Electrochemically induced processes in the formation of phosphorus acid derivatives. 1. Synthesis of trialkyl phosphates from white phosphorus

An electrochemical method, based on the joint action of nucleophilic and electrophilic reagents on P₄, is proposed in order to utilize white phosphorus in the formation of the esters of phosphorus acids. The action of alkoxide ions on white phosphorus in an alcohol medium in the presence of iodine generated at the anode leads to the formation of phosphate esters. A scheme in which the intermediate products are dialkyl and trialkyl phosphites and the side product is dialkyl alkylphosphonate is proposed for the process.A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan' Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 420028 Kazan'. V. I. Ul'yanov-Lenin Kazan State University, 420028 Kazan'. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1322–1328, June, 1992.     

Reactions of Sulfenamides with Compounds of Trivalent Phosphorus

Chloro-dimethylamino-phenyl-p-tolylthio-phosphonium chloride 2 , dimethylamino-diphenyl-p-tolylthio-phosphonium chloride 3 , bis(diethylamino)-dimethylamino-p-tolylthiophosphonium chloride 4 and tert-butyl-dimethylamino-phenyl-p-tolylthio-phosphonium chloride 5 were prepared by the reaction of N,N-dimethylamino-p-tolylsulfenamide 1 with PhPCl₂, Ph₂PCl, (Et₂N)₂PCl and ^tBu(Ph)PCl, respectively. The reaction of N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-bis(trimethylsilyl)urea 9 and N-methyl-N′-phenyl-N,N′-bis(trimethylsilyl)urea 10 with phenylsulfenyl chloride 6 or p-nitrophenylsulfenyl chloride 8 furnished the N-arylthio-N,N′-diorgano-N′-(trimethylsilyl)-ureas 11 – 14 . The reaction of 11 – 14 and of the previously known compounds 15 and 16 with MePCl₂, ClCH₂PCl₂, ^tBuPCl₂ and PhPCl₂ resulted in the formation of the 2-arylthio-2-chloro-1,2,3-triorgano-1,3,2λ⁵-diazaphosphetidin-4-ones 17 – 26 . 1,3-Dimethyl-2-(1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propoxy)-2-phenyl-2-phenylthio-1,3,2λ⁵-diazaphosphetidin-4-one 29 and the 2-arylthio-1,3-dimethyl-2-(p-nitrophenoxy)-2-organyl-1,3,2λ⁵-diazaphosphetidin-4-ones 30 – 32 were obtained in the reactions of compounds 17, 24 and 27 with 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol or p-nitrophenol in the presence of triethylamine. The reaction of compound 21 with thiophenol in the presence of triethylamine resulted in a mixture of products, from which 1,3,4,5,7-pentamethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraaza-4λ⁵-phosphaspiro[3.3]heptan-2,6-dione 33 was isolated. The identity and structure of all the new compounds were established by ¹H-, ¹³C- and ³¹P-NMR spectroscopy and by elemental analysis. A possible mechanism of reaction of sulfenamides with compounds of trivalent phosphorus is discussed. For the compounds 5a, 32 and 33 X-ray structure analyses were conducted. The cation of compound 5a involves four-coordinate phosphorus (essentially tetrahedral geometry) and is a rare example of a P–S single bond in such a system (P–S 207.37(9) pm). In 32 the geometry at phosphorus is distorted trigonal bipyramidal, with axial positions occupied by oxygen and nitrogen atoms. In the spirophosphorane 33 the geometry at phosphorus is intermediate between trigonal bipyramidal and square pyramidal, with essentially planar four-membered rings.     

Synthesis,IR/Raman,and quantum‐chemical structural analysis of new octathiotetraphosphetane ammonium salts

New octathiotetraphosphetane ammonium salts are obtained based on the reaction of white phosphorus (P₄) and elemental sulfur with aliphatic mercaptans in the presence of amines (morpholine , methylmorpholine, pyrrolidine, and N,N‐dimethylbenzylamine). Both the salts and novel Cu(I) chloride complex with the pyperidinium salt of octathiotetraphosphetane are characterized by IR/Raman spectroscopy in combination with DFT methods. The comparative spectral analysis reveals clear spectral features, characteristic for a P₄S₈⁴⁻ anion, which are present in IR and Raman spectra of all the compounds obtained. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 22:24–30, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.20651     

Green Chemistry. Reaction of Elemental Phosphorus (P4) and Elemental Sulfur with Protonodonor Reagents: New Methods for the Synthesis of Ammonium Salts of S,S′‐Dialkyltetrathiophosphoric Acids and Octathiotetraphosphetane

A new reaction of white phosphorus (P₄) with elemental sulfur and thiols in the presence of different amines has been investigated. Ammonium salts of S,S′‐dialkyltetrathiophosphoric acids have been observed as main products of the reaction. Octathiotetraphosphetane ammonium salts were formed as side products. The reaction is characterized by a complete conversion of the white phosphorus and is not accompanied by the release of hydrogen sulfide. The crystal structures of both products were determined by the single crystal X‐ray diffraction. Biological activity of obtained compounds was investigated, and some promising compounds with antifungal activity identified. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 24:163–167, 2013; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.21077     

Oxidation of white phosphorus by peroxides in water

A mixture of hypophosphorous, phosphorous, and phosphoric acids is formed during the anaerobic oxidation of white phosphorus by peroxides [ROOН; R = Н, 3-ClC₆H₄CO, (СН₃)₃С] in water. The rate of reactions grows considerably upon adding nonpolar organic solvents. The activity series of peroxides and solvents are determined experimentally. NMR spectroscopy shows that the main product of the reaction is phosphorous acid, regardless of the nature of the peroxide and solvent. A radical mechanism of oxidation of white phosphorus by peroxides in water is proposed. It is initiated by the homolysis of peroxide with the formation of НO^? radicals that are responsible for the homolytic opening of phosphoric tetrahedrons. Further oxidation and stages of the hydrolysis of intermediate phosphorus-containing compounds yield products of the reaction.     

Notiz über die Reaktion zwischen Phosphortrichlorid und Schwefelwasserstoff

Notice on the Reaction between Phosphorus Trichloride and Hydrogen Sulfide The reaction between phosphorus trichloride and hydrogen sulfide in the presence of a base yields P₄S₃ and [PS₂Cl₂]^? besides other products. A reaction scheme is proposed.     

Novel Effectively Carbonaceous and Sulfurated Hydrogen Corrosion Inhibitors on the Basis of Organosulfurphosphorus Compounds

Abstract

Novel ammonium salts of O,O-dialkyl dithiophosphoric acids were obtained by one-pot synthesis from white phosphorus, elemental sulfur, industrial alcohols or phenols, and amines. Long-chain S-alkyl O,O-dialkyldithiophosphonates were prepared by the reaction of red phosphorus with elemental sulfur, alcohols, and the cheap industrial fractions of С₁₆–С₁₈ and С₂₀–С₂₆ of higher α-olefins in the presence of Lewis acid catalyst. The dithiophosphates obtained possess the high anticorrosion activities toward mild steel.     

A new method for the preparation of solution of sodium pentaphosphacyclopentadienide

Heating of a mixture of white phosphorus and sodium in diethylene glycol dimethyl ether in the presence of catalytic amounts of dibenzo-18-crown-6 affords a pure solution of sodium pentaphosphacyclopentadienide NaP₅. One of the intermediate products is trisodium heptaphosphide Na₃P₇. The influence of the nature of a metal (Li, Na, K) on the formation of the pentaphosphacyclopentadienide anion was studied. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1249–1251, July, 2006.     

Reaction of Elemental (White) Phosphorus with (Alkoxymethyl)dialkylamines

The reaction of elemental (white) phosphorus with (alkoxymethyl)dialkylamines in the presence of sodium alkoxide results in complete conversion of P₄ in proton-donor solvents only. ³¹P NMR spectroscopy allowed detection of the initial formation of PIII compounds whose subsequent transformations primarily provide phosphinate and phosphonate structures. Under the reaction conditions, trialkyl phosphites further react with (alkoxymethyl)dialkylamines to form dialkyl (dialkylamino)methylphosphonates.     

Reactions of elemental phosphorus and phosphine with electrophiles in superbasic systems: XVIII. Phosphorylation of 1-(chloromethyl)naphthalene with the elemental phosphorus

1-Chloromethylnaphthalene reacts with white and red phosphorus, and also with the “activated red phosphorus,” the complex organophosphorus polymer of unknown structure obtained by irradiation of a solution of white phosphorus in benzene by the ⁶⁰Co source, in a system including KOH water solution, dioxane or benzene, and a phase transfer catalyst (22–98°C, argon), to form bis(1-naphthylmethyl)-and tris-(1-naphthylmethyl)phosphine oxides, and also (1-naphthylmethyl)phosphonous-and bis(1-naphthylmethyl)-phosphinic acids. The yield and the ratio of the reaction products depend on reaction conditions as well as on the nature of phosphorylating agent. It is shown that the reactivity of the “activated red phosphorus” is not worse than that of the white phosphorus and significantly exceeds the reactivity of the usual technical red phosphorus.     

Beiträge zur Chemie des Phosphors. 172. Existenz und Charakterisierung des Pentaphosphacyclopentadienid-Anions,P5−, des Tetraphosphacyclopentadienid-Ions,P4CH−, und des Triphosphacyclobutenid-Ions,P3CH2−

Contributions to the Chemistry of Phosphorus. 172. Existence and Characterization of the Pentaphosphacyclopentadienide Anion, P₅^?, the Tetraphosphacyclopentadienide Ion, P₄CH^?, and the Triphosphacyclobutenide Ion, P₃CH₂^? The pentaphosphacyclopentadienide anion, P₅^? ( 1 ), the tetraphosphacyclopentadienide ion, P₄CH^?( 2 ), and the triphosphacyclobutenide ion, P₃CH₂^?( 3 ), are formed besides other polyphosphides by the nucleophilic cleavage of white phosphorus with sodium in diglyme. 1 also results from the reaction of lithium dihydrogenphosphide with white phosphorus and can be obtained pure in the form of a LiP₅ solution after separating the other products. The common structural feature of 1, 2 , and 3 are rings with unsubstituted P atoms of coordination number 2 that are stabilized by mesomerism.     

Preparative procedure of dihalosulfenylation: Thiobisamines addition to unsaturated compounds in the presence of phosphorus oxyhalides and halides

A new synthetic method was developed for \,\′-dihaloalkyl sulfides (halogen chlorine or bromine) by reaction of thiobisamines with olefins and alkynes in the presence of the appropriate phosphorus halides. The reaction proceeds along electrophilic mechanism affordingtrans-addition products. The highest yields of the target products were obtained at POBr₃ or POC1₃ application. The study was carried out under financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant no. 99-03-33093).     

Activation and transformation of white phosphorus by palladium(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">ii</Emphasis>) complexes

A reaction of bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium dibromide with white phosphorus in the presence of NaBPh₄ selectively gives phosphorous acid H₃PO₃. The mechanism of the formation involves coordination of a white phosphorus molecule, ligand exchange, and hydrolysis of the coordinated P₄ molecule in the coordination sphere of palladium.     

A Study of the Reaction of Phosphorus Trichloride with Paraformaldehyde in the Presence of Carboxylic Acids

Abstract

We investigated the mechanism of the reaction of paraformaldehyde with phosphorus trichloride in the presence of carboxylic acids (acetic, propanoic, and formic). Our results revealed that bisphosphonic acids were obtained without the use of water. The structures of the reaction products were studied by 1D and 2D homonuclear and heteronuclear ¹H-, ¹³C-, ³¹P- NMR spectroscopy.

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Chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization and the mechanism of the reaction of Et<Subscript>3</Subscript>Al with CCl<Subscript>4</Subscript> in the presence of transition metal complexes

Integral effects of chemically induced ¹H and ¹³C nuclear polarization are reported for the reaction of Et₃Al with CCl₄ catalyzed by Pd(acac)₂, Cu(acac)₂, and Cp₂TiCl₂; for the reaction of (n-C₈H₁₇)₃Al with CCl₄ in the absence of a catalyst and in the presence of Ni(acac)₂; and for the reaction of the cyclic organoaluminum compound 1-ethyl-3-butylaluminacyclopentane with CCl₄ in the presence of Pd(acac)₂. A scheme of the catalytic cycle of this reaction predicting the formation of both radical and nonradical products is derived from the observed chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (CIDNP) effects and from data on the products of the reaction between Et₃Al and CCl₄ in the presence of Pd(acac)₂. According to the results of qualitative analysis of the CIDNP effects, the reactions of the trialkylalanes and the cyclic organoaluminum compound with CCl₄ in the presence of various metal complexes proceeded via similar mechanisms.     

Fixation and Release of Intact E4 Tetrahedra (E=P,As)

By the reaction of [NacnacCuCH₃CN] with white phosphorus (P₄) and yellow arsenic (As₄), the stabilization and enclosure of the intact E₄ tetrahedra are realized and the disubstituted complexes [(NacnacCu)₂(μ,η^2:2‐E₄)] ( 1 a : E=P, 1 b : E=As) are formed. The mono‐substituted complex [NacnacCu(η²‐P₄)] ( 2 ), was detected by the exchange reaction of 1 a with P₄ and was only isolated using low‐temperature work‐up. All products were comprehensively spectroscopically and crystallographically characterized. The bonding situation in the products as intact E₄ units (E=P, As) was confirmed by theory and was experimentally proven by the pyridine promoted release of the bridging E₄ tetrahedra in 1 .     

Spin-adduct of the P4 ·− radical anion during the electrochemical reduction of white phosphorus

The radical anion P₄·⁻ was detected and identified by the ESR method as a spin-adduct with nitrone during the electrochemical reduction of white phosphorus in the presence of a spin trap, viz., α-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone, in a special electrolysis cell with a helical platinum working electrode in the potentiostatic mode. The character of the behavior of P₄·⁻ and the spin trap during electrochemical reduction was monitored by cyclic voltammetry directly in the electrolysis cell, and the spin-adduct formed was detected by ESR.     

Investigation of the anodic decomposition of the solid electrolyte RbCu4Cl3I2

The process of electrochemical decomposition of the solid electrolyte RbCu₄Cl₃I₂ at a vitreous carbon electrode has been investigated. The anodic decomposition of the electrolyte occurs in two steps. At first, the oxidizing electrode reaction of Cu⁺ ions to Cu²⁺ ions takes place at potentials higher than 0.57 V and a layer of decomposition products is formed on the electrode surface, including the divalent copper compound RbCuCl₃. Then the oxidizing reaction of I^– ions occurs at potentials higher than approximately 0.67 V, with deposition of an iodine layer onto the electrode surface. The deposition rate of the layers of decomposition products is controlled by instantaneous nucleation and two-dimensional growth of the deposit. The total thickness of the passivating layer of decomposition products on the anode is equal to ca. 1 μm. Electronic Publication     

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 in the presence of 1,3-butadiene using a hydrogen anode in a nonaqueous medium

The possibility of anodic generation of a solvated proton on a gas-diffusion electrode in an aprotic medium in the presence of carbon dioxide and 1,3-butadiene has been demonstrated. Formic acid was shown to be the only product of the reaction in the initially aprotic medium with the use of a hydrogen gas-diffusion anode. The influence of the counterion on the reactivity of the CO₂ ^.− radical anion in electrocarboxylation was shown experimentally. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 295–300, February, 1999.     

Regioselective and Stereoselective Addition of Tetrazole Derivatives to Electron‐poor Acetylenic Esters in the Presence of Triphenylphosphine

Protonation of the highly reactive 1:1 intermediates produced in the reaction between triphenylphosphine and acetylenic esters by tetrazole derivatives leads to the formation of vinyltriphenylphosphonium salts. The cation of these salts undergoes an addition reaction with the counter anion in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature to yield the corresponding stabilized phosphorus ylides. Elimination of triphenylphosphine from the stabilized phosphorus ylides leads to the corresponding electron‐poor N‐vinyl tetrazoles in fairly high yields. Structures of N‐vinyl tetrazoles were determined by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and single crystal X‐ray structure analyses. The reaction is fairly regioselective and stereoselective.