Organotin polymers—II.Copolymerization parameters for tributyltin methacrylate with methyl acrylate,ethyl acrylate,butyl acrylate and acrylonitrile

Copolymerizations of tributyltin methacrylate (M₁) with methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate and acrylonitrile were carried out in solution at 70° using azobisisobutyronitrile as initiator. Copolymer compositions were determined by tin analysis; monomer reactivity ratios were calculated by Fineman-Ross and Kelen-Tüdös methods. The reactivities of acrylic esters decrease as the alkyl group becomes bulkier. Azeotropic copolymers could be formed from tributyltin methacrylate with butyl acrylate and with acrylonitrile. The structures of M₁ and its azeotropic copolymers have been investigated by infrared spectroscopy.     

Tributyltin Hydride-Induced Free Radical Deoxygenation of the Cyclic Thionocarbonates of Threo-2,3-Dihydroxy Esters and Ketones

Abstract: A practical and enantiospecific method for the synthesis of optically pure β-hydroxy esters and ketones is described. The key reaction is free radical deoxygenation of the cyclic thionocarbonates of threo-2,3-dihydroxy esters and ketones with tributyltin hydride.     

Microwave-promoted solvent-free synthesis of N-(diphenylmethylene)glycine alkyl esters

The efficient synthesis of N-(diphenylmethylene) glycine alkyl esters was achieved for the first microwave irradiation under solvent-free condition, using PEG or quaternary ammonium salts as phase transfer catalysts (PTCs). Under the optimum conditions, N-(diphenylmethylene) glycine alkyl esters were obtained in excellent yields in most cases.     

Reaction of the Reformatskii reagent obtained from bromotetrahydrofuran-2-one with 2-oxochromene-3-carboxylic or 3-oxo-3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-benzo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis>]chromene-2-carboxylic acid derivatives

The Reformatskii reagent obtained from 3-bromotetrahydrofuran-2-one reacts with alkyl esters of 6-bromo- and 6,8-dibromo-2-oxochromene-3-carboxylic acid or alkyl esters and N-benzylamide of 3-oxo-3H-benzo[f]chromene-2-carboxylic acid to form alkyl esters of 6-bromo- and 6,8-dibromo-2-oxo-4-(2-oxotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)chroman-3-carboxylic acid or alkyl esters and N-benzylamide of 2,3- dihydro-3-oxo-1-(2-oxotetrahdrofuran-3-yl)-1H-benzo[f]chromene-2-carboxylic acid as a mixture of two diastereomers.Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 74, No. 9, 2004, pp. 1513–1515.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Shchepin, Fotin, Shurov.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

Poly-α-n-alkyl Acrylic Derivatives: Synthesis,Influence of Molecuur Weight and n-Alkyl Group Length on Physical and Physicochemical Properties

Abstract

A series of α-n-alkyl acrylic acid monomers was synthesized and homopolymerized by a radical route. Methylation of polyacids using diazomethane led to the corresponding methyl esters and allowed physicochemical analysis. The thermal stability of polyacids and polymethyl esters is insensitive to the nature of the alkyl group and to the molecular weight. The glass transition temperature, T _g, classically decreases with increases in alkyl group length such as alkyl polymethacrylates. Molecular weight has a drastic influence on T _g for short alkyl groups.     

Convenient esterification of poly(γ-glutamic acid) produced by microorganism with alkyl halides and their thermal properties

The esterification of poly(γ-glutamic acid) (γ-PGA) produced by Bacillus subtilis F2-01 with alkyl halides was carried out at 60°C in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) in the presence of sodium bicarbonate to obtain the corresponding esterified γ-PGA. The thermal properties of these γ-PGA esters were examined by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry. γ-PGA esters were more stable than free acid type γ-PGA, which decomposed at 210°C. Melting temperature (T_m) of γ-PGA esters could be observed at 230-250°C. T_m of γ-PGA n-alkyl esters reached a maximum at an alkyl chain length of n = 3. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

3-aryl(alkyl)quinazoline-2,4(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>,3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-diones and their alkyl derivatives

Two-stage reaction of methyl anthranilate with aryl(alkyl) isocyanates in keeping with the quantumchemical calculations and XRD analysis resulted in 3-aryl(alkyl)quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones that by treatment with alkyl halides, phenacyl bromides, esters and amides of chloroacetic acid were converted into the corresponding 1-alkyl derivatives.     

Striking differences between alkyl sulfate and alkyl sulfonate when mixed with cationic surfactants

The properties of alkyl sulfate and alkyl sulfonate are similar except for their Krafft points. However, alkyl sulfate and alkyl sulfonate behave quite differently when they are mixed with cationic surfactants and show some totally unexpected results. In this work sodium alkyl sulfate (C_nH_2n+1SO₄Na,C_nSO₄)–alkyl quaternary ammonium bromide [C_nH_2n+1N(C_mH_2m+1)₃Br, C_nN, m=1–4] mixtures and sodium alkyl sulfonate (C_nH_2n+1SO₃Na, C_nSO₃)–C_nN mixtures were studied. It was found that, in contrast to the single surfactants, C_nSO₃–C_nN mixtures were much more soluble than C_nSO₄–C_nN mixtures. Besides, the two kinds of catanionic surfactant mixtures were quite different in their phase behavior and aggregate properties. The results were interpreted in terms of the interactions between surfactant molecules, which were very different in the two kinds of mixed systems owing to the distinction between alkyl sulfate and alkyl sulfonate in the molecular charge distribution.     

A Microwave‐Accelerated Esterification of α,β‐Unsaturated Acids with Alkyl or Aryl Carbonochloridate and Triethylamine in Acetonitrile as a Novel Esterifying Reagent Mixture

An efficient synthesis of α,β‐unsaturated esters by treatment of the corresponding acids with alkyl or aryl carbonochloridate, triethylamine, and acetonitrile was accomplished for the first time under microwave irradiation for 10 min. The esters 1b – 24b were isolated in 71–97% yield.     

An efficient FeCl3‐promoted O‐alkyl cleavage of esters to carboxylic acids

A reliable and practical procedure for FeCl₃‐promoted ester cleavage has been developed. Lewis acids including TiCl₄, ZnO and FeCl₃ etc. were investigated as promoters for O‐alkyl cleavage of carboxylic acid ester. Under optimal reaction conditions, FeCl₃ (1.5 equiv.) was found to possess the highest activity and efficiently enhanced dealkylation of aryl esters, alkyl esters and aromatic heterocyclic esters to give their corresponding carboxylic acids in 54–98% yield, the method provides a complementary access to dealkylation of ester under neutral condition. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation of polysiloxanes from silicic acid. VII. Effects of the degree of esterification and alkyl groups on condensations of silicic acid esters and formation of fibrous silica

Silicic acid esters were prepared by the reaction of the silicic acid in tetrahydrofuran with various alcohols such as such as methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol and 1-octanol, using an esterification apparatus designed especially to allow the preparation of silicic acid esters from alcohols with low boiling points or appreciable steric hindrance. With the intent of obtaining a spinnable ester solution by condensation of silicic acid esters, the effects of the degree of esterification (DE) and alkyl group on gel time and spinnability are investigated. An increase in the DE and the size of the alkyl group led to an increase in the gel time of the esters. Esters solutions with a good spinnability were prepared from n-butyl and isopropyl esters with DEs of 40–50%. In addition, the gel permeation chromatography of condensing esters with low DEs showed a rapid increase in molecular weight. The results showed that spinnability depended on DE and the ester's alkyl group. Fibers could be formed with length of about 10–100 cm from ethyl, isopropyl, and n-butyl esters with DEs 40–50% and with length of 10 cm from octyl ester with DE 26%.     

A highly stereoselective conversion of α,β-epoxy esters to α-hydroxy esters. An efficient route to optically active α-hydroxyesters

α,β-Epoxy esters were cleanly converted to α-hydroxy esters with retention of the configurations at the α-carbon atoms via MgI₂-promoted regioselective oxirane ring-opening followed by tributyltin hydride-reduction.     

Alkali Metal and Trimethylsilyl Carbamoselenothioates – Synthesis,Structure, and some Reactions

This paper describes the synthesis and some reactions of potassium, rubidium, cesium and trimethylsilyl carbamoselenothioates. The potassium salts were synthesized in 70–80 % yields by reacting the corresponding thiocarbamoyl chlorides with potassium selenide in acetonitrile. Furthermore, the rubidium and cesium salts were obtained in good yields by treating the trimethylsilyl esters with the corresponding metal fluorides. The crystal structure of acetonitrile‐solvated potassium N,N‐dimethylcarbamoselenothioate consisted of dimeric units, featuring μ‐carbamoselenothioate anions associated with potassium cations that are located on the upper and lower sides of a plane involving two opposing carbamoselenothioate groups. These heavier alkali metal salts readily reacted with alkyl halides to give both S‐ and Se‐alkyl esters. The reaction of the potassium salts with trimethylsilyl chlorides forms S‐ and Se‐trimethylsilyl carbamoselenothioates which are in equilibrium. The reaction of the salts and silyl esters with organo Group‐14 and ‐15 elements halides gave exclusively the corresponding Se‐substituted products in good yields.     

Competitive homolytic and heterolytic decomposition pathways of gas‐phase negative ions generated from aminobenzoate esters

An alkyl‐radical loss and an alkene loss are two competitive fragmentation pathways that deprotonated aminobenzoate esters undergo upon activation under mass spectrometric conditions. For the meta and para isomers, the alkyl‐radical loss by a homolytic cleavage of the alkyl‐oxygen bond of the ester moiety is the predominant fragmentation pathway, while the contribution from the alkene elimination by a heterolytic pathway is less significant. In contrast, owing to a pronounced charge‐mediated ortho effect, the alkene loss becomes the predominant pathway for the ortho isomers of ethyl and higher esters. Results from isotope‐labeled compounds confirmed that the alkene loss proceeds by a specific γ‐hydrogen transfer mechanism that resembles the McLafferty rearrangement for radical cations. Even for the para compounds, if the alkoxide moiety bears structural motifs required for the elimination of a more stable alkene molecule, the heterolytic pathway becomes the predominant pathway. For example, in the spectrum of deprotonated 2‐phenylethyl 4‐aminobenzoate, m/z 136 peak is the base peak because the alkene eliminated is styrene. Owing to the fact that all deprotonated aminobenzoate esters, irrespective of the size of the alkoxy group, upon activation fragment to form an m/z 135 ion, aminobenzoate esters in mixtures can be quantified by precursor ion discovery mass spectrometric experiments. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

3-Oxo-1,2-benzoisothiazoline-2-acetic acid 1,1-dioxide derivatives. I. Reaction of esters with alkoxides

Reaction of 3-oxo-1,2-benzoisothiazoline-2-acetic acid alkyl esters 1,1-dioxide ( 1a-d ) with alkaline alkoxides was carried out under various conditions. Under mild conditions, o-(N-carboxymethylsulfamyl)benzoic acids dialkyl esters ( 2a-d ) were obtained with good yields. Reaction of 1a-d or 2a-d with sodium alkoxides under drastic conditions afforded 4-hydroxy-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxylic acid alkyl esters 1,1-dioxide ( 3a-d ). Transesterification was observed when esters 1b-d were treated with sodium methoxide in methanol. Esters 3a-d were hydrolyzed in concentrated aqueous sodium hydroxide affording the acid 6 . Attempts to recrystallize 6 from water resulted in its decarboxylation to give 2H-1,2-benzothiazine-4-(3H)one 1,1-dioxide (7). Compound 6 could not be obtained by acid hydrolysis of esters 3a-d or by rearrangement of 3-oxo-1,2-benzoisothiazoline-2-acetic acid 1,1-dioxide ( 8 ). Different experimental evidence supports the suggestion that rearrangement took place by ethanolysis of the carboxamide linkage affording the open sulfonamides (fast step) followed by a Dieckmann cyclization (slow step). It was demonstrated that transesterification took place in the open sulfonamides 2 .     

Construction of C(sp2)−C(sp3) Bond between Quinoxalin‐2(1H)‐ones and N‐Hydroxyphthalimide Esters via Photocatalytic Decarboxylative Coupling

A novel visible‐light‐driven decarboxylative coupling of alkyl N‐hydroxyphthalimide esters (NHP esters) with quinoxalin‐2(1H)‐ones has been developed. This C(sp²)?C(sp³) bond‐forming transformation exhibits excellent substrate generality with respect to both the coupling partners. Of note, a series of 3‐primary alkyl‐substituted quinoxalin‐2(1H)‐ones that were difficult to synthesize by previous methods could be obtained in moderate to excellent yields. Additionally, the mild conditions, easy availability of substrates, wide functional group tolerance and operational simplicity make this protocol practical in the synthesis of 3‐alkylated quinoxalin‐2(1H)‐ones.     

Steric factors in the kinetically controlled direction of elimination of secondary and tertiary esters in the gas phase. The pyrolysis of 4,4-dimethylpent-2-yl acetate

The pyrolysis kinetics of 4,4-dimethylpent-2-yl acetate, in a static system and in a vessel seasoned with allyl bromide, have been studied in the temperature range of 300–350°C and the pressure range of 48–211 torr. The olefin products were 4,4-dimethylpent-1-ene, cis-4,4-dimethylpent-2-ene, and trans-4,4-dimethylpent-2-ene. The rate coefficient for the homogeneous unimolecular elimination of this ester is given by the following Arrhenius equation: log k(sec^?1) = (12.87 ± 0.31) ? (181.2 ± 3.4)kJ/mol/2.303RT. The direction of elimination of this acetate has been found to proceed to the formation of the corresponding olefin by kinetic control. The present data, together with other pyrolysis work subject to kinetic control, imply that the direction of elimination of bulky alkyl esters is determined by steric hindrance in the eclipsed cis conformation. However, further analyses reveal that if a series of esters are compared, in the case of a gradual increase of alkyl branching when adjacent to a hydrogen atom (alkyl–H interactions), the rate was determined by steric acceleration, owing to the crowding effect at the highly substituted carbon atom. Otherwise if this gradual alkyl increase in size happened to be adjacent to another alkyl substituent (alkyl–alkyl interactions), the rate was affected by steric hindrance of the eclipsed cis conformation.     

Synthesis of Secondary and Tertiary Alkyl Boronic Esters by gem‐Carboborylation: Carbonyl Compounds as Bis(electrophile) Equivalents

An unprecedent gem‐carboborylation of aldehydes and ketones provides access to various secondary and tertiary alkyl boronic esters. The addition of B₂pin₂ to a carbonyl compound generates α‐oxyl‐substituted alkyl boron species. Organolithium and Grignard reagents are then applied as C nucleophiles for the 1,2‐metalate rearrangement process. The organolithium reagents can also be generated by C?H lithiation or halogen/lithium exchange. The use of chiral ligands led to the generation of chiral alkyl boronic esters in enantioenriched form, demonstrating that the enantioselectivity of this transformation is catalyst‐controlled.     

Synthesis of pinacol esters of 1‐alkyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐5‐yl‐ and 1‐alkyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐ylboronic acids

Starting from 1H‐pyrazol, a wide number of 1‐alkyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐4‐yl and 1‐alkyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐5‐ylboronic acids and their pinacol esters were synthesized and characterized. The key step in the described methodology is the regioselective lithiation of the pyrazole ring. The synthesized pinacolates are stable under prolonged storage and can be used as convenient reagents in organic synthesis.     

Decarboxylative Conjunctive Cross-coupling of Vinyl Boronic Esters using Metallaphotoredox Catalysis

The synthesis of complex alkyl boronic esters through conjunctive cross-coupling of vinyl boronic esters with carboxylic acids and aryl iodides is described. The reaction proceeds under mild metallaphotoredox conditions and involves an unprecedented decarboxylative radical addition/cross-coupling cascade of vinyl boronic esters. Excellent functional-group tolerance is displayed, and application of a range of carboxylic acids, including secondary α-amino acids, and aryl iodides provides efficient access to highly functionalized alkyl boronic esters. The decarboxylative conjunctive cross-coupling was also applied to the synthesis of sedum alkaloids.