Kinetics of epoxidation of 2-methyl-2-pentene

The kinetics of epoxidation of 2-methyl-2-pentene with cumene hydroperoxide catalyzed by MoO₂ (acac)₂ has been studied in the temperature range of 35–65°C. The observed kinetic behavior is consistent with the formation of a hydroperoxide-catalyst complex and a simple competitive inhibition step, involving the formation of an inactive epoxide-catalyst complex. The reaction parameters have been calculated.     

Gas sorption-induced dilation of poly(4-methyl-1-pentene)

Sorption and volume dilation isotherms of semicrystalline poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (PMP) were measured using CO₂ and C₃H₈ as penetrants, which have sieving diameters of 3.3 and 4.3 Å, respectively. On the other hand, the PMP crystal has a void width of approximately 4 Å as estimated by X-ray diffraction, so it was anticipated that CO₂ would be able to sorb into the PMP crystal while C₃H₈ would not. The data show that C₃H₈ has a constant partial molar volume of approximately 87 cc/mol, just above the value reported in other rubbery polymers, and are consistent with the hypothesis that the C₃H₈ molecules are too large to sorb into the PMP crystals. The partial molar volume of CO₂ was found to be 39 cc/mol for CO₂ weight fractions of up to 0.03. Since the typical partial molar volume of CO₂ in rubbery materials is 46 cc/mol, the lower values in this study were attributed to CO₂ sorption into crystalline regions of the polymer, which provided no dilation. Application of a two-phase model using the assumption of Henry's law sorption showed that apparently all C₃H₈ sorption was occurring in the amorphous region but approximately 16% of CO₂ sorption occurred in the crystalline regions. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

固相微萃取-气相色谱法测定工业苯酚中的2-甲基苯并呋喃和2,4-二苯基-4-甲基-1-戊烯

建立了工业苯酚中有机杂质的固相微萃取-气相色谱(SPME-GC)分析方法。实验考察了SPME萃取温度和萃取时间的影响,同时也优化了热解吸时间。优化后的萃取温度为20 ℃,萃取时间为10 min,热解吸时间为30 s。使用此法对工业苯酚样品中的两种主要有机杂质进行了分析检测,结果表明: 2-甲基苯并呋喃和2,4-二苯基-4-甲基-1-戊烯分别在0.05～1.06 mg/L和0.05～0.99 mg/L范围内线性关系良好(r2分别为0.990和0.992),检出限分别为0.5和1.6 μg/L。在0.1 mg/L的添加水平下,2-甲基苯并呋喃和2,4-二苯基-4-甲基-1-戊烯的回收率分别为104%和113%。该方法具有简单、快速、灵敏度高等优点,适合于工业苯酚中这两种主要痕量有机杂质的准确定量分析。     

Equibiaxial deformation of poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) by a forging process

Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (PMP) has been uniaxially compressed by a forging (equibiaxial) process. The rheology of the process has been examined for this semicrystalline polyolefin, melting point about 235°C. The yield energy, area under the compressive stress-strain curve up to the yield point, as a function of temperature was found to consist of two linear components of different slope. These two linear relations arise from the glassy and crystalline phases of PMP. The intercept temperature (T_i) at zero yield energy for the glassy phase has been evaluated. The attainable maximum compression ratio without sample rupture (CR_max) increased steadily on increasing forging temperature above T_i, and below T_m. In this range, the crystalline relaxation temperature (T_c), evaluated from an Arrhenius plot of yield stress was 160°C. Above T_c, a CR_max of 240 was reached. This value is five times higher than that attained for isotactic polypropylene (i-PP). However, the draw efficiency evaluated by elastic recovery in the plane direction of PMP (0.76) is lower than for i-PP (0.97). Differential scanning calorimetry analyses showed that the melting peak became a complex doublet on increasing compression ratio ( > 100). The drawing and stress-strain behavior of PMP are compared with i-PP. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Reaction of perfluoro-2-methyl-2-pentene with cycloalkanone oximes: new examples of the Beckmann—Chapman rearrangement

The base-catalyzed reaction of cycloalkanone oximes (la,b) with perfluoro-2-methyl-2-pentene (PFMP) initially affords the addition products,i.e., fluoroalkyl ethers (2a,b). In the presence of KOH, the latter undergoes dehydrofluorination to give perfluoroalkenyl ethers (3a,b). Thermolysis of ethers3a,b results in compounds of two types — pyrrolines (4a,b) andN-perfluoroalkenyl lactams (5a,b). The latter are also prepared from PFMP and the corresponding lactams. The structure ofN-[perfluoro-(2-methyl-2-penten-3-yl)]-2-pyrrolidone (5c) was established by X-ray diffraction study.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1073–1077, June, 1994.     

Synthesis,characterization and catalytic performance of Mo based metal-organic frameworks in the epoxidation of propylene by cumene hydroperoxide

Two types of Mo containing metal-organic frameworks, denoted as Mo@COMOC-4 and PMA@MIL-101 (Cr), were synthesized respectively by a post-synthetic modification and a ship-in-bottle approach. The catalytic performance of both compounds in the epoxidation of propylene using cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) as oxidant was compared with MoO₃@SiO₂. A higher conversion (46.2%) and efficiency (87.4%) of CHP was observed for Mo@COMOC-4, whereas the heteropoly acids supported MIL-101 resulted in the decomposition of CHP due to its strong acidic character. Regenerability tests demonstrated that Mo@COMOC-4 could be reused for multiple runs without significant loss in both activity and stability. © 2017 Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.     

Kinetics of Hydroperoxide Epoxidation of 1-Octene in the Presence of MoB2

We have studied the kinetics of the process of epoxidation of 1-octene by tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of molybdenum boride MoB₂. We have studied the effect of the concentrations of starting materials and reaction products on the process. We suggest a kinetic scheme and we calculate the kinetic parameters of the process.     

Isotope effects and the mechanism of epoxidation of cyclohexenone with tert-butyl hydroperoxide

The mechanism of the epoxidation of 2-cyclohexen-1-one with tert-butyl hydroperoxide mediated by DBU was studied by a combination of experimental kinetic isotope effects (KIEs) and theoretical calculations. A large 12C/13C (k(12C)/k(13C)) isotope effect of approximately equal to 1.032 was observed at the C3 (beta) position of cyclohexenone, while a much smaller 12C/13C isotope effect of 1.010 was observed at the C2 (alpha) position. Qualitatively, these results are indicative of nucleophilic addition to the enone being the rate-limiting step. Theoretical calculations support this interpretation. Transition structures for the addition step lead to predicted isotope effects that approximate the experimental values, while the predicted isotope effects for the ring-closure step are not consistent with the experimental values. The calculations correctly favor a rate-limiting addition step but suggest that the barriers for the addition and ring-closure steps are crudely similar in energy. The stereochemistry of these epoxidations is predicted to be governed by a preference for an initial axial addition, and the role of this preference in experimental diastereoselectivity observations is discussed.     

Design and synthesis of the novel branched fluorinated surfactant intermediates with CF3CF2CF2C(CF3)2 group

Here we reported a novel and efficient method for the synthesis of the critical intermediates of branched fluorinated surfactants with CF₃CF₂CF₂C (CF₃)₂- group using HFPD as starting material. The reaction conditions were mild and easy to handle, which was promisingly applied to the industrial production.     

Olefin epoxidation with tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by MoO2X2L complexes: a DFT mechanistic study

DFT calculations suggest that the catalytic epoxidation of olefins by Mo(vi) complexes, modeled by MoO2Br2(MeN=C(H)-C(H)=NMe), in the presence of MeOOH, the model for tert-butyl hydroperoxide, starts with a hydrogen transfer from the peroxide to one of the terminal Mo=O oxygen atoms and the remaining MeOO anion binds as a seventh ligand, forming a five-membered Mo-O(alpha)-O(beta)(Me)...H-O-Mo ring held together by a hydrogen bond. In the second step, a concerted approach of ethylene to the Mo-O(alpha) bond gives rise to an intermediate containing a seven-membered Mo-C-C-O(alpha)-O(beta)(Me)...H-O-Mo ring. In the final step, decomposition of the intermediate leads to the starting complex, alcohol and the epoxide. The activation energy for the addition of the olefin (second step) is the highest one, in agreement with available kinetic studies showing that the catalyst formation is not always a rate-limiting step. DFT calculations also show that the alcohol by-product (MeOH) can react with the starting complex, competing with ROOH and hence leading to the progressive catalyst poisoning, which has been observed experimentally.     

On the activation of Mo2B and MoB catalysts in oct-1-ene epoxidation with tert-butyl hydroperoxide

The activation of Mo₂B and MoB catalyst in the epoxidation of oct-1-ene with tert-butyl hydroperoxide is reported. The activation process is described by the Avraami-Erofeev topokinetic equation and includes two successive steps, viz., the nucleation and formation of a new active phase. The epoxide is produced only when the activated form of the catalyst is involved. The effective and topochemical constants of the process have been determined.     

Reaction of perfluoro-2-methyl-2-pentene with thiourea

The reaction of perfluoro-2-methyl-2-pentene with thiourea in aprotic bipolar solvents gives 4,4-bis(trifluoro-methyl-5-(tetrafluoroethylidene)-2-aminodihydrothiazole, the structure of which was confirmed by ¹⁹F and ¹³C NMR and x-ray structural analyses. The mechanism of the reaction is discussed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 253–256, February, 1993.     

Phase-transfer oxidation of 2-methyl-1-naphthol into 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone in the presence of vanadomolybdophosphoric heteropolyacids

2-Methyl-1-naphthol is oxidized into 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (menadione) by air in the presence of vanadomolybdophosphoric heteropolyacids and their salts. The reaction proceeds in a biphasic system, and the yield of menadione is up to 85 %. The influence of the composition of the heteropolyacids on the rate and the selectivity of the reaction was studied, and the reaction mechanism was proposed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1208–1211, July, 1994.     

Kinetics of epoxidation by a Musa paradisiaca chloroperoxidase

Epoxidations of indene, styrene, 2-chlorostyrene, 3-chlorostyrene, 4-chlorostyrene, 4-bromostyrene, and naphthalene using Musa paradisiaca plant juice chloroperoxidase in the presence of H₂O₂ and t-butyl peroxide as oxidants have been studied. The steady-state kinetic parameters, K_m and k_cat of the enzyme for the above substrates have been determined. The temperature and pH optima of the epoxidation are 25°C and 6.2, respectively. The yield of styrene oxide in the presence of H₂O₂ was 44%. The results show that M. paradisiaca plant juice chloroperoxidase is a potential biocatalyst for organic epoxidation reactions.     

Molecular structure of 1-methyl-1-fluoroquasisilatrane (2-methyl-2-fluoro-1,3-dioxa-6-aza-2-silacyclooctane)

The molecular structure of 1-methyl-1-fluoroquasisilatrane (2-methyl-2-fluoro-1,3-dioxa-6-aza-2-silacyclooctane) MeFSi(OCH₂CH₂)₂NH (I) is determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction at 100 K. The coordination polyhedron of the silicon atom in this molecule is a slightly distorted trigonal bipyramid with an NH group and a strongly electron-withdrawing fluorine atom in the axial positions, and two endocyclic oxygen atoms and a CH₃ group in three vertices of the equatorial plane. The axial angle N→SiF is 171°. The length of the transannular donor-acceptor bond N→Si (2.058 Å) is as small as in 1-fluorosilatrane. The axial bond F-Si (1.660 Å) is longer than that in 1-fluorosilatrane and tetrahedral silicon compounds.     

Reaction of perfluoro-2-methyl-2-pentene with bifunctional mucleophiles

Conclusion Bifunctional O- and S-nucleophiles react with perfluoro-2-methyl-2-pentene to form five- and seven-membered heterocycles in a ratio which is determined by the type of nucleophile.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2066–2076, September, 1985.     

Radiation-induced copolymerization of hexafluoroacetone with 2-methyl-1-pentene

Copolymerization of hexafluoroacetone (HFA) with 2-methyl-1-pentene (2MP) in trichlorotrifluoroethane (R-113) was carried out by γ-ray irradiation in a low-temperature region of ?100 to 0°C. Though HFA does not homopolymerize and 2MP scarcely does, the copolymerization took place at various monomer compositions. The copolymerization rate and the molecular weight in the low-temperature region were much higher than those at 0°C. Above room temperature the copolymerization did not take place and only the adduct of monomers was formed. The copolymerization was inhibited to some extent by cation scavengers, but not by radical or electron scavengers. Elemental analysis and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra show that the copolymer consists of almost equimolar monomer units and has two types of structure, head to tail and head to head or tail to tail. It has been concluded that copolymerization probably proceeds via a cationic mechanism to form an alternating copolymer.