The co-cyclotrimerization of hexynes and phenylacetylene with niobium(V) chloride as catalyst

Various alkynes were cyclotrimerized with NbCl₅ as catalyst and C₂H₅AlCl₂ as co-catalyst at an Al/Nb molar ratio = 2 in CCl₄ at room temperature and pressure. The tendency of the alkynes to cyclotrimerize decreased in the following order: phenylacetylene > hex-1-yne > hex-2-yne ~ hex-3-yne ~ oct-4-yne If phenylacetylene (X) was co-cyclotrimerized with another alkyne (Y), four different cyclotrimers were found, as represented by the following equation: X + Y → X₃ + X₂Y + XY₂ + Y₃ If the amount of cyclotrimers formed is plotted against the phenylacetylene mole fraction, a statistically random distribution of the products is observed. Differences with regard to the ideal random case are attributed to a polymerization reaction. During the cyclo-trimerization process there is therefore a statistically random coordination of the alkynes on the catalytic species, after which ring closure occurs to form the cyclotrimeric products.     

Efficient synthesis of enynes by tetraphosphine-palladium-catalysed reaction of vinyl bromides with terminal alkynes

Through the use of [PdCl(C₃H₅)]₂/cis,cis,cis-1,2,3,4-tetrakis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)cyclopentane as catalyst, a range of vinyl bromides undergoes Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction with a variety of alkynes, leading to the corresponding 1,3-enynes in good yields. The reaction tolerates several alkynes such as phenylacetylene, dec-1-yne, 2-methylbut-1-en-3-yne a range of alk-1-ynols, 3,3-diethoxyprop-1-yne and a propargyl amine. Higher reactions rates were observed in the presence of phenylacetylene, dec-1-yne, but-3-yn-1-ol, pent-4-yn-1-ol, 3,3-diethoxyprop-1-yne or 1,1-dipropyl-2-propynylamine than with propargyl alcohol, 3-methoxy-prop-1-yne or 2-methylbut-1-en-3-yne. This catalyst can be used at low loading even for reactions of sterically hindered vinyl bromides such as bromotriphenylethylene or 2-bromo-3-methyl-but-2-ene.     

Kinetics of competitive pathways in the thermal unimolecular decomposition of hex-1-yne

The thermal unimolecular decomposition of hex-1-yne has been investigated over the temperature range of 903–1153 K using the technique of very low-pressure pyrolysis (VLPP). The reaction proceeds via the competitive pathways of C₃? C₄ fission and molecular retro-ene decomposition, with the latter being the major pathway under the experimental conditions. RRKM calculations, generalized to take into account two competing pathways, show that the experimental unimolecular rate constants are consistent with the high-pressure Arrhenius parameters at 1100 K given by and where θ = 2.303 RT kcal/mol and the A factors were assigned from the results of recent shock-tube studies of hex-1-yne and related alkynes. The results for C? C fission are consistent with previous VLPP and shock-tube determinations of the propargyl resonance energy, and the parameters for the molecular pathway are consistent with systematic trends for the retro–ene decomposition of unsaturated hydrocarbons.     

Thermodynamics of isomeric hexynes + MTBE binary mixtures

The vapor pressures of liquid hex-1-yne or hex-2-yne + methyl 1,1-dimethylethyl ether (MTBE) binary mixtures and of the three pure components were measured by a static method at several temperatures between 263 and 343 K. These data were correlated with the Antoine equation. Excess molar Gibbs energies G^E were calculated for several constant temperatures, taking into account the vapor-phase imperfection in terms of the second molar virial coefficients, and were fitted to the Redlich–Kister equation. Calorimetric excess enthalpy H^E measurements, for these binary mixtures, are also reported at 298.15 K. The experimental VLE and H^E data were used, examining the binary mixtures hex-1-yne or hex-2-yne + MTBE in the framework of the DISQUAC and modified UNIFAC (Do) models. The DISQUAC calculations, reporting a new set of interaction parameters for the contact carbon–carbon triple bond/oxygen ether, is regarded as a preliminary approach.     

Coupling reactions of aryl bromides with 1-alkynols catalysed by a tetraphosphine/palladium catalyst

cis,cis,cis-1,2,3,4-Tetrakis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)cyclopentane/[PdCl(C₃H₅)]₂ system catalyses efficiently the coupling reactions of aryl halides with a variety of alkynols such as propargyl alcohol, but-1-yn-4-ol, pent-1-yn-5-ol or hex-1-yn-6-ol. The catalyst can be used at low loading. Higher reaction rates were observed in the presence of but-1-yn-4-ol, pent-1-yn-5-ol or hex-1-yn-6-ol than with propargyl alcohol. The protection of the alcohol functions as an ether or a silyloxy group led generally to similar or better results than the reactions performed with the unprotected alcohols.     

Chlorochalcogenation of acetylenes with benzenesulfen-(or selenen)amides and Tin(IV) chloride

Benzenesulfenamides and benzeneselenenamides reacted with terminal and internal acetylenes (hex-1-yne, phenylacetylene, hex-3-yne, but-2-yne-1,4-diol, and diphenylacetylene) in the presence of SnCl₄ to give the corresponding chloroethenyl sulfides and selenides. From symmetric acetylenes, only E isomers (E)-ArXCR=CClR (X = S, Ar = Ph, 4-ClC₆H₄; R = Et, Ph, HOCH₂; X = Se, Ar = Ph, R = Et) were formed. The reactions of benzenesulfenamide with terminal acetylenes, apart from the corresponding Markownikoff and anti-Markownikoff adducts (PhSCH=CClR and PhSCR=CHCl, R = Bu, Ph) gave ethynyl sulfides PhSC=CR (R = Ph, Bu) and cis/trans-isomeric 1,2-bis(phenylsulfanyl)chloroethenes PhSCR=CClSPh (R = Ph, Bu). The results were interpreted assuming intermediate generation of sulfenyl and selenenyl chlorides via reaction of sulfen-and selenenamides with SnCl₄.     

Kinetics of the thermal unimolecular decomposition of hex-1-ene-3-yne. Heat of formation and resonance stabilization energy of the 3-ethenylpropargyl radical

The thermal unimolecular decomposition of hex-1-ene-3-yne (HEY) has been investigated over the temperature range 949–1230 K using the technique of very low-pressure pyrolysis (VLPP). One reaction pathway is the expected C₅? C₆ bond fission to form the resonance-stabilized 3-ethenylpropargyl radical. There is a concurrent process producing molecular hydrogen which probably occurs via the intermediate formation of hexatrienes and cyclohexa-1,3-diene. RRKM calculations yield the extrapolated high-pressure rate parameters at 1100 K given by the expressions 10^16.0±0.3 exp(?300.4 ± 12.6 kJ mol^?1/RT) s^?1 for bond fission and 10^13.2+0.4 exp(?247.7 ± 8.4 kJ mol^?1/RT) for the overall formation of hydrogen. The A factors were assigned from the results of previous studies of related alkynes, alkenes, and alkadienes. The activation energy for the bond fission reaction leads to ΔH [H₂CCHCC?H₂] = 391.9, DH [H₂CCHCCCH₂? H] = 363.3, and a resonance stabilization energy of 56.9 ± 14.0 kJ mol^?1 for the 3-ethenylpropargyl radical, based on a value of 420.2 kJ mol^?1 for the primary C? H bond dissociation energy in alkanes. Comparison with the revised value of 46.6 kJ mol^?1 for the resonance energy of the unsubstituted propargyl radical indicates that the ethenyl substituent (CH₂?CH) on the terminal carbon atom has only a small effect on the propargyl resonance energy. © John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Carbonyl-yne reactions of 3,3,3-trifluoropyruvates

An efficient synthesis of trifluoromethyl-containing 2,3-allenols via carbonyl-yne reaction of 3,3,3-trifluoropyruvates with acetylenes is described. In the presence of MgBr₂·Et₂O the reaction of methyl trifluoropyruvate with hex-1-yne proceeds diastereoselectively. Trifluoromethyl-substituted 2,3-allenols can be stereoselectively transformed into trifluoromethyl-substituted 2,5-dihydrofurans on treatment with AgNO₃.     

1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions in the series of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-alkynyl-substituted uracils

Reactions of 1-(ω-bromoalkyl)-3,6-dimethyluracils and 1,3-bis(ω-bromoalkyl)-6-methyluracils with sodium azide gave the corresponding mono- and bis-azides. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of the latter with prop-2-yn-1-ol, hex-1-yne, and dec-1-yne in the presence of copper(I) ions afforded acyclic and macrocyclic uracil derivatives containing 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole fragments, which were subjected to quaternization with propyl iodide and methyl p-toluenesulfonate at the 1,2,3-triazole nitrogen atom.     

Relative reactivities of some dienes and acetylenes in copolymerization with sulfur dioxide

The reactivities of isoprene, piperylene,2,3-dimethylbutadiene, hex-1-yne, and phenylacetylene, at ?20°C, relative to that of cyclohexene, have been determined for the radical-initiated copolymerization with sulfur dioxide to form 1:1 polysulfones. The unsaturated hydrocarbons were copolymerized with sulfur dioxide in pairs and the composition of the terpolymers determined from the 100 MHz NMR spectra. The dienes react 11–15 times as fast as hex-1-ene, while hex-1-yne reacts 16 times more slowly. Phenylacetylene reacts 21 times as fast as hex-1-yne. The relative reactivities are interpreted mainly in terms of the effect of electron delocalization on the stability of the product radical.     

Trifluoromethyl substituted ring systems: synthesis,and reactivity towards metal carbonyls

Hexafluoro-but-2-yne and actafluoro-but-2-ene both readily add to cyclopentadiene. Similar Diels-Alder reactions occur between hexafluoro-but-2-yne and cycloheptatriene and cyclooctatetraene. 2,3-Bis(trifluoromethyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene reacts with chromium and molybdenum hexacarbonyls, and with enneacarbonyl di-iron to give metal complexes [M(diene)(CO)₄] (M = Cr, Mo) and [Fe(diene)(CO)₃], respectively. 6,7-Bis-(trifluoromethyl)tricyclo[3.2.2.0^2,4]nona-6,8-diene obtained from hexafluoro-but-2-yne and cycloheptatriene and 7,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)tricyclo[4.2.2.0^2,5]deca-3,7,9-triene formed from hexafluoro-but-2-yne and cyclooctatetraene also react with molybdenum hexacarbonyl to form complexes of molybdenum di- and tetracarbonyl groups, respectively. ¹H, ¹⁹F and ¹³C n.m.r. spectra of the compounds are described.     

Kinetics of the reaction of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>,<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-dimethylaniline with 1-bromoalk-2-ynes

Quaternization of N,N-dimethylaniline with propargyl bromide, 1-bromobut-2-yne, and 1-bromooct-2-yne were studied. It was shown that, with the lengthening chain of the substituent at the triple bond, the quaternization rate tends to increase.     

Regioselective synthesis of polyfluoroalkyl-substituted 7-(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-6,7-dihydro-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-indazol-4(5<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-ones

3-Polyfluoroalkyl-6,6-dimethyl-7-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-6,7-dihydro-1H-indazol-4(5H)-ones were synthesized with high regioselectivity by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of terminal alkynes (phenylacetylene, hex- 1-yne, hept-1-yne, and but-3-yn-1-ol) to 7-azido-6,6-dimethyl-3-polyfluoroalkyl-6,7-dihydro-1H-indazol-4(5H)-ones which were prepared by bromination of 6,6-dimethyl-3-polyfluoroalkyl-6,7-dihydro-1H-indazol- 4(5H)-ones with N-bromosuccinimide in anhydrous carbon tetrachloride, followed by treatment of the corresponding 7-bromo derivatives with sodium azide.     

The Synthesis of Boronolide

Racemic boronolide ( 1 ) is prepared in six steps in 4.4% overall yield from acrolein dimer 6 and 1-(trimethyl-silyl)hex-1-yne ( 8 ). The latter, by hydromagnesiation, is condensed with 6 to give the corresponding threo-allylic alcohol 13 (Scheme 2). Conversion of 13 to the erythro-allylic alcohol 5 (Scheme 3), bis-hydroxylation, and acetylation afford 1 .     

Photocycloaddition of N-methylthiophthalimide with alkynes

$\text{N}$-Methylthiophthalimide undergoes photochemical cycloaddition reactions with diphenylacetylene, hex-3-yne and bis(methylthio)acetylene to form spiro-thietes; in solution the spiro-thiete from the bis(methylthio)alkyne is in equilibrium with its ring-opened isomer.     

Cascade rearrangement in the reaction of methyl trifluoropyruvate sulfonylimines with terminal alkynes

Methyl trifluoropyruvate benzene- and methanesulfonylimines react with hex-1-yne and phenylacetylene to give methyl N-sulfonyl-4-oxo-2-trifluoromethyl-4-R-but-2E-enimidates. The reaction mechanism includes the formation of a six-centered bipolar ion followed by its cascade rearrangement.     

Platina-β-diketones as catalysts for hydrosilylation and their reactivity towards hydrosilanes

The platina-β-diketones [Pt₂{(COMe)₂H}₂(μ-Cl)₂] (1), [PPh₄][Pt{(COMe)₂H}Cl₂] (2) and [Pt{(COMe)₂H}-(acac)] (3) were found to catalyze the hydrosilylation of alkynes (hex-1-yne, hex-2-yne, hex-3-yne) and alkenes (hex-1-ene, styrene, trimethylvinylsilane) with methyldiphenylsilane (n_silane:n_substrate:n_Pt = 3000:3000:1, T = 27 °C, in C₆D₆). The comparison with the well-established catalysts from Speier (4) and Karstedt (5) exhibited up to twice as high activities for catalyst 1 and comparable regioselectivities. To get insight into the mechanism of the hydrosilylation, Si-H oxidative addition reactions towards the dinuclear platina-β-diketone 1 have been explored. Reactions of 1 with 2-picolyl substituted hydrosilanes of the type NSiMe₂H and NSiMeHN resulted in decomposition with the formation of platinum black, only. On the other hand, the analogous reaction with the 8-quinolyl substituted silane of the type NSiMeHN was found to proceed under loss of H₂ with the formation of a diacetyl(silyl)platinum(IV) complex [Pt(COMe)₂Cl(NSiMeN-κ²N,N′,κSi)] (23). DFT calculations gave insight into the reason for this different reactivity and into the course of reaction. For comparison, the reaction of 1 with bis(2-picolyl)amine was performed resulting under proton shift in the sense of an oxidative addition reaction in the formation of the diacetyl(hydrido)platinum(IV) complex [Pt(COMe)₂Cl(NNHN-κ³N,N′,N′′)] (25). The complexes 23 and 25 were fully characterized spectroscopically (¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁹⁵Pt, ²⁹Si NMR, IR) and by single-crystal X-ray structure determinations.     

The synthesis,structure and reactions of the novel cationic bisbut-2-yne complex [W(CO)(NCMe)(S2CNC4H8)(η2-MeC2Me)2][BPh4]

The complex [WI(CO)(S₂CNC₄H₈)(η²-MeC₂Me)₂] reacts with an equimolar amount of Na[BPh₄] in acetonitrile at room temperature to give the cationic bisbut-2-yne complex [W(CO)(NCMe)(S₂CNC₄H₈)(η²-MeC₂Me)₂][BPh₄] (1) by replacement of an iodide ligand by acetonitrile. The crystal structure of 1 has been determined and reveals a pseudo-octahedral geometry with the mid points of the two cis-but-2-yne ligands approximately coplanar with the sulphur atoms of the dithiocarbamate ligand. Carbon monoxide and acetonitrile occupy the axial sites. ¹³C NMR spectroscopy shows the two but-2-yne ligands in 1 donate a total of 6 electrons to the tungsten. Preliminary studies of the chemistry of 1 are also described.     

Kinetics and products of propargyl (C3H3) radical self‐reactions and propargyl‐methyl cross‐combination reactions

Propargyl (HCC CH₂) and methyl radicals were produced through the 193‐nm excimer laser photolysis of mixtures of C₃H₃Cl/He and CH₃N₂CH₃/He, respectively. Gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric (GC/MS) product analyses were employed to characterize and quantify the major reaction products. The rate constants for propargyl radical self‐reactions and propargyl‐methyl cross‐combination reactions were determined through kinetic modeling and comparative rate determination methods. The major products of the propargyl radical combination reaction, at room temperature and total pressure of about 6.7 kPa (50 Torr) consisted of three C₆H₆ isomers with 1,5‐hexadiyne(CHC CH₂ CH₂ CCH, about 60%); 1,2‐hexadiene‐5yne (CH₂CC CH₂ CCH, about 25%); and a third isomer of C₆H₆ (∼15%), which has not yet been, with certainty, identified as being the major products. The rate constant determination in the propargyl‐methyl mixed radical system yielded a value of (4.0 ± 0.4) × 10⁻¹¹ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹ for propargyl radical combination reactions and a rate constant of (1.5 ± 0.3) × 10⁻¹⁰ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹ for propargyl‐methyl cross‐combination reactions. The products of the methyl‐propargyl cross‐combination reactions were two isomers of C₄H₆, 1‐butyne (about 60%) and 1,2‐butadiene (about 40%). © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 32: 118–124, 2000     

Übergangsmetall-Organoverbindungen in superkritischem Kohlendioxid: Löslichkeiten,Reaktionen, Katalysen

Organometallics of Transition Metals in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Solubilities, Reactions, Catalysis Monomeric compounds of the type Cp₂M (p. e. M = Fe, Co, Ni) are soluble in liquid or supercritical CO₂ (”︁scCO₂”︁”︁) without any reaction with the solvent. The polymeric compounds zincocene or manganocene form with CO₂ insoluble CO₂ insertion products. As well homoleptic metal carbonyls as a number of ligand-stabilized metal carbonyls are also soluble in scCO₂. Fe(CO)₅ reacts photochemically in this solvent to Fe₂(CO)₉ and thermically to Fe₃(CO)₁₂. The highly reactive (cdt)Ni(0) (cdt: cyclododeca-1,5,9-triene) is soluble in liquid CO₂. A reaction with the solvent could not been observed. Solved in scCO₂ (cdt)Ni reacts thermically to form Ni after a short time. CpCo(cod) catalyzes slowly the cyclo-cooligomerization of hex-3-yne with acetonitrile to form 2,3,4,5-Tetraethyl-6-methylpyridine. Propargylic alcohol reacts under formation of cyclotetrameres with a selectivity of 90% using (cod)₂Ni or (cdt)Ni as catalysts, hex-3-yne in and with carbon dioxide under selective formation of tetraethyl-2-pyrone when the catalyst system R₃P/(cod)₂Ni (R: Me, Et) is used. In situ IR measurements show that the catalytically active species will be desactivated by formation of nickel carbonyl complexes. The catalytic oxidation of cyclooctene to form cycloocteneoxid with t-BuOOH using Titan(IV)-isopropylate as soluble catalyst proceeds less selectively, however in the presence of Mo(CO)₆ the epoxid is formed in good yields and in a highly selective reaction.