Oxidation reaction and thermal stability of 1,3-butadiene under oxygen and initiator

1,3-Butadiene is the simplest conjugated diene, which is widely used in polymer materials, organic synthesis, and other fields. The investigation of its thermal stability and oxidation characteristics is necessary for production, transportation, and use safety. The pressure and temperature behavior of the autoxidation reaction of 1,3-butadiene with oxygen were determined using a custom-designed mini closed pressure vessel test (MCPVT). The effects of free radical initiators CHP and AIBN on the oxidation reaction were investigated. The thermal decomposition characteristics of oxidation products were measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and its hazards were discussed. The results showed that the oxidation reaction of 1,3-butadiene was easy to occur. Moreover, the activation energies of autoxidation, CHP-initiated oxidation, and AIBN-initiated oxidation reaction were 20.85 kJ·mol^?1, 33.30 kJ·mol^?1, and 56.27 kJ·mol^?1, respectively. In addition, the oxidation products were analyzed by headspace sampler-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-GC–MS), GC–MS, and iodometry. Some of 1,3-butadiene oxidation products under three conditions are the same, for example, 3-butene-1,2-diol, 4-vinylcyclohexene, 2(5H)-furanone, 2-propen-1-ol, and 2,6-cyclooctadien-1-ol. According to the reaction products, the oxidation reaction pathway of 1,3-butadiene was described. The research results are significant for avoiding fire and explosion accidents in the production, transportation, and application of 1,3-butadiene.     

Dehydration of ethylenic alcohols

Summary A systematic study was made of the catalytic dehydration of 4-methyl-1-penten-3-ol (Ia), 3,4-dimethyl-1--penten-3-ol (Ib), 3-isopropyl-4-methyl-1-penten-3-ol (Ic), 2-methyl-4-penten-2-ol (II), 2-methyl-3-penten-2-ol (III), 4-methyl-3-penten-2-ol (IV), and 2-methyl-4-hexen-3-ol (V). In the course of this study methods were developed for the preparation of the following substituted gem-dimethylbutadienes: 4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene (VIII), 3,4-dimethyl-1,3-pentadiene (IX), 2-methyl-2,4-hexadiene (XI), and 3-isopropyl-4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene (XIV).     

Reactions of hydroxyl radicals with alkenes in low-temperature matrices

The reactions of hydroxyl radicals with a number of stable alkenes have been studied in low-temperature matrices. The reactions were initiated by broad band UV-visible irradiation of matrices containing H2O2, and the alkene under investigation. The hydroxyalkyl radical products were identified principally by comparison of their spectra with the spectra of corresponding stable alcohols. Accordingly, IR spectra were recorded for the following series of alcohols isolated in argon matrices--methanol, ethanol, ethanol-d6, propan-1-ol, propan-2-ol, butan-2-ol, 2-methylpropan-1-ol (iso-butyl alcohol), 2-methylpropan-2-ol (tert-butyl alcohol), 2-methylbutan-2-ol (tert-amyl alcohol), 3-methylbutan-2-ol and 2,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol. The hydroxyalkyl radicals, which appear to be formed from the alkenes studied were as follows--from ethene, 2-hydroxyethyl radical: from cis- or trans-but-2-ene. 1-methyl-2-hydroxypropyl radical; from propene, 1-methyl-2-hydroxyethyl and 2-hydroxypropyl radicals; from but-1-ene. 1-hydroxymethylpropyl and 2-hydroxybutyl radicals; from 2-methylpropene (iso-butene), 1,1-dimethyl-2-hydroxyethyl and 2-methyl-2-hydroxypropyl radicals; the radical products from buta-1,3-diene and isoprene could not be identified. In the cases, where two radical products were possible, i.e. when propene, but-1-ene or 2-methylpropene were the substrates, it was found that the concentration of the secondary or tertiary radical always exceeded that of the primary radical. However, the relative concentration of these radicals appears to be determined by subsequent photolysis to give carbonyl compounds. There seems, therefore, to be little preference for the secondary and tertiary radicals over the primary radicals in the primary addition process. Comments on the mechanism of the transformation from radical to carbonyl compound based upon identification of intermediates within the matrix and isotopic substitution experiments are made. The characterisation of the 2-hydroxyethyl radical has been backed up by experiments utilising isotopic substitution with 13C and D (2H). The other radicals have been identified with varying degrees of certainty. Those radicals, which are observed at the highest concentration and which are, therefore, characterised more certainly are--2-hydroxyethyl (1), from ethene: 1-methyl-2-hydroxypropyl (2), from cis- and trans-but-2-ene; 1-methyl-2-hydroxyethyl (3), from propene; 1-hydroxymethylpropyl (5), from but-1-ene; and 1,1- dimethyl-2-hydroxyethyl (8), from 2-methylpropene.     

Interaction of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl chloritewith alcohols

The kinetics of the oxidation of a series of alcohols (viz., ethanol, propan-2-ol, butan-1-ol, butan-2-ol, heptan-4-ol, decan-2-ol, propan-1,3-diol, butan-2,3-diol, cyclohexanol, benzyl alcohol, and borneol) with the oxoammonium salt 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl chlorite in acetonitrile was studied by spectrophotometry. The products of oxidation of primary alcohols are the corresponding aldehydes and carboxylic acids, and the products of oxidation of secondary alcohols are ketones. The reaction rate is described by the second order equation. The rate constants and activation parameters were determined. The rate constant as a function of the alcohol nature is described by the one-parameter Taft equation.     

Studies of the gas phase reactions of linalool, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-ol and 3-methyl-1-penten-3-ol with O3 and OH radicals

The reactions of three unsaturated alcohols (linalool, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-ol, and 3-methyl-1-penten-3-ol) with ozone and OH radicals have been studied using simulation chambers at T ～ 296 K and P ～ 760 Torr. The rate coefficient values (in cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1)) determined for the three compounds are linalool, k(O3) = (4.1 ± 1.0) × 10(-16) and k(OH) = (1.7 ± 0.3) × 10(-10); 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-ol, k(O3) = (3.8 ± 1.2) × 10(-16) and k(OH) = (1.0 ± 0.3) × 10(-10); and 3-methyl-1-penten-3-ol, k(O3) = (5.2 ± 0.6) × 10(-18) and k(OH) = (6.2 ± 1.8) × 10(-11). From the kinetic data it is estimated that, for the reaction of O(3) with linalool, attack at the R-CH═C(CH(3))(2) group represents around (93 ± 52)% (k(6-methyl-5-hepten-2-ol)/k(linalool)) of the overall reaction, with reaction at the R-CH═CH(2) group accounting for about (1.3 ± 0.5)% (k(3-methyl-1-penten-3-ol)/k(linalool)). In a similar manner it has been calculated that for the reaction of OH radicals with linalool, attack of the OH radical at the R-CH═C(CH(3))(2) group represents around (59 ± 18)% (k(6-methyl-5-hepten-2-ol)/k(linalool)) of the total reaction, while addition of OH to the R-CH═CH(2) group is estimated to be around (36 ± 6)% (k(3-methyl-1-penten-3-ol)/k(linalool)). Analysis of the products from the reaction of O(3) with linalool confirmed that addition to the R-CH═C(CH(3))(2) group is the predominant reaction pathway. The presence of formaldehyde and hydroxyacetone in the reaction products together with compelling evidence for the generation of OH radicals in the system indicates that the hydroperoxide channel is important in the loss of the biradical [(CH(3))(2)COO]* formed in the reaction of O(3) with linalool. Studies on the reactions of O(3) with the unsaturated alcohols showed that the yields of secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) are higher in the absence of OH scavengers compared to the yields in their presence. However, even under low-NO(X) concentrations, the reactions of OH radicals with 3-methyl-1-penten-3-ol and 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-ol will make only a minor contribution to SOA formation under atmospheric conditions. Relatively high yields of SOAs were observed in the reactions of OH with linalool, although the initial concentrations of reactants were quite high. The importance of linalool in the formation of SOAs in the atmosphere requires further investigation. The impact following releases of these unsaturated alcohols into the atmosphere are discussed.     

In Vitro Anti-Candida Activity and Action Mode of Benzoxazole Derivatives

A newly synthetized series of N-phenacyl derivatives of 2-mercaptobenzoxazole, including analogues of 5-bromo- and 5,7-dibromobenzoxazole, were screened against Candida strains and the action mechanism was evaluated. 2-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-1-(4-bromophenyl)ethanone (5d), 2-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-1-(2,3,4-trichloro-phenyl)ethanone (5i), 2-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-1-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)ethanone (5k) and 2-[(5-bromo-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)sulfanyl]-1-phenylethanone (6a) showed anti-C. albicans SC5314 activity, where 5d displayed MIC_T = 16 µg/mL (%R = 100) and a weak anti-proliferative activity against the clinical strains: C. albicans resistant to azoles (Itr and Flu) and C. glabrata. Derivatives 5k and 6a displayed MIC_P = 16 µg/mL and %R = 64.2 ± 10.6, %R = 88.0 ± 9.7, respectively, against the C. albicans isolate. Derivative 5i was the most active against C. glabrata (%R = 53.0 ± 3.5 at 16 µg/mL). Benzoxazoles displayed no MIC against C. glabrata. Benzoxazoles showed a pleiotropic action mode: (1) the total sterols content was perturbed; (2) 2-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)ethanol and 2-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)ethanol (8h–i) at the lowest fungistatic conc. inhibited the efflux of the Rho123 tracker during the membrane transport process; (3) mitochondrial respiration was affected/inhibited by the benzoxazoles: 2-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol and 2-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-1-(4-bromophenyl)ethanol 8c–d and 8i. Benzoxazoles showed comparable activity to commercially available azoles due to (1) the interaction with exogenous ergosterol, (2) endogenous ergosterol synthesis blocking as well as (3) membrane permeabilizing properties typical of AmB. Benzoxazoles display a broad spectrum of anti-Candida activity and action mode towards the membrane without cross-resistance with AmB; furthermore, they are safe to mammals.     

Palladium-catalyzed cyclization reactions of propargylic carbonates with nucleophiles: a methodology for the syntheses of substituted 2,3-dihydrofurans and benzofurans

Phenoxy-substituted 2,3-dihydrofurans were synthesized by the palladium-catalyzed reaction of 5-methoxycarbonyloxy-3-pentyn-1-ol with phenols. The propargylic carbonate containing a nucleophilic phenoxy group also reacted in the presence of palladium to produce the product. The reaction of 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methoxycarbonyloxy-1-propyne with 2-methyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione or 2-methyl-1,3-cycohexanedione yielded the substituted benzofurans. The propargylic compound having a acetoxy group as a leaving group exhibited similar reactivity.     

The design and synthesis of a herbicide targeted library of N-[1-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)alkyl]-6-alkyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamines

Amino acids were immobilised by attaching them via a carbamate linker to Wang resin. These intermediates were converted to 1-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)alkanamines over three steps, followed by coupling with 4-alkyl-6-chloro-1,3,5-triazine-2-amines to furnish the desired N-[1-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)alkyl]-6-alkyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamines. Physico-chemical property profiles were used to support design and development of a combinatorial library. The synthetic methodology described herein was validated with the production of a herbicide targeted library of 300 members.     

Reaction of 3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one with formaldehyde

Reaction of 3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one ( 1 ) and formaldehyde with the presence of calcium hydroxide in aqueous dioxane gave 7,7-bis(hydroxymethyl)-3-methoxy-17-methyl-5-methylenemorphinan-6β-ol ( 2a ). Catalytic reduction of 2a yielded the 5α-methyl compound, 2b . Tosylation of 2a,b followed by lithium triethylborohydride reduction gave either 7α-methyl-6β,7β-oxetanes 4a,b or 7,7-dimethyl-6β-ols 5a,b , depending on reaction conditions. The C-6 ketones 6a,b were prepared by oxidation of 5a,b . One compound in this series, 6a , had antinociceptive activity.     

Kinetic scheme of homogeneous acid-catalyzed transformation of isopentenols

The reactions occurring in an equilibrium mixture of 3-methyl-1-buten-3-ol and 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol in 24–49 % aqueous solutions of H₂SO₄ yield isoprene, 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol, isobutylene, formaldehyde, 3-methylbutane-1,3-diol. Isobutylene is rapidly hydrated to give 2-methylpropan-2-ol. The presence of formaldehyde in the reaction mixture indicates that the transformations involve the reverse Prins reaction. On the basis of experimental and literature data, two most probable reaction schemes were suggested.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Sertya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 867–870, May, 1995.     

流动注射化学发光法测定中药材中没食子酸

建立快速简便的流动注射化学发光分析法,用于中药材中没食子酸含量的测定.利用酸性介质中Fe3+-H2O2体系生成羟基自由基氧化没食子酸产生微弱的化学发光,用罗丹明6G来增敏化学发光.研究了影响化学发光的各种因素,探讨了可能的机理.结果表明,0.18 mol/L HCl,0.04 mol/L FeCl3,1.0 mol/L H2O2与1.0×10-4 mol/L罗丹明6G溶液组成最优的化学发光体系,没食子酸浓度在1.0×10-5～1.0×10-2 g/L和0.01～1.0 g/L范围内与化学发光强度呈很好的线性关系,r分别为0.9984和0.9947,检出限为3.0×10-6 g/L.对1.0×10-4 g/L没食子酸平行测定11次的相对标准偏差为3.8%.利用本方法成功地测定了中药材诃子和没食子中的没食子酸含量.     

Synthesis of New 3-Phenoxypropan-2-ols with Various Heterocyclic Substituents

1-Phenoxy-3-piperidinopropan-2-ol, 1-(5-methyl-1,3-benzothiazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-3-phenoxypropan-2-ol, 1-(2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl)azepan-2-one, 1,1′-(6-chloro-1,3-benzothiazol-2-ylimino)bis(3-phenoxypropan-2-ol), 1-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-3-phenoxypropan-2-ol, 1,1′-(piperazine-1,4-diyl)bis(3-phenoxypropan-2-ol), and 1,3-bis(2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl)barbituric acid were synthesized by condensation of 1,2-epoxy-3-phenoxypropane with the corresponding amines and thiols.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2005, pp. 70–72.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Mesropyan, Ambartsumyan, Avetisyan, Galstyan, Arutyunova.     

Oxidation of alcohols by dimethyldioxirane

The kinetics of oxidation of a series of monoatomic alcohols (methanol, 2-propanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-chloroethanol, 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, benzyl alcohol), hydroxyacetic acid, and 1,3-butandiol (ROH) by dimethyldioxirane (1) was studied. The reaction kinetics obeys the second order equationw=k[ROH][1]. The rate constants were measured in the range of 7–50†C, and the activation parameters were found. To describe the reaction rate constants as a function of the ROH structure, the two-parametric Taft equation was used, which takes into account both the polar and resonance substituent effects. Alcohol oxidation produces the corresponding carbonyl compounds,viz., ketones from secondary alcohols and aldehydes from primary alcohols, in yields of at least 80%. The results were explained by the competition of the molecular (oxenoid) and radical mechanisms. The introduction of electron-withdrawing substituents into the alcohol molecule increases the contribution of the radical channel of the reaction. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1338–1343, August, 2000.     

Oxidation of alcohols by chlorine dioxide in organic solvents

The kinetics of oxidation of a series of alcohols (propan-2-ol, 2-methylpropan-1-ol, butan-1-ol, butan-2-ol, 3-methylpentan-1-ol, heptan-4-ol, decan-2-ol, cyclohexanol, borneol) by chlorine dioxide in organic solvents was studied using spectrophotometry. The reaction is described by the second-order rate equation w = k[ROH][ClO₂]. The rate constants were measured in the range of 10–60 °C, and the activation parameters of the processes were calculated. The products were identified, and the yields were determined.     

离子液体中CO_2与炔醇在温和条件下高效合成-亚甲基环状碳酸酯

本文研究了离子液体1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑二乙基磷酸酯([EMIM][(EtO)2PO2])中醋酸银(AgOAc)对CO2与炔醇反应生成-亚甲基环状碳酸酯的催化性能,发现该反应可以在温和的条件下进行.在AgOAc/[EMIM][(EtO)2PO2]催化体系中,30℃、4 MPa CO2压力下,反应6h时-亚甲基环状碳酸酯的产率为97%;当压力降到0.5 MPa时,反应24 h产物产率为65.8%.[EMIM][(EtO)2PO2]在反应中起到了溶剂和碱的双重作用.AgOAc/[EMIM][(EtO)2PO2]体系重复利用3次活性仅略有下降.另外,该体系也可用于催化CO2与其他炔醇(3-甲基-1-戊炔-3-醇、3,5-二甲基-1-己炔-3-醇和2-苯基-3-丁炔-2-醇)的反应.     

Reduction studies on benzaza[3.3.3]propellanc derivatives

Sodium borohydride reduction of 3-methyl-2,3-dioxo-7,8-benzo-3-aza[3.3.3]propellan-6-one (1b) gave 2,4-dioxo-3-methyl-7,8-benzo-3-aza[3.3.3]propellan-6-ol, while lithium aluminum hydride reduction gave 3-methyl-7,8-benzo-3-aza[3.3.3]propellan-6-ol, which on oxidation, gave the corresponding ketone. This ketone formed the corresponding thioketal upon reaction with 1,2-ethanedithiol. Raney nickel desulfurization of the thioketal provided 3-methyl-6,7-benzo-3-aza[3.3.3]propellane. The same compound was also obtained in poor yield by forming the thioketal of Ib followed by lithium aluminum hydride reduction and Raney nickel desulfurization of the product. Desulfurization of the thioketal of Ib gave 2,4-dioxo-6,7-Benzo-3-aza[3.3.3]propellane.     

New easy approach to the synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted and 2,4,5-trisubstituted 1,3-oxazoles. The reaction of 1-(methylthio)acetone with nitriles

The reaction of 1-(methylthio)acetone with different nitriles in the presence of triflic anhydride led to the one-pot formation of 2-substituted 5-methyl-4-methylthio-1,3-oxazoles in good yield. 1,2- and 1,4-Bisozaxolyl-substituted benzenes were obtained when the reaction was carried out using aromatic dinitriles. The methylthio group at the C4 position of the oxazole ring was easily removed with Raney nickel to form 2-substituted 5-methyl-1,3-oxazoles in good yields. 4-Methylsulfonyl derivatives were prepared by the oxidation of the MeS group with m-CPBA. The proposed mechanism for the formation of oxazoles involves an unstable 1-(methylthio)-2-oxopropyl triflate, which was detected from the low-temperature NMR spectra.     

Synthesis of 2-substituted 1,3-butadienyl compounds by palladium-catalyzed regioselective 1,2-elimination reaction of methylvinylcarbinol acetates

Alkylation of the dianion of 3-methyl-3-buten-2-ol, followed by acetylation and palladium-catalyzed 1,2-elimination reaction of the so obtained methylvinylcarbinol acetates allows to synthesize regioselectively 2-substituted 1,3-butadienyl compounds having high isomeric purity.     

Azines and azoles: CXXV. New regioselective synthesis of 1-amino-6-methyluracils

Readily accessible 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-3,6-dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazine-2,6-dione reacts with substituted hydrazines and carboxylic acid hydrazides under mild conditions to give the corresponding hydrazones. Under severe conditions (heating in boiling dimethylformamide) the reaction is accompanied by extrusion of COS with formation of substituted 1-amino-6-methyluracils. Reactions of 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-3,6-dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazine-2,6-dione with monosubstituted alkyl-and arylhydrazines take different pathways, depending on the conditions. Heating of equimolar mixtures of the reactants in ethanol or propan-1-ol leads to the formation of 2-substituted 5-methyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamides rather than 1-amino-6-methyluracil derivatives.     

Chemiluminogenic features of 10-methyl-9-(phenoxycarbonyl)acridinium trifluoromethanesulfonates alkyl substituted at the benzene ring in aqueous media

10-Methyl-9-(phenoxycarbonyl)acridinium trifluoromethanesulfonates bearing alkyl substituents at the benzene ring were synthesized, purified, and identified. In the reaction with OOH(-) in basic aqueous media, the cations of the compounds investigated were converted to electronically excited 10-methyl-9-acridinone, whose relaxation was accompanied by chemiluminescence (CL). The kinetic constants of CL decay, relative efficiencies of light emission, chemiluminescence quantum yields, and resistance toward alkaline hydrolysis were determined experimentally under various conditions. The mechanism of CL generation is considered on the basis of thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of the reaction steps predicted at the DFT level of theory. The chemiluminescence efficiency is the result of competition of the electrophilic center at C(9) between nucleophilic substitution by OOH(-) or OH(-) and the ability of the intermediates thus formed to decompose to electronically excited 10-methyl-9-acridinone. Identification of stable and intermediate reaction products corroborated the suggested reaction scheme. The results obtained, particularly the dependency of the "usefulness" parameter, which takes into account the CL quantum yield and the susceptibility to hydrolysis, on the cavity volume of the entity removed during oxidation, form a convenient framework within which to rationally design chemiluminescent 10-methyl-9-(phenoxycarbonyl)acridinium cations.