Synthetic utility of 3-(perfluoro-1,1-dimethylbutyl)prop-1-ene. Part VI. A free-radical addition of CCl4 and CBr4 and dehydrohalogenation of the adducts

Heating the title compound 1 in excess CCl₄ and in the presence of a free-radical initiator (t-butyl peroxide) at 120 °C afforded 1,1,1,3-tetrachloro-4-(perfluoro-1,1-dimethylbutyl)butane (2) as the main product together with considerable amounts of cyclic dimer, 1,4-bis(perfluoro-1,1-dimethylbutyl)cyclohexane (3). Reaction of 1 with CBr₄ at 120 °C gave 1,1,1,3-tetrabromo-4-(perfluoro-1,1-dimethylbutyl)butane (4) as the sole product while at 220 °C a mixture of 1,2-dibromo-3-(perfluoro-1,1-dimethylbutyl)propane (5) and 1,1-dibromo-4-(perfluoro-1,1-dimethylbutyl)buta-1,3-diene (6) was formed. Treatment of adducts 2 and 4 with methanolic potassium hydroxide at ambient temperature gave mixtures of 1,1,3-trihalo-4-(perfluoro-1,1-dimethylbutyl)but-1-enes (7) or (8) and 1,1-dihalo-4-(perfluoro-1,1-dimethylbutyl)buta-1,3-dienes (9) or (6) in ratios depending on the adduct to base ratio and on the reaction conditions. Using an excess of the base and reflux temperature, adduct 4 and diene 6 were converted into methyl 4-(perfluoro-1,1-dimethylbutyl)buten-3-oate (10).     

Reactions of tetrafluoroethylene oligomers. Part 1. Some pyrolytic reactions of the pentamer and hexaher and of the fluorine adducts of the tetramer and pentamer

Pyrolyses of these highly branched fluorocarbons over glass beads caused the preferential thermolyses of CC bonds where there is maximum carbon substitution. Fluorinations of perfluoro-3,4-dimethylhex-3-ene (tetramer) (I) and perfluoro-4-ethyl-3,4-dimethylhex- 2-ehe (pentamer) (II) over cobalt (III) fluoride at 230° and 145° respectively afforded the corresponding saturated fluorocarbons (III) and (IV), though II gave principally the saturated tetramer (III) at 250°. Pyrolysis of III alone at 500—520° gave perfluoro-2-methylbutane (V), whilst pyrolysis of III in the presence of bromine or toluene afforded 2-bromononafluorobutane (VI) and 2H-nonafluorobutane (VII) respectively. Pyrolysis of perfluoro-3-ethyl-3, 4-dimethylhexane (IV) alone gave a mixture of perfluoro-2-methylbutane (V), perfluoro-2-methylbut-1-ene (VIII), perfluoro-3-methylpentane (IX), perfluoro-3,3-dimethylpentane (X), and perfluoro-3,4- dimethylhexane (III). Pyrolysis of IV in the presence of bromine gave (VI) and 3-bromo-3-trifluoromethyl-decafluoropentane (XI): with toluene, pyrolysis gare VlI and 3H-3-trifluoromethyldecafluoropentane (XII). Pyrolysis of II at 500° over glass gave perfluoro-1,2,3-trimethylcyclobutene (XIII) and perfluoro-2,3-dimethylpenta-1,3(E)- and (Z)-diene (XIV) and (XV) respectively. The diene mixture (XIV and XV) was fluorinated with CoF₃ to give perfluoro-2,3-dimethylpentane (XVI) and was cyclised thermally to give the cyclobutene (XIII). Pyrolysis of perfluoro-2- (1′-ethyl-1′-methylpropyl)-3-methylpent-1-ene (XVII) (TFE hexamer major isomer) at 500° gave perfluoro-1-methyl-2-(1′-methylpropyl)cyclobut-1-ene (XVIII) and perfluoro-2-methyl-2-(1′-methylpropyl)buta-1,3-diene (XIX). Fluorination of XVIII over CoF₃ gave perfluoro-1-methyl-2- (1′-methylpropyl)cyclobutane (XX), which on co-pyrolysis with bromine gave VI. XIX on heating gave XVIII. Reaction of XVIII with ammonia in ether gave a mixture of E and Z 1′-trifluoromethyl-2-(1′-trifluoromethyl- pentafluoropropyliden-1′-yl)tetrafluorocyclobutylamine (XXI) which on diazotisation and hydrolysis afforded 2-(2′trifluoromethyl- tetrafluorocyclobut-1-en-1′-yl)-octafluorobutan-2-ol (XXII).     

Isomerization of perfluoro-3,3-diethylindan-1-one into perfluoro-1,3-dimethyl-4-ethyl-1 H-isochromen under the action of antimony pentafluoride

The heating of perfluoro-3,3-diethylindan-1-one with SbF₅ at 180°C after treatment of the reaction mixture with anhydrous HF afforded perfluoro-1,3-dimethyl-4-ethylisochromen, and after hydrolysis, perfluoro-1,3-dimethyl-4-ethyl-1H-isochromen-1-ol. The latter under the action of NaHCO₃ converted into 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-1,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-isochromen-1-ol. Both isochromenols reacted with SOCl₂ gave the corresponding polyfluoro-1-chloro-1H-isochromens. On dissolving isochromenols in CF₃SO₃H and isochromens in SbF₅ perfluoro-1,3-dimethyl-4-ethylisochromenyl and 5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-1,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)isochromenyl cations were generated which by hydrolysis were converted into the corresponding isochromenols.     

Some reactions of tetrafluoroethylene oligomers

As part of a programme to prepare and evaluate a series of perfluoro- chemicals for use as inert fluids, the fluorinations of some tetrafluoroethylene oligomers over cobalt (III) fluoride have been studied.Fluorination of perfluoro-3,4-dimethylhex-3-ene (tetramer) and perfluoro-4-ethyl-3,4-dimethylhex-2-ene (pentamer) over CoF₃ at 230°C and l45°C respectively afforded the corresponding saturated fluorocarbons however, at 250°C, pentamer gave predominantly the saturated tetramer. The thermal behaviour of these saturated fluorocarbons alone and in the presence of bromine and toluene has been studied.Pyrolysis of pentamer over glass beads at 500°C gave perfluoro-1,2,3- trimethylcyclobutene and isomers of perfluoro-2,3-dimethylpenta-1,3- diene. Under similar conditions perfluoro-2-(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl). 3-methylpent-1-ene (hexamer) gave perfluoro-1-methyl-2-(1-methyl- propyl)-cyclobut-1-ene and perfluoro-2-methyl-3-(1-methylpropyl)-buta- 1,3-diene.These reactions and the structural elucidation of the products will be discussed.     

Reaction of Perfluorobenzocyclobutene with Excess Pentafluorobenzene in SbF<Subscript>5</Subscript>

The reaction of perfluorobenzocyclobutene with excess pentafluorobenzene in SbF₅, followed by hydrolysis, gave a mixture of perfluoro-1,3,3-triphenyl-1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-1-ol, perfluoro-1,1,2-triphenylbenzocyclobuten- 5-one, and perfluoro-4-(2,2-diphenylbenzocyclobuten-1-ylidene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1- one. When the reaction mixture was treated for a long time with Olah’s reagent (HF–pyridine), isomeric perfluoro-9,10-diphenyl-1,4-, -1,10-, -2,9-, and -9,10-dihydroanthracenes were formed and were converted to perfluoro-9,10-diphenylanthracene by the action of SbF₅.     

Polyfluoro-1,2-epoxy alkanes and cycloalkanes. Part IV [1]. Thermal reactions of the epoxides of the pentamer and hexamer oligomers of tetrafluoroethene

Oxirans (1) and (2), derived respectively from the pentamer and hexamer oligomers of tetrafluoroethene, were pyrolysed over pyrex glass at 300–500° alone and in the presence of cyclohexene, bromine and toluene. Thus, oxiran (1), pyrolysed alone, afforded perfluoro-2-methylbut-1-ene (3), perfluoro-2,3-dimethylpent-2-ene (4) and (E) and (Z) perfluoro-2,3-hex-3-ene (TFE tetramer) (5a, 5b). Co-pyrolysis of (1) with bromine afforded (E) and (Z) 2-bromoperfluoro-3-methylpent-2-ene (6a, 6b), whilst with toluene, (E) and (Z) 2H-perfluoro-3-methylpent-2-ene (7a, 7b) were obtained: (1) with excess cyclohexene also gave (7a, 7b). The oxiran (2), on pyrolysis alone, gave only (3). In the presence of bromine, (2) gave an equimolar mixture of 1-bromoperfluoro-3-methylpentan-2-one (8) and 3-bromoperfluoro-3-methylpentane (9). Co-pyrolysis of (2) with toluene yielded (3) and 3H-perfluoro-3-methylpentane (10). Pyrolysis of (2) with cyclohexene at 175° gave perfluoro-3-methyl-2-(1-methylpropyl)pent-2-en-1-oylfluoride (11), pentafluoroethylcyclohexane (12) and perfluoro[(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl) (1-methylpropyl)]ketne (13).     

A novel antioxidant isobenzofuranone derivative from fungus Cephalosporium sp.AL031

Bioassay-guided fractionation of metabolites from the fungus Cephalosporium sp.AL031 isolated from Sinarundinaria nitida led to the discovery of a new isobenzofuranone derivative, 4,6-dihydroxy-5-methoxy-7-methylphthalide (1), together with three known compounds: 4,5,6-trihydroxy-7-methyl-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran (2), 4,6-dihydroxy-5-methoxy-7-methyl-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran (3) and 4,5,6-trihydroxy-7-methylphthalide (4). The structure of the new compound 1 was determined based on MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectral data. Compounds 1-4 showed potent antioxidant activity with EC?? values of 10, 7, 22 and 5 μM by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging assay.     

A re-investigation of the reactions of pyromellitic acid and its dianhydride with sulphur tetrafluoride

The fluorination of pyromellitic acid (1) with sulphur tetrafluoride or pyromelliticdianhydride (2) by means of an SF₄---HF mixture gave, besides the expected 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)benzene (3), considerable amounts of 5,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,1,3,3-tetrafluoro-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran (4) and detectable quantities of1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octafluoro-1,3,5, 7-tetrahydrobenzo[1,2-c:4,5-c′]difuran (5). Acidic hydrolysisof 4 gave 4,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phthalic acid (6) which on treatment with SF₄ andHF yielded compounds 3 and 4.     

Reaction of perfluoro-1-methylindan with SiO2-SbF5

The reaction of perfluoro-1-methylindan with SiO₂-SbF₅ depending on the amount of SiO₂ led to the formation after hydrolysis of the reaction mixture of perfluoro-3-methylindan-1-one, perfluoro-4-methylisochromen-1-one, 6-(1-carboxy-2,2,2-trifluoro-ethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrafluoro-benzoic and 6-(carboxymethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrafluorobenzoic acids. Heating in the SbF₅ medium perfluoro-1-methylindan in a glass ampoule at 130°C, or perfluoro-3-methylindan-1-one at 70°C provided a solution of a perfluoro-4-methylisochromenium salt that on treating with anhydrous HF was converted into perfluoro-4-methyl-1H-isochromen, and on hydrolysis, into perfluoro-4-methylisochromen-1-one.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Thermal Stability of Natural Mineral Lindgrenite

IntroductionSynthesis of natural minerals is helpful for tracingthe geological origin of mineral formation and forverifying the quality of minerals. The investigations onthe conditions for mineral formation, such as pressure,temperature, and starting mate…     

Skeletal transformations of perfluorinated 2,2-diethyl- and 2-ethyl-2-phenyl-benzocyclobutenones under the action of antimony pentafluoride

Perfluoro-2-ethyl-2-phenylbenzocyclobutenone heated with SbF₅ at 70 °C and then treated with water, forms perfluoro-3-ethyl-3-phenylphthalide. In contrast to this, heating of perfluoro-2,2-diethylbenzo-cyclobutenone with SbF₅ at 70 °C gives, after treatment of the reaction mixture with water, perfluoro-2-(pent-2-en-3-yl)benzoic acid. When the reaction temperature is raised to 125 °C, a solution of a salt of perfluoro-4-ethyl-3-methylisochromenyl cation is obtained. Hydrolysis of the solution of the salt gives perfluoro-4-ethyl-3-methylisochromen-1-one.     

Thermogravimetric study of flame-retarding properties on phosphorylated beech sawdust

Beech sawdust (S) and samples containing 1% of H₃PO₄ (SP), (NaPO₃)_n (PS), P₂O₅ (POS), NaOH/P₂O₅ (SPS), NaOH (SS) or Na₂CO₃ (CS) were analysed using dynamic and isothermal thermogravimetry (TG) in nitrogen and oxygen environments. According to the results of dynamic experiments in nitrogen, the thermal resistance at 275 °C decreased in the order: S > SS > CS > SP> SPS > PS > POS, while in oxygen the order was: S > POS > SPS=CS=PS > SP > SS. The difference in residues obtained in nitrogen in comparison to oxygen environment reaches its maximum at temperatures from 300 to 325 °C and according to the decreasing values the following order could be listed: SS (300 °C/27%) > SP (325 °C/25%) > CS (300 °C/24%) > S (325 °C/23%) > SPS (300 °C/19%) > PS (300 °C/11%) > POS (275 °C/4%). This indicates that with a decreasing difference in residues formed in oxidative and inert environments the flame-retardant effect of the sample is increasing. The calculated initial rate constants of residue formation and gasification and the corresponding activation energies of the processes in nitrogen and oxygen from the isothermal experiments gave smaller values of rate constants for SPS than for S. For the SPS sample in comparison with S the activation energy of residue formation in nitrogen decreased while the three remaining values increased. The E_r* of PS in the oxygen is the biggest from all studied samples under the conditions used, while SPS gave the biggest E_g* in the oxygen environment. The phosphorus could be washed out with water from SP and SPS, while it remained in PS and POS. These last two samples also have the best flame-retarding properties according to TG analysis.     

Synthesis of trisubstituted 1,3-oxazin-6-ones via base-catalyzed ring-opening annulation of cyclopropenones with N-(pivaloyloxy)amides

The base-catalyzed [3+3]-type annulation between cyclopropenones and N-(pivaloyloxy)amides is reported. The formal insertion of a 1,3-N,O-dipole into a cyclopropenone CC bond yields a six-membered azalactone structure. In the presence of catalytic K₂CO₃ at 60?°C in THF, the disubstituted cyclopropenone couples with benzamides, acrylamides, and a phenylacetamide to produce 2,4,5-trisubstituted 1,3-oxazin-6-ones in 23–99% yield.     

Skeletal transformations of perfluoro-1-ethyl-1-phenylbenzocyclobutene in the reaction with antimony pentafluoride

Interaction of perfluoro-1-ethyl-1-phenylbenzocyclobutene with SbF₅ at room temperature gives, after treatment of the reaction mixture with H₂O, perfluoro-4-[1-(2-methylphenyl)propylidene]cyclohexa-2,5-dienone as a main product. The reaction at 90-95 °C leads, after treatment with H₂O, to a mixture of perfluorinated 9-ethyl-9-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-fluorene, 9-ethyl-4a-methyl-4,4a-dihydrofluoren-1-one, 3-ethyl-3-phenylphthalide, 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylindan, 3-methyl-2-phenylindenone and small amounts of other products.     

3-Bromo-2-methyl-1-propene: molecular structure and conformation in the gas phase as determined by electron diffraction and molecular mechanics calculation

A gas phase electron diffraction study of 3-bromo-2-methyl-1-propene shows that there is predominantly a gauche conformer present. Data recorded at 20 and 180°C show 4(8) and 5(4)% respectively of a second confomer with a planar heavy atom skeleton. The gauche structural results in terms of r_a distances and angles at 20°C were found to be: r(C---C) = 1.331(9) Å, r(C---CH₂Br) = 1.484(6) Å, r(C---CH₃) — r(C---CH₂Br) = 0.017 Å, (assumed), r(C---Br) = 1.965(6) Å, C=C---CH₂Br = 121.5(0.7)°, C=C---CH₂Br — C=C---CH₃ = 0.7° (constraint from molecular mechanics calculation), C---C---Br = 112.2(0.5)°, torsional ANGLE = 112.5(2.2)°. Uncertainties are given as 2σ, where σ includes uncertainties due to correlation among observations, electron wavelength and other parameters used in the data reduction. The results obtained from the 180°C data agree very well with those given above. The molecular mechanics calculations yield information consistent with the experimental results.     

Thermotropic liquid crystalline ionic stilbazoles and their miscible mixtures with non-ionic carbazolyl compounds

New thermotropic ionic liquid crystals were prepared from trans-4-nitro-4'-stilbazole and alkyl halides. trans-N-Alkyl-4-nitro-4'-stilbazolium bromides containing alkyl chains with 7 to 10 carbons and the chloride homologues containing alkyl chains with 5 to 10 carbons exhibited smectic phases. For example, trans-N-decyl-4-nitro-4'-stilbazolium bromide and trans-N-hexyl-4-nitro-4'-stilbazolium chloride showed smectic phases from 175 to 186°C and from 129 to 190°C, respectively. The temperature range of mesophases increased with decreasing size of the counteranions. The miscibility of trans-N-alkyl-4-nitro-4'-stilbazolium bromide in Schiff's base compounds having various electronegative groups was examined by differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing microscopy. Miscible binary mixtures were prepared from trans-N-alkyl-4-nitro-4'-stilbazolium bromides and 4-alkoxy-N-(9-methyl-2-carbozolyl-methylene)anilines. The 1:1 (mole ratio) binary mixture of trans-N-hexyl-4-nitro-4'-stilbazolium bromide with 4-hexyloxy-N-(9-methyl-2-carbazolylmethylene)aniline exhibited a stable smectic phase between 83 and 149°C, though a smectic phase is not exhibited by both individual components. The miscibility in the binary mixtures might be caused by a combination of ionic and electron donor-acceptor interactions.     

Solution-state conformations of 2-fluoro-, 2-chloro- and 2-bromo-acetophenone: a dipole moment and kerr effect study

Experimental dipole moments and infinite-dilution Kerr constants for 2-fluoro-, 2-chloro and 2-bromo-acetophenone (CH₃COC₆H₄X; X = F, Cl, Br) as solutes in CCl₄ at 25°C are analysed, yielding the following effective dihedral angles and percentage abundances of the less stable XO-cis conformers: X = F, 10 ± 10°, 5 ± 5%; X = Cl, 40 ± 5°, 10 ± 5%; and X = Br, 65 ± 10°, 25 ± 10%.     

New 1,3-dioxan-type ionic liquid crystal compounds having a large dielectric constant

New pyridinium-type thermotropic ionic liquid crystal materials having a 1,3-dioxan ring in its central core: N-substituted-4-(5-alkyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)pyridinium bromides (6) were synthesized. The mesomorphic behaviour of these compounds and dielectric constant perpendicular to the molecular axis were measured. The principal features of these compounds are that they exhibit a smectic A phase over a wide temperature range including room temperature - for example 6f: g -9 SmA 181 I (°C)-and they have a large dielectric constant perpendicular to the molecular axis.     

Zur Photodimerisierung von 3-Phenyl-2H-azirinen. Vorläufige Mitteilung

Irradiation of 3-phenyl-2H-azirine ( 2 ) in benzene solution with a high-pressure mercury lamp yields 4,5-diphenyl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3,1,0]hex-3-ene ( 4 ) and not 3-phenylimino-4-phenyl-1-azabicyclo[2,1,0]pentane ( 1 ), as had been reported previously by others [2]. 2-Methyl-3-phenyl-2H-azirine ( 3 ) yields on irradiation a 2:1 mixture of 2-exo, 6-exo- and 2-exdo, 6-exo-dimethyl-4,5-diphenyl-1,3-diazabicyclo[3,1,0]hex-3-ene (2-exo,6-exo- and 2-endo, 6-exo- 5 ). Irradiation of 2,3-diphenyl-2H-azirine ( 8 ) leads to the formation of 2,4,5-triphenyl-imidazole ( 9 ) and tetra-phenylpyrazine ( 10 ). The suggested reaction path for the generation of 9 and 10 is shown in Scheme 2.     

Polyfluoro-compounds based on the cycloheptane ring system. Part 6. Bicyclic compounds derived from nonafluorocyclohepta-1, 3-dienes and from octafluorocyclohepta-1, 3, 5-triene

1H-, 2H-, and 5H- Nonafluoro- and 1H,4H-octafluoro-cyclohepta-1,3 diene afforded the corresponding H-substituted polyfluorobicyclo(3, 2, 0)- hept-6-enes by cross-ring bond formation between positions 1 and 4. Octafluorocyclohepta-1, 3, 5-triene similarly gave octafluorobicyclo- (3,2,0)hepta-2,6-diene. By passage over cobalt(III) fluoride at 100°C, the 1H-bicyclo-6-ene gave 1H-undecafluorobicyclo(3, 2, 0)heptane and thence the corresponding fluorocarbon. The bridgehead hydrogen of the 1H- bicyclo-ane was sufficiently acidic to exchange for deuterium with deuterium oxide, alone or containing some potassium hydroxide, but longer exposure to aqueous potash gave decafluorobicyclo(3, 2, 0)hept-1(5)-ene. This was oxidised by potassium permanganate in acetone to give decafluoro-1, 5- dihydroxy-8-oxabicyclo(3, 2, 1)octane (hydrated), which underwent methylation by diazomethane to the corresponding 1,5-dimethoxy-compound. A Diels-Alder reaction between ethylene and 1H-nonafluorocyclohepta-1, 3- diene afforded 1H,8H,8H,9H,9H-nonafluoro-bicyclo(3,2,2)non-6-ene. Cobalt (III) fluoride at 300°C converted this principally to 1H-pentadecafluoro- bicyclo(3,2,2)nonane. The bridgehead hydrogen of this was exchanged for deuterium using deuterium oxide alone or containing potassium hydroxide. However, dehydrofluorination occurred with bases, though an olefin could not be isolated.