Rhodium(III)-catalyzed oxidative coupling of 5-aryl-1H-pyrazoles with alkynes and acrylates

[RhCp*Cl(2)](2)-catalyzed oxidative coupling of 5-aryl-1H-pyrazoles with alkynes and acrylates has been achieved using Cu(OAc)(2) as an oxidant. Coupling with alkynes afforded six-membered azacycles as a result of C-C and C-N coupling. Coupling with acrylates followed a process of diolefination and a subsequent aza-Michael cyclization.     

Correlations between odour activity and the structural modifications of acrylates

Acrylates (acrylic esters) are versatile monomers that are widely used in polymer formulations because of their highly reactive α,β-unsaturated carboxyl structure. Commonly used acrylates such as butyl acrylate are known to emit a strong unpleasant odour, and the monomers are therefore potential off-odorants in acrylic polymers. However, up to now, the odour properties of structurally related acrylic esters have not been characterised in detail. To obtain deeper insights into the smell properties of different acrylates, we investigated the relationship between the molecular structure and odour thresholds as well as the odour qualities of 20 acrylic esters, nine of these synthesised here for the first time. The OT values of 16 acrylates fell within the range from 0.73 to 20 ng/L_air, corresponding to a high-odour activity. Moreover, sec-butyl acrylate and 2-methoxyphenyl acrylate showed even lower OT values of 0.073 and 0.068, respectively. On the other hand, the OT values of the hydroxylated acrylates 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate were 5–244 times higher than those of the other compounds, demonstrating that the presence of a hydroxyl group obviously favours odour inactivity.

     

The Baylis-Hillman chemistry in aqueous media: elucidation of mechanism for synthesis of ether side-product leads to an efficient approach to C-O bond formation

The formation of an ether from the Baylis-Hillman (BH) adduct during the BH reaction of 5-isoxazolecarboxaldehydes is a common phenomenon if the reaction is allowed to proceed for longer periods. The amount of formation of such ethers depends on the acrylates used and is most significant for tert-butyl acrylates. A study of the plausible mechanism for the formation of these side-products led to reactions of acetates of BH adducts with phenol in aqueous media to yield the corresponding 3-phenoxy alk-2-enoates in good yields. The successful translation of solution phase methodology to solid phase for application towards combinatorial chemistry is discussed.     

Liberation of acrylates from nickelalactones via Ni─O ring opening with alkyl iodides

The utilization of carbon dioxide as a feedstock for the production of raw chemicals is of high current industrial interest. One attractive reaction is the transformation of carbon dioxide into acrylic acid or acrylates. The cleavage of the Ni─O bond of nickelalactones may result in the formation of acrylates. In this work, C₂H₅I, CF₃CH₂I and CF₃I are studied as alkylation reagents for the Ni─O ring opening of nickelalactones. The results indicate that both C₂H₅I and CF₃CH₂I are able to release acrylates from nickelalactones. Based on the experimental evidence and literature precedents, a mechanism – proceeding via Ni─O ring opening of nickelalactone, β‐H elimination to release the acrylate and reductive elimination for recovery of the Ni(0) species – is proposed.     

Reaction of chloromethyl derivatives of ethyl 3-(furyl)-3-(diethoxyphosphoryl)acrylates with sodium azide and potassium thiocyanate

Reaction of chloromethyl derivatives of ethyl 3-furyl-3(diethoxyphosphoryl)acrylates with sodium azide in acetonitrile in the presence of catalytic amount of potassium iodide proceeds with substitution of halogen with the azido group. The same chloromethyl derivatives react with potassium thiocyanate under analogous conditions to give a mixture of thiocyanates and isothiocyanates in (0.6–0.8) : 1 ratio save the case of ethyl 3-(3-chloromethylfur-2-yl)- and 3-(4-chloromethylfur-3-yl)acrylates when only thiocyanates are formed. Bromination of diethyl 5-methyl-2-furoyl phosphonate with N-bromosuccinimide afforded 5-bromomethyl-2-furoyl phosphonate. In the reaction with potassium thiocyanate it forms only thiocyanate.     

三乙烯二胺催化Michael加成对(E)-β-芳(烷)氧基丙烯酸酯的立体选择性合成

以异丙醇为溶剂(或无溶剂),采用三乙烯二胺(DABCO)催化的取代苯酚(或取代苄醇)与2-丁炔酸乙酯的Michael加成反应合成了14个(E)-β-芳氧基丙烯酸酯化合物(3a~3n,3f~3n为新化合物)和3个烷氧基丙烯酸酯化合物(5a,5b和5k,5b和5k为新化合物),收率分别为85%~99%和60%~68%,其结构经1H NMR,13C NMR和HR-MS(ESI)表征。以3a的合成为例,优化了合成3的反应条件。结果表明:在最优反应条件(DABCO为催化剂,异丙醇为溶剂,于25℃反应9 h)下,3a收率92%,E∶Z99∶1。     

Synthesis and photochemical reaction of novel p-alkylcalix[6]arene derivatives containing acryloyl or methacryloyl groups

Novel polyfunctional (meth)acrylates with a calixarene backbone [calixarene (meth)acrylates] were synthesized in good yields by certain reactions of p-methylcalix[6]arene (1a) or p-tert-butylcalix[6]arene (1b) with (meth)acrylate derivatives such as acryloyl chloride, methacryloyl chloride, (2-methacryloxy)ethyl isocyanate, and glycidyl methacrylate. Polyfunctional acrylate 6a having poly(oxyethylene) spacer chain between 1a and acrylate groups was also synthesized by the reaction of the poly(oxyethylene) modified 1a with acrylic acid. Calixarene acrylate 6a was liquid at room temperature, although the other calixarene (meth)acrylates were solid at room temperature. The initial decomposition temperature (IDT) of the resulting calixarene (meth)acrylates was measured by the thermogravimetric analysis to evaluate the thermal stability, and it was found that some of the IDTs of the calixarene acrylates were over 400°C. This means that calixarene (meth)acrylates have very good thermal stability. The photopolymerization of the resulting some calixarene (meth)acrylates with (2-phenyoxy)ethyl acrylate as a reactive diluent in the presence of photoinitiator proceeded smoothly upon irradiation with UV light. Therefore, polyfunctional (meth)acrylates with a calixarene backbone can be expected to be novel and thermally stable photoreactive acrylate oligomers. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 3071–3078, 1999     

Stereoselective syntheses of 4-hydroxy 4-substituted glutamic acids

The 4-hydroxy 4-substituted glutamic acid moiety is a common substructure of biologically important natural products such as monatin [(2S,4S)-2], lycoperdic acid (3), and dysiherbaine (4). To develop methodology for syntheses of these natural products, cycloadditions of nitrone 5 with 2-substituted 2-propen-1-ols 6 and 2-substituted acrylates 8 were investigated. Reactions of nitrone 5 with alcohols 6 in the presence of MgBr2OEt2 gave cycloadducts 7 in a highly stereoselective manner, whereas noncatalyzed reactions of 5 with acrylates 8 afforded adducts 9. Using the former reaction, syntheses of monatin [(2S,4S)-2], monatin derivative 18, and lycoperdic acid (3) were accomplished. The C4-epimer of monatin [(2S,4R)-2)] was also synthesized by employing the latter cycloaddition.     

Enantiomerically pure P-chiral dicyclohexylammonium 2-(phosphinyl)acrylates as new Michael acceptors. Enantioselective synthesis of α-methylene-δ-valerolactones

A convenient method for the preparation of enantiomerically pure P-chiral dicyclohexylammonium 2-(phosphinyl)acrylates 6 and 7 is presented. The synthesis of α-methylene-δ-valerolactone 5a with enantiomeric excesses of 85% and 80% has been developed. The key step of the synthesis involves an asymmetric Michael addition of imine 10 to acrylates 6 and 7, respectively.     

Asymmetric synthesis of 2-amino-3-hydroxynorbornene-2-carboxylic acid derivatives

The enantioselective synthesis of 2-amino-3-hydroxynorbornene-2-carboxylic acid derivatives (5) was studied using the Diels-Alder reaction between cyclopentadiene and different dienophiles, i.e., alkyl 5-oxo-2-phenyloxazol-4-methylenecarbonates (1) or 2-benzoylamino-3-alkoxycarbonyloxy-acrylates (12), operating with different Lewis acids and both with thermal and with ultrasound conditions. The enantioselective synthesis of the exo/endo compounds 5c,d and 5'c,d was achieved starting from the chiral menthyl acrylates 12b,c using Mg(ClO(4))(2) as the catalyst and ultrasound. The cycloadducts were obtained in very good yield, in mild conditions, in short time, and in good diastereomeric excess (exo, 80%; endo, 87%). Finally, the use of alkylidene-oxazolones or acrylates and EtAlCl(2) or Mg(ClO(4))(2) as the catalyst allowed control of the cycloaddition reaction in favor of the exo or endo products.     

Enantio- and diastereoselective organocatalytic α-alkylation of aldehydes with 3-substituted 2-(bromomethyl)acrylates

The catalytic direct α-alkylation of aldehydes with 2-(bromomethyl)acrylates has been accomplished, giving rise to α-branched and functionalized aldehydes of high diastereo- and enantiopurity. The influence of the nature of the ester group of the acrylates in reaction stereoselectivity and especially in reactivity is investigated. Optimum conditions implicate the use of phenyl acrylates in conjunction with organocatalyst 8. Application of thus obtained adducts in synthesis is illustrated with a concise stereocontrolled preparation of trisubstituted cyclopentenes.     

Influence of the secondary functionality on the radical‐vinyl chemistry of highly reactive monoacrylates

The impact of secondary functionalities on the radical‐vinyl chemistry of monoacrylates characterized by secondary functionalities that dramatically enhance their polymerization rate was elucidated utilizing experimental and computational techniques. Firstly, bulk interactions affecting the acrylate reactivity towards photopolymerization were removed by polymerizing at 5 wt % monomer in 1,4‐dioxane. Following deconvolution of bulk interactions impacting reactivity towards photopolymerization, a linear correlation between average polymerization rates and Michael addition reaction rate constants was observed on a logarithmic scale. This result indicates that the presence of the secondary functionality intramolecularly alters the monomer chemistry in a manner which impacts both of these distinct reaction types in a similar manner. These monomers exhibited reduced activation energies in both Michael addition and photopolymerization reactions as compared to hexyl acrylate. Reduction up to 20 ± 8 kJ mole^?1was observed for Michael addition reactions and 12 ± 1 kJ mole^?1 for photopolymerization reactions, thereby explaining the higher reactivity of the acrylates characterized by the secondary functionalities. Cyclic voltammetry experiments conducted to investigate the nature of the acrylic double bonds indicated that the rapidly polymerizing acrylates are more readily reduced as compared to traditional acrylates. Further, a distinct monotonic correlation of the irreversible cathodic peak potentials of the (meth)acrylates to photopolymerization and Michael addition reactivity was observed. The computationally estimated acrylic LUMO energies characterized by the secondary functionalities (?2.3 eV to ?2.7 eV) were also found to be lower relative to hexyl acrylate (?2.2 eV). © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 4859–4870, 2009     

溶有增粘树脂的丙烯酸酯乳液共聚及压敏胶的性能

用一步法将溶有松香或氢化松香的丙烯酸酯单体进行乳液共聚合时，由于增粘树脂分子的自由基链转移作用使单体的转化率明显降低．先将大部分丙烯酸酯单体进行乳液共聚制得种子乳液，再将溶有增粘树脂的剩余丙烯酸酯单体加到种子乳液中进行第二步乳液共聚合，可显著提高单体的总转化率．用ＴＥＭ对分步聚合所得复合乳液的粒子形态进行了观察并对第二步乳液共聚合的机理进行了讨论．用分步乳液共聚合的方法制得的增粘树脂 丙烯酸酯复合乳液共聚物的压敏胶粘性能较一步法有很大的提高．     

Optimising stereoselectivity in intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of pentadienyl acrylates: synthetic and computational investigations into the "steric directing group" approach

Experimental conditions for the intramolecular cycloaddition of four related pentadienyl acrylates 3, 4, 5 and 6 are reported. In contrast with several previous reports, pentadienyl acrylates do undergo synthetically useful intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions: 3, 4, 5 and 6 cyclise at reasonable rates at temperatures of 132-180 degrees C at atmospheric pressure in moderate to good yields. The stereochemical outcome of each of these reactions was accurately measured and the results are in good agreement with transition structure populations predicted using B3LYP/6-31+G(d) theory. The parent system 3 cyclises with moderate endo selectivity; the presence of either a C5-methyl substituent or a C3-bromine atom results in a slight shift towards the trans-fused exo stereoisomer but--overall--a less selective reaction. The presence of both C3-Br and C5-CH3 substituents results in a marked improvement in stereoselectivity with the exo,lk-product predominating. Interpretation of B3LYP/6-31+G(d) transition structures allows insights into the improvement in stereoselectivity obtained by incorporating a removable "steric directing group" into a 5-methyl-1,3,8-nonatriene precursor.     

Substituent effects in free radical copolymerization of substituted styrenes with acrylates and methacrylates

Relative reactivity ratios have been determined for o-chlorostyrene with five lower acrylates and methacrylates, respectively, and for methyl acrylate with a number of substituted styrenes in free-radical copolymerization. Analysis of the data shows that: (a) acrylates are less reactive than methacrylates with o-chlorostyrene; (b) length of the side chain has little or no effect in methacrylates, but its effect is pronounced in acrylates with respect to their reactivity ratios; (c) chlorine substitution in the side chain of either acrylates or methacrylates has a significant influence on the reactivity ratio; (d) relative reactivity ratio data for methyl acrylate with substituted styrenes fail to show the expected relationship between monomer structure and resonance theory, inductive effect and, consequently, the Hammett σ values.     

Photocyclization reactions. Part 4 . Synthesis of naphtho[1,8-bc]-furans and cyclohepta[cd]benzofurans using photocyclization of Ethyl 2-(8-Oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyloxy)acetates and ethyl 2-(5-Oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-4-yloxy)acetates

Photocyclization reactions were carried out on ethyl 2-(8-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyloxy)acetates 1a-e and ethyl 2-(5-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-4-yloxy)acetates 2a-e in acetonitrile. Irradiation of 1a-e gave naphtho[1,8-bc]furanols 3a-e and naphtho[1,8-bc]furans 4a-e in 33–83% yields and ethyl acrylates 5b-d were produced in 3–25% yields during irradiation of 1b-d . On the other hand, 2a-e afforded cyclohepta[ad|benzofuranols 6a-e and cyclohepta[ad]benzofurans 7a-e in 44–87% yields. Ethyl acrylates 8b-d were also produced in 7–43% yields from irradiation of 2b-d . Substituent effects on photocyclization and reaction pathways are discussed.     

Electron beam curable branched chain polyurethane acrylates for magnetic media coatings

Electron beam curable binder resins have been studied to realize the high quality magnetic coatings. It was supposed that resibs with a higher crosslink density could lead to magnetic coatings with higher abrasion resistance. Branched chain polyurethane acrylates show a higher degree of cure by irradiation with an electron beam in comparison with linear polyurethane acrylates.This paper describes the potential wear resistance between properties of magnetic coatings and the physical properties of the cured unpigmented branched chain polyurethane acrylates that were used as the binder resins.     

Atom‐Transfer Radical Polymerization of Acrylates in an Ionic Liquid

The atom‐transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of acrylates in 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate was investigated. The solubility of the acrylates in the ionic liquid depends on the substituent. The homogeneous polymerization of methyl acrylate gives polymers with M̄_n close to the calculated value and relatively narrow polydispersity. In heterogeneous polymerizations of higher acrylates, with the catalyst present in the ionic liquid phase, deviations from ideal behavior are observed although the polymerization of butyl acrylate approaches the conditions of a controlled polymerization.     

Pulsed Initiation Polymerization Applied to Acrylate Monomers: Sources of Experimental Failure

Up to date, problems exist with the determination of k_p values with respect to acrylates. The pulsed laser polymerization (PLP) data published so far only give consistent values of k_p for temperatures below 30°C for acrylates. Recently, new insights in acrylate reactions seem to offer a plausible explanation for the failure of the pulsed initiation polymerization (PIP) experiment for acrylates that will be discussed here.     

Radical copolymerization of 2-methoxy-4-formylphenyl (meth)acrylates with L-(−)-menthyl (meth)acrylates

The radical copolymerization of 2-methoxy-4-formylphenyl (meth)acrylates with L-(?)-menthyl (meth)acrylates has been studied, and the reactivity ratios have been determined. It has been found that the bulk copolymerization of these monomers% results in insoluble copolymers when the content of 2-methoxy-4-formylphenyl (meth)acrylates in the pristine mixture exceeds 36 mol % and conversion exceeds ～30%. However, in the course of this reaction, soluble copolymers are formed in solution.