Photolysis of 2,6 di-tert-butyl-4-tert-butylperoxy-4-methyl-2,5-cyclohexadienone

The photolysis of a heptane solution of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-tert-butylperoxy-4-methyl- 2,5-cyclohexadienone (1) with light of 360–480 nm in the presence of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol or 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol gives rise to their corresponding phenoxyls in a reaction with the tert-butoxyl arising in the photolysis. Direct evidence of the formation of t-BuO^. by the photolysis of 1 was provided by the ESR characterization of spin-adducts of this radical with nitrosobenzene and nitrosodurene. Evidence of the photolysis of the peroxide bond in 1 is important for the mechanism of reaction of phenolic chain-breaking antioxidants.     

Evaluation of the properties of 2,4,6-tri-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butylphenol,a vulcanization inhibitor for butyl rubber-based composite material

Comparative evaluation of the physicochemical properties of samples of antioxidant 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol, produced by different plants and used as a vulcanization inhibitor for butyl rubber-based composite material, has been carried out. An IR-spectroscopic examination of the antioxidant and its aqueous extracts and a chromatographic examination have shown that the antioxidant lots currently produced by Lipetskkhimprodukt, Limited Liability Company, differ from those previously produced by Novocherkassk Synthetic Products Plant, Open Joint-Stock Company, by the presence of amine type impurities and content of some nonidentified compounds. These impurities are specifically responsible for a decrease in the inhibiting activity of the antioxidant, revealed by an electron paramagnetic resonance examination, and for a decrease in the compound viability observed while using the verified lots of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol for direct purpose.     

Effect of Organotin Compounds and Their Complexes with Phosphatidylcholine on Peroxide Oxidation of Lipid Structural Fragments

Oxidation of a lipid structural fragment, oleic acid, in the presence of a series of organotin compounds and their complexes with phosphatidylcholine was studied at 25, 37, 65, and 95°C. At a nearly physiological temperature, acceleration of hydroperoxide accumulation in the presence of these complexes was observed. At 65°C, addition of organotin derivatives leads to increase in the initial rate of hydroperoxide accumulation, but the kinetic curves acquire an S-like character as the reaction progresses. These data indicate that the rate of decomposition of hydroperoxides exceeds the rate of their accumulation. In the presence of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol as antioxidant, the promoting effect of organotin compounds disappears. A possible reaction mechanism and the role of radical species arising from dissociation of the CÄSn bond are discussed.     

Syntheses and reactivity of novel unsaturated cyclic compounds containing phosphorus atoms

Kinetic stabilization of compounds containing heavy main-group elements through the use of bulky substituents is of current interest. The widely used 2,4,6-tri-t-butylphenyl group (Mes*) is recognized as a powerful bulky protecting group and has enabled us to successfully prepare various types of phosphorus compounds with unusual structures. When a phosphaalkyne carrying Mes* was treated with tBuLi and then quenched with MeOH, a 1,3-diphosphacyclobutene was obtained, whereas, when MeI was used as a quencher, a 1,3-diphosphacyclobutane-2,4-diyl was formed almost quantitatively as a stable biradical compound. The reaction mechanism for the formation of both compounds can be explained by a phosphide intermediate, which can be formed via dimerization of the phosphaalkyne promoted by tBuLi. Some other diphosphacyclobutane-2,4-diyls with various substituents were prepared in a similar fashion and showed interesting reactivities including ring expansion, oxidation, isomerization and so on.     

Preparations and properties of polymers containing 3,4-bis[(2,4,6-tri-t-butylphenyl)phosphinidene]-1,2-di(2-thienyl)cyclobutene moieties

Reaction of 1,8-bis[5-{(2,4,6-tri-t-butylphenyl)phosphinoethynyl}-2-thienyl]octane with butyllithium followed by treatment with 1,2-dibromoethane afforded a new polymer containing 3,4-bis[(2,4,6-tri-t-butylphenyl)phosphinidene]-1,2-di(2-thienyl)cyclobutene units. The polymer was allowed to react with bis(benzonitrile)dichloropalladium to give the polymer complex. A Sonogashira coupling reaction between ethynyltrimethylsilane and 4-bromonitrobenzene proceeded in DMF at 100 °C to give 4-nitro(trimethylsilylethynyl)benzene in the presence of the polymer complex, CuI, and triethylamine.     

Comportement polarographique et solvatation de quelques cations dans le mélange binaire diméthylsulfoxyde-carbonate de propylène

The electrochemical oxidation of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol as well as the phenoxide and phenoxy radical derived from it has been investigated in acetonitrile and ethanol+water. The ease of oxidation decreases in the order phenoxide, phenoxy radical, phenol with the separation between potentials for phenoxide oxidation and phenoxy radical oxidation being 1.2 V in acetonitrile. The phenoxide is oxidized to the stable phenoxy radical in a highly reversible reaction in acetonitrile and alkaline ethanol+water. Oxidation of the radical produces a phenoxonium ion which is attacked by water giving 2,4,6-tri-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-2,5-cyclohexadienone. This two electron product is also formed upon oxidation of the phenol in either solvent. However, in acidic media the hydroxydienone dealkylates give 2,6-di-tert-butylhydroquinone which is oxidized to the final product 2,6-di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone. The dealkylation is quite rapid in anhydrous acetonitrile but the rate is depressed by the addition of water.A novel double potential step experiment was used to characterize the oxidation of the phenoxy radical. A step to a potential where the phenoxide is oxidized to the phenoxy radical is followed by a step to a potential where the phenoxy radical is oxidized. The current during the second step is unusually small because protons produced by the oxidation of the radical deactivate the phenoxide. The current-time curve was found to agree with that predicted by digital simulation.     

Ligand effect of bulky 2,2-dialkyl-1-phosphaethenes on Au-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1,6-enynes and lactonization of pent-4-ynoic acids

2,2-Dimethyl- and 2-benzyl-2-methyl-1-(2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl)-1-phosphaethenes were employed as ligand of mononuclear chlorogold(I) complexes, which catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1,6-enyne affording vinylcyclopentene exclusively in the absence of silver co-catalyst. The reaction mechanisms are discussed based on DFT calculations. In addition to the cycloisomerization, the phosphaalkene-chlorogold(I) complexes catalyzed cyclization of pent-4-ynoic acids providing γ-methylene-γ-lactones under basic conditions.     

Synthesis and properties of air-stable 1,3-diphosphacyclobutane-2,4-diyls and the related compounds

A kinetically stabilized phosphaalkyne bearing a bulky Mes^∗ (2,4,6-tri-t-butylphenyl) group is useful compound to prepare an enormous number of highly stable 1,3-diphosphacyclobutane-2,4-diyls through reactions with a lithium reagent and an electrophile. By utilizing this synthetic protocol, we prepared several non-symmetrical 1,3-diphosphacyclobutane-2,4-diyls in which the substituents on the phosphorus are different. Furthermore, we succeeded in preparation and characterization of novel air-tolerant symmetrical 2,4-bis(2,4,6-tri-t-butylphenyl)-1,3-diphosphacyclobutane-2,4-diyls bearing the identical alkyl substituents on the phosphorus atoms. Structures and properties of the 1,3-diphosphacyclobutane-2,4-diyls indicate characters as singlet ground-state carbon centered biradicals. In addition to those biradicals, we succeeded in preparation and isolation of a novel P-heterocyclic air-stable neutral radical as well as a P-heterocyclic cation radical.     

Electrochemical oxidation and determination of high-molecular-weight sterically hindered phenols

The use of differential pulse voltammetry for the determination of Irganox 1010, a sterically hindered phenol used as an antioxidant, prompted an investigation of the electrochemical behavior of several other commercially available high-molecular-weight hindered phenols used as antioxidants and stabilizers. Although these compounds generally have at least two phenol groups per molecule, their electrochemical behavior is similar to that of simpler hindered phenols such as 2,4,6-tri-t-butylphenol. Detection limits ranging from 1.3 to 8.2 ppm were obtained in a methanol—0.07 M sulfuric acid medium. The oxidation of alkylphenols in neutral or acidic media is accompanied by follow-up chemical reactions, leading to formation of passivating films on the surface of the glassy carbon electrode. In alkaline media, the corresponding phenoxide is oxidized electrochemically to the corresponding stable phenoxy radical and filming can be avoided.     

Gas-phase thermochemical properties of some tri-substituted phenols: A density functional theory study

The study of the energetics of phenolic compounds has a considerable practical interest since this family of compounds includes numerous synthetic and naturally occurring antioxidants. In this work, density functional theory (DFT) has been used to investigate gas-phase thermochemical properties of the following tri-substituted phenols: 2,4,6-trimethylphenol, 2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylphenol, 2,6-dimethyl-4-methoxyphenol, 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol, 2,4,6-trimethoxyphenol, 2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylphenol and 2,6-dimethoxy-4-tert-butylphenol. Molecular structures were computed with the B3LYP and the ωB97X-D functionals and the 6-31G(d) basis set. More accurate energies were obtained from single-point energy calculations with both functionals and the 6-311++G(2df,2pd) basis set. Standard enthalpies of formation of the phenolic molecules and phenoxyl radicals were derived using an appropriate homodesmotic reaction. The OH homolytic bond dissociation enthalpies, gas-phase acidities and adiabatic ionization enthalpies were also calculated. The general good agreement found between the calculated and the few existent experimental gas-phase thermochemical parameters gives confidence to the estimates concerning the phenolic compounds which were not yet experimentally studied.     

Beiträge zur Chemie des Phosphors. 134. Über die Triphosphane H(t-BuP)3H,Li(t-BuP)3Li und Me3Si(t-BuP)3SiMe3

Contributions to the Chemistry of Phosphorus. 134. On the Triphosphanes H(t-BuP)₃H' Li(t-BuP)₃Li, and Me₃Si(t-BuP)₃SiMe₃ The reaction of 1,3-diiodo-1,2,3-tri-tert-butyltriphosphane, I(t-BuP)₃I, with lithium aluminium hydride leads to 1,2,3-tri-tert-butyltriphosphane, H(t-BuP)₃H ( 1 ). 1 reacts with n-butyllithium to 1,3-dilithium-1,2,3-tri-tert-butyltriphosphide, Li(t-BuP)₃Li ( 2 ), which reacts further with trimethylchlorosilane yielding 1,3-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,2,3-tri-tert-butyltriphosphane, Me₃Si(t-BuP)₃SiMe₃ ( 3 ). The triphosphanes 1, 2 and 3 could be isolated in a pure state. In solution 1 forms the threo, threo and the threo,erythro configurated diastereomers 1a and 1b in a ratio of about 2:1. 3 predominantly exists in form of the threo,erythro configurated diastereomer 3b by steric reasons.     

Heteropolycyclic molecules. Part IX. Synthesis of some new benzo[b]thiophene,oxofluoreno[4,3-b]thiophene,cyclic hydrazides and acridine compounds

p-Tolyl 2-thienyl ketone (I) condensed with dimethyl succinate in the presence of potassium t-butoxide to give the trans (SC₄H₃/CO₂Me) half-ester (IIIa) whose configuration was deduced by cyclization to the corresponding benzo[b]thiophene derivatives. Carbamates, esters, cyclic hydrazides and substituted phenolic and acetic acids useful as antibacterial and antiinflamatory agents were obtained. The reaction of ketone I with malononitrile to give ylidenemalononitrile II was also considered.     

Antioxidants and stabilisers—Part XCII: Activity of 2,2′-thiobis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol) as a hydroperoxide decomposer. A model study

The effect of an antioxidant, 2,2′-thiobis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol) (I) and of the derived sulphoxide (II) and sulphone (III), on the decomposition of tert-butyl hydroperoxide (IV) at 65, 75, 85 and 100°C was investigated. The results indicate a change in the rate of decomposition of IV with sulphide, I, after consumption of about 2 moles of IV per mole of I and the active rôle played by II and III in the process. The formation of new compounds in the reaction mixture, which may be connected with an acceleration of the decomposition of IV, was identified by means of TLC. 7     

Surface functionalization of polymer latex particles. I. Catalytic oxidation of poly(methylstyrene) latex particles in the presence of an anionic surfactant

A facile synthesis of functionalized poly[3(4)-methylstyrene] (PMS) latex particles containing aldehyde and carboxylic acid groups was achieved via an emulsion polymerization of 3(4)-methylstyrene in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfonate, followed by an in-situ oxidation catalyzed by copper(II) chloride and t-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BuOOH) in the presence of t-butyl alcohol (t-BuOH). The structure of the anionic surfactant, metal catalyst, organic solvent, oxidant, and their concentrations strongly affected the rate of oxidation and the stability of the emulsion. The average size of the polymer latex particles was found to increase after oxidation, and the polymer was slightly crosslinked. A free-radical mechanism is proposed involving metal-catalyzed decomposition of t-BuOOH and benzylic oxidation. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35 : 1863–1872, 1997     

2,4,6-三甲基氧苯乙酮苯腙的成环反应

为了研究吲哚衍生物的生理活性与结构之间的关系, 我们采用 Fischer反应取代苯乙酮的苯腙与多聚磷酸(PPA)一起加热, 合成了一系列2-芳基吲哚。我们发现: 当取代苯乙酮分子中的芳基分别为2,3,4-三甲氧基苯基, 3,4,5-三甲氧基苯基或4,6-二甲基-2-甲氧基苯基时, 可以顺利地得到相应的2-芳基吲哚, 当芳基为2,4,6-三-甲氧基苯基时, 主要产物为4,6-二甲氧基-3-甲基-1-苯基吲唑。本文讨论了反应机理。     

Preparation, properties, and catalytic activity of transition-metal complexes containing a ligated 2-methyl-3,3-diphenyl-1,3-diphosphapropene skeleton

2-Methyl-3,3-diphenyl-1-(2,4,6-tri-t-butylphenyl)-1,3-diphosphapropene behaved as an unsymmetrical chelating ligand for transition metal complexes and the 1,3-diphosphapropene moiety was hydrolyzed to afford the 1,3-diphosphapropan-1-ol derivative upon coordination. The palladium complex showed catalytic activity for the Sonogashira coupling reaction.     

Synthesis of Terminal Oligosaccharides from Type Specific Lipooligosaccharide of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Abstract

The coupling reaction between 1,3-di-O-acetyl-4-O-benzyl-2-O-methyl-α-L-rhamnopyranose (9) and methyl 4-O-benzyl-2-O-methyl-α-L-rhamno-pyranoside (4) was carried out in the presence of boron trifluoride-etherate followed by deacetylation to give the disaccharide (11) containing a free 3′ position. The second glycosylation reaction with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl bromide in the presence of mercuric salts followed by removal of benzyl and acetyl groups provided the trisaccharide 2. The boron trifluoride catalysed condensation of 1,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-2-O-methyl-L-fucopyranose (14) and methyl 2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-d-glucopyranoside (15) gave the disaccharide (16) from which the protecting groups were removed to form the disaccharide (3).     

Iron-catalyzed reductive radical cyclization of organic halides in the presence of NaBH4: evidence of an active hydrido iron(I) catalyst

Iron made'em: iron(II) complexes such as FeCl(2) and [FeCl(2)(dppe)(2) ] (dppe=1,2-bisdiphenylphosphinoethane) are efficient precatalysts for the radical cyclization of unsaturated iodides and bromides in the presence of NaBH(4). Cyclic voltammetry studies suggests that the reaction occurs through a radical mechanism via an anionic hydrido iron(I) species as the key intermediate for the activation of the substrates by electron transfer.     

Electrochemical method in determination of antioxidative activity using ferrocene derivatives as examples

Electrochemical method for the evaluation of antioxidative activity of compounds based on their reaction with the stable radical, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, was suggested with monitoring of the reaction by cyclic voltammetry (CVA). Antioxidative properties of new ferrocene derivatives Fc(L)R (where Fc is the ferrocenyl, R is the fragment of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol or its aromatic analog, L is the spacer) were studied. Anodic oxidation of the compounds Fc(L)R, which contain azomethine and 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol moities, proceeds in three steps, that suggests a possibility of intramolecular proton-coupled electron transfer process. Conjugates of ferrocene and 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol are efficient antioxidants.     

Catalytic action of metallic salts in autoxidation and polymerization. IV. Polymerization of methyl methacrylate by cobalt(II) or (III) acetylacetonate–tert-butyl hydroperoxide or dioxane hydroperoxide

Polymerization of methyl methacrylate was carried out by four initiating systems, namely, cobalt(II) or (III) acetylacetonate–tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-Bu HPO) or dioxane hydroperoxide (DOX HPO). Dioxane hydroperoxide systems were much more effective for the polymerization of methyl methacrylate than tert-butyl hydroperoxide systems, and cobaltous acetylacetonate was more effective than cobaltic acetylacetonate in both hydroperoxides. The initiating activity order and activation energy for the polymerization were as follows: Co(acac)₂–DOX HPO (E_a-9.3 kcal/mole) > Co (acac)₃–DOX HPO (E_a = 12.4 kcal/mole) > Co(acac)₂–t-Bu HPO (E_a = 15.1 kcal/mole) > Co(acac)₃–t-Bu HPO (E_a-18.5 kcal/mole). The effects of conversion and hydroperoxide concentration on the degree of polymerization were also examined. The kinetic data on the decomposition of hydroperoxides catalyzed by cobalt salts gave a little information for the interpretation of polymerization process.