Self-association of trimethylsilyl-3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-semiquinone

The reaction of sodium 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-semiquinolate with Me₃SiCl in THF leads to the formation of 2-(2-trimethylsiloxy-3,6-di-tert-butylphenoxy)-2-trimethylsiloxy-3,6-di-tert-butylcyclohexadien-3,5-one 1. On the basis of IR and UV spectroscopy and analysis of the reaction products, it has been determined that the cyclohexadiene structure 1 is preserved on heating to moderate temperatures or on reaction with water or HCl, but photolysis leads to its decomposition, and so does reaction with metallic sodium or alkali. A scheme of the process is propounded.Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 603600 Nizhnii Novgorod. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2385–2389, October, 1992.     

The reaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone and 3,6-di-tert-butylcatechol withtert-butyl hydroperoxide

Reaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone and 3,6-di-tert-butylcatechol withtert-butyl hydroperoxide in aprotic solvents leads to the generation of semiquinone (SQ^.H), alkylperoxy (ROO^.), and alkyloxy radicals. The reaction of SQ^.H and ROO^. produces 2,5-di-tert-butyl-6-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone, 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1-oxacyclohepta-3,5-diene-2,7-dione, and 2,5-di-tert-butyl-3,6-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone. The radical generated from solvent attacks SQ^.H at position 4 with C−C bond formation. 4-Benzyl-2,5-di-tert-butyl-6-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-diene-1-dione produced in this way is transformed into 4-benzyl-3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone under the reaction conditions. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 943–946, May, 1999.     

Synthesis,structure, and properties of 2-(triphenylstannyloxy)-3,6-di-tert butyl-1,4-benzoquinone

2-(Triphenylstannyloxy)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone (1) was obtained from the potassium salt of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone and triphenyltin bromide in methanol and characterized by x-ray diffraction analysis, electronic, IR, and NMR spectroscopy. According to x-ray diffraction data, the single crystal of1 has the structure of a chain metal polymer with bridging hydroxy-para-quinone ligands; the coordination number of tin is six. Complex1 is reduced by cobaltocene to the corresponding radical anion. In solutions,1 reacts with metal-centered radicals , and with formation of paramagnetic binuclearortho-semiquinone complexes.Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 603600 Nizhnii Novgorod. A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Heteroorganic Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2798–2804, December, 1992.     

Photolysis of 2-(Triorganostannyloxy)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-benzquinone-1,4 in Alkanes Solution

Abstract

Photolysis of 2-(trimethylstannyloxy)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-benzquinone-1,4 (I), 2-(triphenylstannyloxy)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-benzquinone-1,4 (II), and 2-(tribenzylstannyloxy)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-benzquinone-1,4 (III) by light with the wavelength 436 nm leads to the evolution of carbon mono- and dioxide and the formation of hydrocarbon radicals with their consequent recombination.

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT     

Reactions of lithium phenylacetylenide and lithium 3,3-dimethylbut-1-ynide with 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone. Molecular structure of 2,5-di-tert-butyl-8-(3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinon-4-yl)-8-phenylocta-2,4,6,7-tetraen-1,6-olide

Reactions of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone with PhC≡CLi and Bu^tC≡CLi are multistage processes. In the first stage, nucleophilic 1,2-addition of the organometallic compound too-benzoquinone occurs to form the corresponding hydroxycyclohexadienone derivative. In polar solvents, the latter undergoes rearrangement through insertion of the oxygen atom into the ring to form a new allenic organolithium compound. The reaction of the newly formed organometallic compound with the initialo-quinone occurs either as a one-electron transfer to yield lithium semiquinolate and a dimerization product,viz., 4,4′-bi(2,5-di-tert-butyl-9,9-dimethyldeca-2,5-dien-7-yn-1,6-olide), or as the 1,4-addition to yield 2,5-di-tert-butyl-8-(3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinon-4-yl)-8-phenylocta-2,4,6,7-tetraen-1,6-olide. The structure of the latter compound was established by X-ray diffraction analysis and by NMR and IR spectroscopy. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 351–356, February, 1999.     

ESR study of the effect of water on the kinetics of proton transfer and exchange in solutions of semiquinone radicals

The interaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxyphenoxyl with triethylamine in the reaction of proton transfer is catalyzed by water. However, the rate of proton exchange with diethylamine is independent of water admixtures in the reaction medium. ESR showed that the complexing of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxyphenoxyl with water leads to redistribution of the spin density.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1018–1021, June, 1994.     

N-amination of 2,6-di-tert-butylpyridine

Summary Despite its low nucleophilicity 2,6-di-tert-butylpyridine (DTBP) easily undergoes N-amination. Other hidered pyridines react similarly. Comparison of the NMR carbon chemical shifts of 2,6-disubstituted 1-aminopyridinium perchlorates and those of the respective 1-methylpyridinium salts shows that the changes are parallel. 1-Amino-2,6-di-tert-butylpyridinium perchlorate does not react withp-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde. However, other hindered 1-(4-dimethylaminobenzylideneamino)pyridinium salts were obtained by a standard procedure.

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N-Aminierung von 2,6-di-tert-Butylpyridin

Zusammenfassung Trotz seiner geringen Nucleophilie ist an 2,6-Di-tert-butylpyridin (DTBP) leicht eine N-Aminierung durchzuführen. Andere gehinderte Pyridine reagieren ähnlich. Ein Vergleich der NMR-Kohlenstoffverschiebungen von 2,6-disubstituiertem 1-Aminopyridiniumperchlorat mit denjenigen der entsprechenden 1-Methylpyridiniumsalze zeigt, daß die Änderungen parallel verlaufen. 1-Amino-2,6-di-tert-butylpyridiniumperchlorat reagiert nicht mitp-Dimethylaminobenzaldehyd, hingegen wurden andere gehinderte 1-(4-Dimethlylaminobenzylidenamino)pyridiniumsalze über Standardmethoden erhalten.

     

Reaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone with dimedone. Functionalized derivatives of hinderedo-quinones and catechols

The reaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone with dimedone in the presence of a catalytic amount of Et₃N occurs as repeated 1,4-nucleophilic addition-oxidation and isomerization of a tricyclic quinone into quinomethane. The intermediate products were isolated and characterized. Semiquinone complexes of quinones were studied by ESR in solution. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2206–2209, December, 1997.     

Study of the reaction of 3,6-di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butyl-<Emphasis Type="Italic">о</Emphasis>-benzoquinone with organozinc and organocadmium compounds

The effect of substituents in the reactions of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-о-benzoquinone with organozinc and organocadmium compounds, leading to three types of products: 3-alkyl-6-tert-butyl-о-benzoquinones, 4-alkyl-3,6-di-tert-butyl-о-benzoquinones, and 2-alkoxy-(or 2-phenoxy)-3,6-di-tert-butylphenols. Correlation analysis gave evidence to show that the first- and second-type products are formed by nucleophilic 1,2- and 1,4-addition, while substituted phenols result from single-electron transfer.     

Synthesis of magnesium catecholate and <Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-semiquinone complexes by oxidation of the metal with 3,6-di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butyl-<Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-benzoquinone

Oxidation of amalgamated magnesium metal with 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone (1) in different aprotic organic solvents afforded magnesium catecholate and bis-o-semiquinolate complexes. The catecholate derivatives of magnesium CatMgL₂ (Cat is the 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone dianion, L = THF or Py) were synthesized in high yields in pyridine and tetrahydrofuran, respectively. The reactions in diethyl ether or dimethoxyethane produced hexacoordinated metal bis-o-semiquinolates SQ₂MgL_n (SQ is the 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone radical anion, L = Et₂O, n = 2; L = DME, n = 1). The reaction with the use of toluene as the solvent gave a magnesium bis-o-semiquinolate complex containing the coordinated unreduced o-quinone molecule. The molecular structures of the [CatMgPy₂]₂ and SQ₂Mg·DME complexes were established by X-ray diffraction. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 92–98, January, 2007.     

Investigation of radical pairs produced upon pulse action of elastic waves on the 3,6-di-tert-butylcatechol-3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone-sulfur system

The pulse action of elastic waves on polycrystalline mixtures of 3,6-di-tert-butylcatechol and 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone produces radical pairs stable at room temperature, and the addition of polycrystalline sulfur considerably increases their yield. The dependences of formation and decay rates of paramagnetic centers on the composition of the mixture were studied. The threshold character of formation of paramagnetic centers at various powers of elastic wave pulse was established.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriva Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 864–868, April, 1996.     

Solid-phase oxidation of 2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol and 3,6-Di-tert-butylpyrocatechol in the presence of alkali and alkaline earth metal halides under elastic deformation

Solid-phase oxidation of 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol to give 2,2′,4,4′-tert-butyl-6,6′-bisphenol and of 3,6-di-tert-butylpyrocatechol to afford 3,6-di-tert-butyl-l,2-benzoquinone was performed in the presence of alkali and alkaline earth metals halides under conditions of modified extrusion. The formation of the corresponding metal 3,6-di-tert-butylsemiquinolates was registered by ESR method. The different behavior of chlorides, bromides, and iodides was observed and rationalized basing on the dissimilar complexing ability of halogens. The mechanism of activated oxidation was assumed. The study was carried out under financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant no. 96-03-33253a). Deceased.     

New lead(II) catecholate and o-semiquinone complexes

Lead(II) catecholate complexes were prepared by reduction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone and its derivatives with lead metal in THF. The molecular structure of the (CatPb)₄·(PbO)₂·6C₃H₆O complex (Cat is the dianion of 3,6-di-tert-butylcatechol), which was synthesized by hydrolysis of lead 3,6-di-tert-butylcatecholate in acetone, was established by X-ray diffraction. A series of lead(II) o-semiquinone complexes, which were prepared by the addition of the phenoxyl radical to lead catecholates or by oxidation of the latter with mercury(II), copper(II), or silver(I) halides, were studied by the ESR method. Lead(II) mono-o-semiquinolate complexes undergo symmetrization to form stable bis-o-semiquinolates, which were isolated and characterized in individual state. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1103–1111, July, 2006.     

Formation of high-spin complexes in reactions of oxides of the γ-Al2O3 type with radical pairs of sterically shielded semiquinones: A new procedure for the preparation of organometallic polyradicals and their ESR spectra

A new simple method was developed for the preparation of organometallic bi- and triradicals by the heterogeneous reaction of γ-Al₂O₃ or analogous oxides with free radicals generated in solution through the interaction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone with 3,6-di-tert-butylpyrocatechol. An explanation was offered for the plus sign of the dipoledipole coupling constant observed previously in the ESR spectra recorded in a superstrong field at low temperatures. Deceased. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 298–302, February, 1997.     

Low-temperature oxidation of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone and 3,6-di-tert-butylpyrocatechol with tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of aluminum, titanium, and zirconium tert-butylates

Systems consisting of metal (Al, Ti, Zr) tert-butylate and tert-butyl hydroperoxide oxidize 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone under mild conditions (room temperature, benzene). With (t-BuO)₃Al and (t-BuO)₄Zr, the major reaction products are 5-hydroxy-3,6-di-tert-butyl-2,3-epoxy-p-benzoquinone, and with (t-BuO)₄Ti, 2-hydroxy-3,6-di-tert-butyl-p-benzoquinone. Under the conditions of this reaction, 3,6-di-tert-butylpyrocatechol initially transforms into 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone. The reactions involve metalcontaining peroxides.     

Interaction of functionally-substituted 4-alkyl-2,6-di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butylphenols with hydrohalic acids

Reactions of 4-alkyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenols containing OH, SH, COOH, and COOMe groups in their para substituents with hydrogen chloride and hydrohalic acids were studied. One-step transformations of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-(ω-hydroxyalkyl)phenols to the corresponding 4-(ω-halogenoalkyl)phenols, as well as of 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid and its esters to phloretic acid were proposed. 4-(3-Mercaptopropyl)phenol upon heating with conc. HBr undergoes condensation to 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propyl 4-(3-mercaptopropyl)phenyl sulfide as the main product. Dedicated to the memory of Academician N. N. Vorozhtsov on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1078–1083, June, 2007.     

Alkoxylation of 3,6-di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone. New bis-1,2-benzoquinones

Alkoxylation of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone with a number of diols, including propane-1,3-diol, butane-1,4-diol, di-, and triethylene glycols, and cyclohexane-1,4-diyldimethanol, was studied. Nine new 4-alkoxy-3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinones were synthesized, four of which were bis-1,2-benzoquinones with different tethers (6–13 atoms) between the quinone fragments. Depending on the length of the chain between the hydroxy groups in glycols, bicyclic 4,5-disubstituted 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinones were formed or their stepwise alkoxylation occurred. The newly synthesized o-benzoquinone derivatives can be reduced with alkali metals to give radical anions and converted into semiquinone chelates with manganese carbonyl.     

Oxidative addition reaction of o-quinones to triphenylantimony: novel triphenylantimony catecholate complexes

New catecholate Sb(V) complexes triphenyl(3,6-di-tert-butylcatecholato)antimony(V) Ph₃Sb(3,6-DBCat) (1) and triphenyl(perchloroxanthrenecatecholato)antimony(V) Ph₃Sb(^OXCat_Cl) (2) were synthesized by the oxidative addition reaction of corresponding o-quinones (3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone and perchloroxanthrenequinone-2,3) with triphenylantimony. Catecholates 1 and 2 can alternatively be synthesized by reacting the appropriate thallium catecholate with triphenylantimony dichloride. The oxidative addition reaction of an equimolar ratio of 4,4′-di-(3-methyl-6-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone) and triphenylantimony yielded 4-(2-methyl-5-tert-butyl-cyclohexadien-1,5-dion-3,4-yl)-(3-methyl-6-tert-butyl-catecholato)triphenylantimony(V) Ph₃Sb(Cat-Q) (3); in the case of a 1:2 molar ratio, complex 4,4′-di-[(3-methyl-6-tert-butyl-catecholato)triphenylantimony(V)] Ph₃Sb(Cat-Cat)SbPh₃ (4) resulted. Complexes 1-4 were characterized by IR- and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Molecular structures of 1, 2 and 4 were determined by X-ray crystallography to be a distorted tetragonal-pyramidal.     

Chlorination of 3,6-di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone in two-phase catalytic system

Chlorination of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone in a two-phase catalytic system (CH₂Cl₂, HCl- H₂O, H₂O₂, Bu₄NCl) led to halogen addition at the C=C bond, and subsequent dehydrochlorination of the adduct gave 3,6-di-tert-butyl-4-chloro-1,2-benzoquinone. Chlorination of the latter afforded 3,6-di-tert-butyl-4,5-dichloro-1,2-benzoquinone.     

Triethylantimony(V) complexes with bidentate O,N-, O,O- and tridentate O,N,O′-coordinating o-iminoquinonato/o-quinonato ligands: Synthesis, structure and some properties

The novel triethylantimony(v) o-amidophenolato (AP-R)SbEt₃ (R = i-Pr, 1; R = Me, 2) and catecholato (3,6-DBCat)SbEt₃ (3) complexes have been synthesized and characterized by IR, NMR spectroscopy (AP-R is 4,6-di-tert-butyl-N-(2,6-dialkylphenyl)-o-amidophenolate, alkyl = isopropyl (1) or methyl (2); 3,6-DBCat is 3,6-di-tert-butyl-catecholate). Complexes 1–3 have been obtained by the oxidative addition of corresponding o-iminobenzoquinones or o-benzoquinones to Et₃Sb. The addition of 4,6-di-tert-butyl-N-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)-o-iminobenzoquinone to Et₃Sb at low temperature gives hexacoordinate [(AP-AP)H]SbEt₃ (4) which decomposes slowly in vacuum with the liberation of ethane yielding pentacoordinate complex [(AP-AP)]SbEt₂ (5). [(AP-AP)H]²⁻ is O,N,O′-tridentate amino-bis-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-phenolate-2-yl) dianion and [(AP-AP)]³⁻ is amido-bis-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-phenolate-2-yl) trianion. The decomposition of 4–5 accelerates in the presence of air. o-Amidophenolates 1 and 2 bind molecular oxygen to give spiroendoperoxides Et₃Sb[L-iPr]O₂ (6) or Et₃Sb[L-Me]O₂ (7) containing trioxastibolane rings. This reaction proceeds slowly and reaches the equilibrium at 15–20% conversion five times more than for (AP-R)SbPh₃ analogues. Molecular structures of 1 and 5 were determined by X-ray analysis.