The cycloaddition of ethylene to butene-2. I. Stereochemistry of the reaction

The rate of the thermal cycloaddition of ethylene to cis and trans butene-2 has been measured at 693°K and at pressures of about 12 atmospheres. The ratio of trans- to cis-1,2-dimethylcyclobutane from the reaction of trans-butene-2 with ethylene was 5.1, obtained from the initial rates of formation of the products. Similarly, the ratio of cis- to trans-1,2-dimethyl-cyclobutane from the reaction of cis-butene-2 with ethylene was 2.8. The results show that the cycloaddition reactions are the reverse of the decomposition reactions of the dimethyl-cyclobutanes and may be interpreted in terms of a biradical intermediate. Several ratios of rate constants have been measured as well as the rate constants for the reaction of the olefins to form the intermediate biradical.     

Kinetics of the gas-phase reactions of Cl atoms with chloroethenes at 298 ± 2 K and atmospheric pressure

Using a relative rate technique, rate constants have been determined for the gas-phase reactions of Cl atoms with the cholorethenes and ethane at 298 ± 2 K and 735 torr total pressure of air. Using a rate constant of 1.97 × 10^?10 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 for the reaction of Cl atoms with n-butane, the following rate constants (in units of 10^?11 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1) were obtained: vinyl chloride, 12.7 ± 0.2; 1,1-dichloroethene, 14.0 ± 0.2; cis-1,2-dichloroethene, 9.65 ± 0.10; trans-1,2-dichloroethene, 9.58 ± 0.18; trichloroethene, 8.08 ± 0.10; tetrachloroethene, 4.13 ± 0.23; and ethane, 6.17 ± 0.08 (where the indicated error limits do not include the uncertainties in the rate constant for n-butane). A small amount of cis-trans isomerization was observed for the reactions involving the cis- and trans-1,2-dichloroethenes. These data are compared and discussed with the available literature data.     

Rate constants for the gas-phase reaction of ozone with 1,2-disubstituted alkenes

The gas-phase reaction of ozone with eight 1,2-disubstituted alkenes has been investigated at ambient temperature (T = 286–296 K) and p = 1 atm. of air. The reaction rate constants, in units of 10⁻¹⁸ cm³ molecule⁻¹s⁻¹, are 144 ± 17 for cis-3-hexene, 157 ± 25 for trans-3-hexene, 89.8 ± 9.7 for cis-4-octene, 131 ± 15 for trans-4-octene, 114 ± 13 for cis-5-decene, ≥ 130 for trans-5-decene, 38.3 ± 5.0 for trans-2.5-dimethyl-3-hexene, and 40.3 ± 6.7 for trans-2.2-dimethyl-3-hexene. Substituent effects on alkene reactivity are examined. Cis-1,2-disubstituted alkenes are less reactive than the corresponding trans isomers. The 1,2-disubstituted alkenes that bear bulky substituents (substitution at the 3-carbon) are ca. 3 times less reactive than the corresponding n-alkyl substituted compounds. The atmospheric persistence of 1,2-disubstituted alkenes is briefly discussed. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Studies on olefins. IX—proton NMR study of some CH2CR1R2 and CHR3CR1R2 alkenes

The proton NMR spectra of 2,3,4,4-tetramethyl-3-t-butylpent-1-ene rotarners have been completely assigned by low temperature NOE measurements. Chemical shifts and cis and trans allylic coupling constants are unambiguously determined. It is shown that other 2-substituted propenes can be assigned on the basis of the coupling constants, but not from the chemical shift data. In 1,2-disubstituited propenes, however, the transoid coupling constant falls in the range of the cisoid coupling constant values of the 2-substituted propenes. Coupling constants cannot, therefore, be used in the 1,2-disubstituted propene series as a criterion for determining structure.     

Isomerization of chemically activated bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene and related C6H8 isomers

Singlet methylene was reacted with cyclopentadiene to give chemically activated bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene (BCH). The rate of isomerization of BCH to 1,4-cyclohexadiene, 1,3-cyclohexadiene, cis-1,3,5-hexatriene, and l-methylcyclopentadiene is compared with calculated rate constants using the RRKM theory and measured or estimated thermal Arrhenius parameters. Subsequent isomerizations of the C₆H₈ products are also measured and calculated. These include 1,4-cyclohexadiene to benzene and the reversible reactions between 1,3-cyclohexadiene, cis-1,3,5-hexatriene, and trans-1,3,5-hexatriene. The results provide new data for several of these reactions which have not been observed in thermal studies. Agreement between the observed and calculated rates using the strong collision assumption is satisfactory except for the trans-1,3,5-hexatriene to cis-1,3,5-hexatriene reaction.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the N7-hydroxyalkylation of guanosine

The kinetics of the N₇-hydroxyalkylation of guanosine by the equally substituted epoxide, trans-2,3-epoxybutane, and the unequally substituted epoxides, 3-chloro-1,2-epoxypropane, and 1,2-epoxypropane in glacial acetic acid, have been measured by a spectrophotomeric method over the range 20-40°. Activation parameters have been determined. Comparative rates calculated from the ratios of second-order rate constants indicate that 1,2-epoxypropane reacts with guanosine about three times faster than does trans-2,3-epoxybutane and about two times faster than 3-chloro-1,2-epoxypropane. These results coupled with the results of a previous report on the structural analysis of the products from these reactions are consistent with a “push-pull” mechanism in which N₇ of guanosine reacts preferentially at the least substituted carbon of the epoxide with simultaneous transfer of a proton from acetic acid to the oxygen of the epoxide. The lower reactivities of trans-2,3-epoxybutane and 3-chloro-1,2-epoxypropane in comparison to that of 1,2-epoxypropane are discussed in terms of steric factors and electronic factors which determine the stability of the requisite transition state for a “push-pull” mechanism model.     

1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of electron-rich benzotriazol-1-ylpropenes

The preparation of trans-3-benzotriazol-1-yl-1-(N-rnorpholino)prop-1-ene ( 1 ), trans-3-benzotriazol-1-yl-1-ethoxyprop-1-ene ( 2 ) and trans-1,3-bis-(benzotriazol-1-yl)propene ( 3 ) and their reactions with a benzonitrile oxide ( 4 ), N-(2,4-dibromophenyl)-1-phenylnitrilimine ( 5 ), and p-nitrophenyl azide ( 6 ) are described.     

Reactions of azoles with tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane and 1,2-dichlorodifluoroethylene

Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane reacted with pyrazole and imidazole sodium salts to give mixtures of the corresponding N-(1,2,2-trichloro-1,2-difluoroethyl) derivatives and (E)-1,2-difluoro-1,2-dihetarylethenes. (E)-1,2-Difluoro-1,2-di(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1yl)ethene was also obtained as a result of replacement of chlorine atoms in 1,2-dichloro-1,2-difluoroethene. Analogous reaction with more nucleophilic imidazole involved replacement of not only chlorine but also fluorine atoms in 1,2-dichloro-1,2-difluoroethene, yielding tetraimidazolyl-substituted ethylene.     

Very low-pressure pyrolysis (VLPP) of penta-1,3-dienes. Kinetics of the unimolecular 1,4-hydrogen elimination from cis-penta-1,3-diene

The thermal unimolecular reactions of cis- and trans-penta-1,3-diene (c-PTD and t-PTD) have been studied over the temperature range of 1002–1235 K using the technique of very low-pressure pyrolysis (VLPP). c-PTD decomposes via 1,4-hydrogen elimination analogous to that previously reported for cis-but-2-ene. RRKM calculations incorporating a six-center transition state show that the experimental rate constants are consistent with the following high-pressure rate expression at 1100 K: where θ = 2.303RT kcal/mol, and the A factor was assumed to be the same as that for cis-but-2-ene. The activation energy is in excellent agreement with that obtained for cis-but-2-ene. t-PTD also undergoes decomposition by H₂ elimination presumably via the prior rapid isomerization to c-PTD the results are in exact agreement with those for c-PTD.     

Kinetics of the gas-phase reactions of NO3 radicals with a series of alkynes,haloalkenes, and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes

Rate constants for the gas-phase reactions of NO₃ radicals with a series of alkynes, haloalkenes, and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes have been determined at 298 ± 2 K using a relative rate technique. Using rate constants for the reactions of NO₃ radicals with ethene and propene of (1.1 ± 0.5) × 10^?16 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 and (7.5 ± 1.6) × 10^?15 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1, respectively, the following rate constants (in units of 10^?16 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1) were obtained: acetylene, ≤0.23; propyne, 0.94 ± 0.44; vinyl chloride, 2.3 ± 1.1; 1,1-dichloroethene, 6.6 ± 3.1; cis-1,2-dichloroethene, 0.75 ± 0.35; trans-1,2-dichloroethene, 0.57 ± 0.27; trichloroethene, 1.5 ± 0.7; tetrachloroethene, <0.4; allyl chloride, 2.9 ± 1.3; acrolein, 5.9 ± 2.8; and crotonaldehyde, 41 ± 9. The atmospheric implications of these data are discussed.     

Atmospheric reactions of chloroethenes with the OH radical

The kinetics and products of the homogeneous gas-phase reactions of the OH radical with the chloroethenes were investigated at 298 ± 2 K and atmospheric pressure. Using a relative rate technique and ethane as a scavenger for the chlorine atoms produced in these OH radical reactions, rate constants (in units of 10^?12 cm³ molecule^?1s^?1) of 8.11 ± 0.24, 2.38 ± 0.14, and 1.80 ± 0.03 were obtained for 1,1-dichloroethene, cis-1, 2-dichloroethene and trans-1,2-dichloroethene, respectively. Under these conditions, the major products observed by long pathlength FT-IR absorption spectroscopy were HCHO and HC(O)Cl from vinyl chloride; HC(O)Cl from cis- and trans-1,2-dichloroethene; HCHO and COCl₂ from 1,1-dichloroethene; HC(O)Cl and COCl₂ from trichloroethene; and COCl₂ from tetrachloroethene. In the absence of a Cl atom scavenger, significant yields of the chloroacetyl chlorides, CH_xCl_3?xC(O)Cl, were observed from 1,1-dichloro-, trichloro- and tetrachloroethene, indicating that these products resulted from reactions involving chlorine atoms. The yields of all of these products are reported and the mechanisms of these gas-phase reactions discussed. In addition, OH radical reaction rate constants were redetermined, in the presence of a Cl atom scavenger, for cis- and trans-1,3-dichloropropene and 3-chloro-2-chloromethyl-1-propene, being (in units of 10^?12 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1) 8.45 ± 0.41, 14.4 ± 0.8, and 33.5 ± 3.0, respectively.     

Alkene isomerization catalysed with platinum hydride complexes

The mechanism of but-1-ene, pent-1-ene and 3-methylbut-1-ene isomerization catalysed with trans-[PtH(SnX₃)L₂] (I, L = PPh₃, PMePh₂, PEt₃, PPr₃; X = Cl, Br) have been studied. Stoichiometric reactions of I with the alkenes proceed even at ?90°C giving cis-[Pt(alkyI-1) (SnX₃) L₂] (II). The equilibrium amounts of II are dependent on the nature of the phosphines, halogens and alkenes. The isomerization rates, determined at +20°C, change in parallel with the relative stabilities of II as a function of phosphine (PMePh₂ > PPh₃ > PAlk₃) and halogen (Br > Cl), and decrease with methyl substitution at γ- and δ- carbons of the alkenes. 2-Substituted alk-1-enes undergo no isomerization in the reactions under investigation. When L is PPh₃ or PMePh₂, the main platinum-containing species in the course of the isomerization are trans-[Pt(alkyl-1) (SnX₃)L₂], appearing as a result of cis-trans isomerization of II. The conversion of I, L = PAlk₃ into related trans-alkyl complexes, and oxidation of I, proceed more slowly than the isomerization of alkenes. The ratio of cis- to trans-alk-2-enes is dependent on the size of L and is a maximum for L = PPh₃.     

First report on the kinetics of the uncatalyzed esterification of cellulose under homogeneous reaction conditions: a rationale for the effect of carboxylic acid anhydride chain-length on the degree of biopolymer substitution

The kinetics of the homogeneous acylation of microcrystalline cellulose, MCC, with carboxylic acid anhydrides with different acyl chain-length (Nc; ethanoic to hexanoic) in LiCl/N,N-dimethylacetamide have been studied by conductivity measurements from 65 to 85 °C. We have employed cyclohexylmethanol, CHM, and trans-1,2-cyclohexanediol, CHD, as model compounds for the hydroxyl groups of the anhydroglucose unit of cellulose. The ratios of rate constants of acylation of primary (CHM; Prim-OH) and secondary (CHD; Sec-OH) groups have been employed, after correction, in order to split the overall rate constants of the reaction of MCC into contributions from the discrete OH groups. For the model compounds, we have found that k_(Prim-OH)/k_(Sec-OH) > 1, akin to reactions of cellulose under heterogeneous conditions; this ratio increases as a function of increasing Nc. The overall, and partial rate constants of the acylation of MCC decrease from ethanoic- to butanoic-anhydride and then increase for pentanoic- and hexanoic anhydride, due to subtle changes in- and compensations of the enthalpy and entropy of activation.     

The SO2(3B1) photosensitized isomerization of cis- and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene

The photolysis of SO₂ at 3712 Å in the presence of the 1,2-dichloroethylenes has been investigated at 22deg;C. The data are consistent with the SO₂(³B₁) photosensitized isomerization of the 1,2-dichloroethylene isomer. A kinetic treatment of the initial quantum yield data was consistent with the formation of a polarized charge-transfer intermediate whenever SO₂(³B₁) molecules and one of the 1,2-dichloroethylene isomers collide which ultimately decays unimolecularly to the cis-isomer with a probability of 0.70 ± 0.26 and to the trans-isomer with a 0.37 ± 0.16 probability. Quenching rate constants for removal of SO₂(³B₁) molecules by cis- and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene have been estimated from quantum yield data and from laser excited phosphorescence lifetimes using an excitation wavelength of 3130 Å. Estimates of the quenching rate constant (units of 1./mole ± sec) are for the cis-isomer, (1.63 ± 0.71) × 10¹⁰, quantum yield data, and (2.44 ± 0.11) × 10¹⁰, lifetime data; and for the trans-isomer,(2.59 ± 0.09)×10¹⁰, lifetime data, and (2.35 ±0.89) × 10¹⁰, quantum yield data. An experimentally determined photostationary composition,[cis-C₂Cl₂H₂]/[trans-C₂Cl₂H₂] = 1.8 - 0.1, was in good agreement with a value of 2.00 - 1.15 which was predicted from rate constants derived in this study.     

Kinetics of base hydrolysis of tris-(1,10-phenanthroline)iron(II) and of solvolysis of cis-dichlorobis(1,2-ethanediamine)cobalt(III) in water + diol mixtures

Rate constants for base hydrolysis of the tris-(1,10-phenanthroline)iron(II) cation and for solvolysis of the cis-dichlorobis(1,2-ethanediamine)cobalt(III) cation have been measured in binary aqueous mixtures containing 1,2-ethanediol, 1,2- or 1,4-butanediol, 1,2- or 1,6-hexanediol, 1-propanol, or t-butyl alcohol, at 298.2 K. Kinetics of base hydrolysis of the cobalt(III) complex have also been monitored in methanol-water and ethanol-water mixtures, again at 298.2 K. The observed reactivity trends are discussed in terms of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties of the respective diols. The dominant factor determining reactivity is hydration of the attacking hydroxide or leaving chloride, as is evidenced by the close correspondence between rate constants and transfer chemical potentials for these anions. The role of hydration has also been probed through the determination of activation volumes for these two reactions in 60% 1,4-butanediol. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Kinetics of the reactions of O3 and OH radicals with a series of dialkenes and trialkenes at 294 ± 2 K

Rate constants for the gas phase reactions of O₃ and OH radicals with 1,3-cycloheptadiene, 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene, and cis- and trans-1,3,5-hexatriene and also of O₃ with cis-2,trans-4-hexadiene and trans -2,trans -4-hexadiene have been determined at 294 ± 2 K. The rate constants determined for reaction with O₃ were (in cm³ molecule^-1s^?1 units): 1,3-cycloheptadiene, (1.56 ± 0.21) × 10^-16; 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene, (5.39 ± 0.78) × 10^?17; 1,3,5-hexatriene, (2.62 ± 0.34) × 10^?17; cis?2,trans-4-hexadiene, (3.14 ± 0.34) × 10^?16; and trans ?2, trans -4-hexadiene, (3.74 ± 0.61) × 10^?16; with the cis- and trans-1,3,5-hexatriene isomers reacting with essentially identical rate constants. The rate constants determined for reaction with OH radicals were (in cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 units): 1,3-cycloheptadiene, (1.31 ± 0.04) × 10^?10; 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene, (9.12 × 0.23) × 10^?11; cis-1,3,5-hexatriene, (1.04 ± 0.07) × 10^?10; and trans 1,3,5-hexatriene, (1.04 ± 0.17) × 10^?10. These data, which are the first reported values for these di- and tri-alkenes, are discussed in the context of previously determined O₃ and OH radical rate constants for alkenes and cycloalkenes.     

Reactions of cis-2-Boryl-1-stannylalkenes with Carbodiimides, Thiocyanates, Isothiocyanates, and Isocyanates

The reactions of (E)-2-diethylboryl-1-trimethylstannylbut-1-ene and (Z)-3-diethylboryl-2-trimethylstannylpent-2-ene with carbodiimides, methyl thiocyanate, thioisocyanates, and isocyanates were studied, and the products were characterized by multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H, ¹¹B, ¹³C and ¹¹⁹Sn NMR). It was found that carbodiimides bearing tert-butyl or trimethylsilyl groups at the nitrogen atoms do not react with (E)-2-boryl-1-stannylalkenes, in contrast to dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. There was also no reaction in the case of MeSCN. All other reactions proceed via a weak NB adduct formation in the initial step, followed by different rearrangements, depending on the structure of reagents as well as on the substitution pattern at the C=C bond in alkenes. New heterocycles are formed, in which the boron atom is either tricoordinated (1,2-azaborolenes, 1,2-azaborolan! es), a nd one ethyl group has been transferred to the neighbor olefinic carbon atom, or the boron atom is tetracoordinated (1,2-azaboratoles, 1,2-oxoniaboratoles), and the trimethylstannyl group has migrated to one of the heteroatoms of the heterocumulenes.     

Temperature‐dependent kinetic study for ozonolysis of selected tropospheric alkenes

Ozonolysis reactions of alkenes are suggested to play major roles in the chemistry of the troposphere. Rate constants for the gas‐phase reactions of O₃ with a series of alkenes were determined using relative rate technique based on GC/FID measurements of alkene decays. Experiments were carried out in air over the temperature range of 278–353 K at an atmospheric pressure of 760 Torr. An excess of 1,3,5‐trimethylbenzene was used as a HO radical scavenger in all experiments. Arrhenius parameters were calculated for ozonolysis of 1‐butene, 1‐pentene, 1‐hexene, 1‐heptene, 2‐methyl‐1‐butene, isobutene, trans‐2‐butene, trans‐2‐pentene, cis‐2‐pentene, trans‐2‐hexene, cis‐2‐hexene, 3‐chloropropene, 1,1‐dichloroethene, and isoprene from temperature‐dependent studies of the rate constants. The rate constants obtained in this study are compared with previous literature data. A good linear correlation between the logarithms of the rate constants and calculated HOMO energies of selected alkenes is observed. However, no clear correlation could have been drawn for chlorinated substituted alkenes. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 34: 678–684, 2002     

1H and 13C n.m.r. spectra of dichloro(trans-2-chlorovinyl)arsine

Proton and carbon magnetic resonance spectra of Lewisite or dichloro(trans-2-chlorovinyl)arsine have been measured and the results are compared with the n.m.r. spectral parameters of other trans-1,2-substituted ethylenes. The coupling constants can be rationalized by substituent electronegativity. The chemical shifts show an unusually large paramagnetic effect from the AsCl₂ group.     

Aquotisierung descis-di-isothiocyanato-bis-äthylendiaminchrom(III)-Ions in sauren Lösungen Kinetik und Mechanismus der Substitutionsreaktionen von Komplexverbindungen, 53. Mitt.

The aquation rate ofcis-[Cr(en)₂(NCS)₂]NO₃ has been studied at different temperatures and HClO₄ concentrations. The protolytic pre-equilibrium (1) as well as the parallel aquation reactions (2) and (3) have been assumed. Activation enthalpy and entropy values have been derived from experimental data for both aquation reactions. By presupposing a dissociation mechanism, the activation parameters obtained as well as those of the aquation of thetrans isomer, are discussed in terms of the electronic structure. Equilibrium constants of reaction (1) are compared to those of the analogous Co(III) complexes and are discussed.