Addition–elimination versus Tishchenko reaction in the gas phase

Gas phase reactions of the substituted phenide ions with methyl formate have been studied. It was found that the results of these reactions depend mainly on the basicity of the phenide ion, which is related to the presence of the electron‐accepting or electron‐donating substituents in the benzene ring. It was shown that the phenide ions substituted with electron‐withdrawing groups react with methyl formate in the gas phase in a two‐step reaction. The first step that proceeds according to the typical addition–elimination mechanism results in the formation of the anion of the respective benzaldehyde derivative with the negative charge located either in the aldehyde group (acyl anion) or in the benzene ring (phenide anion) in position ortho to an aldehyde moiety. In the second step, the preliminary‐formed anion reacts with the second molecule of methyl formate yielding formally product of the second addition–elimination reaction. Theoretical calculations as well as collision induced dissociation spectra of the model compounds suggest that this reaction proceeds according to the Tishchenko reaction mechanism yielding the respective phthalide anion. According to our knowledge, this is the first example of the Tishchenko‐type reaction in the gas phase. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Gas phase reaction of heptafluoroisopropyl radicals with carbon tetrachloride

The reaction was investigated in the gas phase over the range 80–225°C using the photolysis of heptafluoroisopropyl iodide as the source of radicals. The rate constant, based on the value of 10^13.36 cm³ mol^?1 s^?1 for the recombination of i-C₃F₇ radicals, is given by where θ = 2.303 RT/cal mol^?1. Arrhenius parameters for chlorine abstraction from CCl₄ by CF₃, C₂F₅, n-C₃F₇, and some hydrogenated radicals are compared.     

Gas phase reaction of nucleogenic dimethylgermylium cations with benzene

Reaction of nucleogenic dimethylgermylium cations with benzene in the gas phase was studied by the radiochemical method. The formation of the products of germylation of benzene, dimethylphenylgermane, and phenylgermane is indicative of the formation of dimethylgermylium cations by the β-decay of tritium in the molecule of dimethylditritium germane. Dimethylgermylium cations are shown to undergo a rearrangement in the course of the reaction with benzene, which is consistent with the earlier results of quantum-chemical calculations.     

Gas phase reaction of dichlorogermylene with the chlorine-substituted ethylenes

Gas phase reaction of dichlorogermylenes formed in the systems GeCl₄-Si₂Cl₆ or Ge-GeCl₄ with 1,2-dichloroethylene and trichloroethylene was studied. It is shown that:GeCl₂ inserts into the C-Cl bond of 1,2-dichloroethylene and forms the derivatives with one or two trichlorogermyl groups. A specific feature of the reaction of:GeCl₂ with trichloroethylene was found. In this reaction the formation of only monosubstituted compounds like 1,1-dichloro-2-trichlorogermylethylene and 1,2-dichloro-1-trichlorogermylethylene takes place. The rule established is valid in general also for the reaction of trichloroethylene with dichlorosilylene, another analog of carbene. Reactions taking place in the course of synthesis of organochlorogermanes are considered.     

Gas phase unimolecular 1,1-hydrogen elimination: Reaction mechanism and isotope effect

The mechanism of unimolecular 1,1-elimination of H₂ from carbocations has been investigated by the semiempirical MNDO method in view of its very good performances in the analogous elimination from H₂CO. Contrary to previous suggestions, the critical configuration obtained at the MNDO level is characterized by a reduced symmetry with respect to the reacting molecule and by a very short H? H distance. RRKM computations of the rate constants and isotope effect employing MNDO results for the activation energies and vibrational frequencies indicate also that the present, nonsynchronous mechanism is compatible with all the available experimental data.     

Gas phase reaction of nitrogen dioxide with trimethyl- and triethylsilane

The reactions between nitrogen dioxide and trimethyl- and triethylsilane have been studied. Under certain conditions ignition can occur. The main features of the reacting system are discussed and a reaction mechanism is proposed.     

Gas phase reaction of NO2 with alkenes and dialkenes

The kinetics of the gas phase reactions of NO₂ with a series of organics have been studied at 295 ± 2 K. It was observed that only 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene and the conjugated dialkenes studied reacted at observable rates, with rate constants which ranged from 1.5 × 10^?20 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 for 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene to 1.3 × 10^?17 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 for α-phellandrene. These rate constants are compared with the available literature data and the mechanisms of these reactions are discussed.     

The photochemistry of hexafluoroacetylacetone in the vapour phase. Occurrence of a novel HF elimination reaction

Photolysis of the vapour of hexafluoroacetylacetone HFAA in its enolic form involves decomposition by two independent primary processes, one of which is a novel elimination of HF giving 2,2-difluoro-2,3-dihydro-5-trifluoromethylfuran-3-one: The HF is not vibrationally excited. Photolysis of the cyclic product of reaction (5) yields CF₂ radicals which, if HFAA is present, undergo an insertion into the enolic OH bond, (9) The infrared, ultraviolet, nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectra of HFAA and of the products of reactions (5) and (6) have been measured. Approximate quantum yields for reactions (1) and (5) have been obtained. Both ?₁ and ?₅ depend on pressure and the ratio ?₁/?₅ increases with temperature and decreased wavelength of photolysing light. It is proposed that the ratio ?₁/?₅ increases as the vibrational energy of electronically excited HFAA increases.     

Gas phase reaction between chromones and solvent in an electrospray ionization source

Chromones were measured by using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in negative mode. Interestingly, in addition to the deprotonated ion ([M ? H]^?), unexpected [M + 17]^? and [M + 31]^? ions were observed in high intensity when water and methanol were used as the solvent. Chromones with different substitutes were tested. Compared with the deprotonated ion, [M + 17]^? and [M + 31]^? ions were observed with higher abundances when the C‐3 site of chromones was substituted by electron withdrawing groups. Based on high performance liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry (LC‐MS), deuterium‐labeling and collisional‐induced dissociation experiments, a covalent gas‐phase nucleophilic addition reaction between chromone and water, and the formation of a noncovalent complex between chromone and methanol were proposed as the mechanism for the observed [M + 17]^? and [M + 31]^? ions, respectively. Understanding and using these unique gas phase reactions can avoid misannotation when analyzing chromones and their metabolites.     

Methyl and methane elimination in the gas phase reaction of zirconium atom with 2-butyne: A DFT study

<正>The mechanisms for CH_3- and CH_4-elimination in the gas phase reaction of ground-state Zr with 2-butyne has been investigated in detail using B3LYP method.For the elimination of CH_3,two mechanisms which are similar to those previously found for the reactions of Y and Zr with propyne are identified.The mechanism for the elimination of CH_4 was revealed as:Zr + CH_3C≡CCH_3→π-complex→TS(H-migration)→HZr-(H_2CCC)-CH_3→TS(C-C insertion)→(H_2CCC)-HZr-CH_3→TS(H-migration)→CH_4+ ZrC_3H_2.     

MP2 study of substituent effects of 2-substituted alkyl ethyl methylcarbamates in homogeneous, unimolecular gas phase elimination reaction

Møller-Plesset MP2/6-31G method was used to examine the gas-phase elimination of 2-substituted alkyl ethyl N,N-dimethylcarbamates. The results of these calculations support a concerted non-synchronous six-membered cyclic transition state mechanism for carbamates containing a C_β–H bond at the alkyl side of the ester. These substrates produce the N,N-dimethylcarbamic acid and the corresponding olefin. The unstable intermediate, N,N-dimethylcarbamic acid, rapidly decomposes through a four-membered cyclic transition state to dimethylamine and CO₂ gas. Correlation of the logarithm of theoretical rate coefficients against original Taft's σ* values gave an approximate straight line (ρ*=−1.39, r=0.9558 at 360 °C). In addition to this fact, when log k_rel is plotted against the theoretical log k_rel for 2-substituted ethyl N,N-dimethylcarbamates a reasonable straight line (r=0.9919 at 360 °C) is obtained, suggesting similar mechanism.     

Gas phase reaction of Cl atoms with a series of oxygenated organic species at 295 K

The relative rate technique has been used to determine the rate constants for the reaction of chlorine atoms with a series of oxygenated organic species. Experiments were performed at 295 ± 2 K and atmospheric pressure of synthetic air or nitrogen. The decay rates of the organic species were measured relative to that of ethane or n-butane. Using rate constants of 5.7 × 10^?11 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1, and 2.25 × 10^?10 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 for the reaction of Cl with ethane and n-butane respectively the following rate constants were derived, in units of 10^?11 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1: propane, (16.0 ± 0.4);i-butane, (15.1 ± 0.9) n-pentane, (31.0 ± 1.6); n-hexane, (34.5 ± 2.3); cyclohexane, (36.1 ± 1.5); methanol, (4.57 ± 0.40); ethanol, (8.45 ± 0.91); n-propanol, (14.4 ± 1.2); t-butylalcohol, (3.26 ± 0.19); acetaldehyde, (8.45 ± 0.79); propionaldehyde, (11.3 ± 0.9); dimethylether, (20.5 ± 0.8); diethylether, (35.6 ± 2.8); and methyl-t-butylether, (16.6 ± 1.2). Quoted errors represent 2σ, and do not include any errors due to uncertainties in the rate constants used to place our relative measurements on an absolute basis. The results are discussed with respect to the mechanisms of these reactions and to previous literature data.     

氟代乙烷消除反应的量子拓扑研究

有关卤代乙烷消除卤化氢的反应已有一些实验和理论方面的研究^[1～8].本文通过跟踪氟代乙烷消除反应的IRC途径,研究其在IRC途径上体系的拓扑性质,进一步阐明了该反应为一协同的非同步过程.     

Gas phase thermolysis of phenylazoethane

The pyrolysis of phenylazoethane has been studied in a stirred-flow system using cyclohexene as carrier gas at sub-ambient pressures, in the temperature range of 380–416°C. The activation energy is examined in relation to the C–N bond dissociation energy and the heat of formation of the phenyldiazenyl radical.

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, - 380–416°C. C–N .

     

Gas phase polymerization of cyclopentene

Pure gaseous cyclopentene is found to polymerize on a glass surface when the polymerization is initiated with tungsten hexachloride. The polymer thus formed is colourless and has a high molar mass with a narrow molecular mass distribution. Polymerizations are carried out in the 10 to 60° C temperature range. From kinetic measurements, an overall activation energy of 69,0 kJ is obtained for the conversion of gaseous monomer to condensed polymer. NMR analyses show a distribution of cis-and trans-configurations of the double bonds in the polymer and the absence of any detectable branching.     

Gas phase oxidation of tetrahydrofuran

The slow gas-phase oxidation of tetrahydrofuran was studied under static conditions at 220°C. The relative amounts of each product, if extrapolated to zero reaction time, show which are the primary reaction products, and the reaction stoichiometry was thus established. Rate constants for hydroperoxides production and consumption were calculated; these hydroperoxides are responsible for chain branching. Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide have been shown to be formed in the early stages of the reaction and not simply as end products of oxidative degradation processes. It has been found that at reaction times close to zero one tetrahydrofuran molecule may be attacked in one or several carbon atoms. 65.9% of tetrahydrofuran consumed in the first stages of the reaction forms succinic acid through a mechanism in which one molecule of fuel is attacked by two molecules of oxygen. More than 20% of the tetrahydrofuran molecules are attacked at least by three molecules of oxygen.     

Maximally inhibited gas phase elimination kinetics of methyl 3-bromopropionate

The gas phase elimination of methyl 3-bromopropionate has been studied in a static system and in vessels seasoned with allyl bromide. The reaction is autocatalyzed by HBr. However, under maximum inhibition with propene, the reaction obeys first order kinetics and is a homogeneous unimolecular elimination. The products are methyl acrylate and hydrogen bromide. The observed rate coefficients are represented by the Arrhenius equation: log k₁ (s^–1)=(12.94±0.46)–(214.5±6.0) kJ/mol/2.303 RT in the temperature range 400.1–449.9 °C and pressure range 49–98 Torr. The pyrolysis of methyl 3-bromopropionate is 3.5 times faster than that of ethyl bromide. This significant difference may be attributed to the greater acidity of the -hydrogen in 3-bromopropionate compared to that in ethyl bromide.

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3- , . HBr . . . , , : log k₁ (^–1)=(12,94±0,46)–(214,5±6,0) ·^–1/2,303 RT 400,1–449,9°C 49–98 . - 3,5 , . - - .

     

The unimolecular elimination kinetics of benzaldoxime in the gas phase

The kinetics of the gas‐phase elimination of benzaldoxime was determined in a static reaction system over the temperature and pressure range 350°C–400°C and 56–140 Torr, respectively. The products obtained were benzonitrile and water. The reaction was found to be homogeneous, unimolecular, and tend to obey a first‐order rate law. The observed rate coefficient is represented by the following Arrhenius equation: According to kinetic and thermodynamic parameters, the reaction proceeds through a concerted, semi‐polar, four‐membered cyclic transition state type of mechanism. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 39: 145–147, 2007     

Gas phase thermolysis of diisopropyl disulfide

The pyrolysis of diisopropyl disulfide was studied in a static system over the temperature range 274–304 °C at subambient pressures. The mechanism was examined by the pyrolysis of 3,4-dithia-2,5-dideuterohexane. The inhibited rate of consumption yielded the Arrhenius parameters logA=14.37±0.36; E_a=(192±4) kJ/mol.

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274–304°C . 3,4--2,5-. : logA=14,37±0,36; E_a=(192±4) /.