desulphurised to the monosulphide by reaction with triphenylphosphine in aqueous methanol at 25 degrees . The monosulphide reacts with methanol to form thiobenzoic acid and methyl benzoate. Benzoyl disulphide also reacts with methanol in solutions containing ammonium acetate or sodium acetate yielding thiobenzoic acid, methyl benzoate and elemental sulphur. Benzoyl disulphide and sulphur were detected by their polarographic reduction waves. Thiobenzoic acid was detected by its polarographic oxidation wave and yields were determined by amperometric silver nitrate titrations.