Nickel-catalyzed allyl-transfer reactions

The reaction of allylic compounds in the presence of some nickel catalysts has been studied. 2,7-Octadienyl isopropyl ether is converted into 2-methylenevinylcyclopentane in moderate yield by NiX₂(n-Bu₃P)₂-t-BuOK (1:2) (where X is Cl, Br, or NO₃) in ethanol. In amines the hydroxyl or ether group of allyl compound is smoothly substituted with the amino group; corresponding allyl substituted amines are formed in high yields. Allyl alcohol is selectively converted to diallyl ether in the presence of Ni(Acac)₂-n-Bu₃P-NaBH₄ (1:3:1) at 40°C. At higher temperature isomerization of allyl alcohol into propionaldehyde is predominate. These reactions are considered to proceed through π-allyl intermediates.     

Organozinc reagents from polyfluoroarenes: Preparation and reactions with allyl halides. Synthesis of allylpolyfluoroarenes

Organozinc compounds of the general formula Ar_FZnX (X = Cl, Ar_F) were synthesized by reactions of Zn with chloropolyfluoroarenes and of Zn/SnCl₂ with polyfluoroarenes. Polyflorinated organozinc compounds reacted with allyl chloride and allyl bromide to give the corresponding allyl-substituted polyfluoroarenes. The reactions with allyl chloride were carried out in the presence of copper(I) salts (CuCl or CuI).     

Controlled synthesis of polyepichlorohydrin with pendant cyclic carbonate functions for isocyanate‐free polyurethane networks

Poly(allyl glycidyl ether) and poly(allyl glycidyl ether‐co‐epichlorohydrin) were prepared by monomer‐activated anionic polymerization. Quantitative and controlled polymerization of allyl glycidyl ether (AGE) giving high molar mass polyether was achieved in a few hours at room temperature in toluene using tetraoctylammonium salt as initiator in presence of an excess of triisobutylaluminum ([i‐Bu₃Al]/[NOct₄Br] = 2?4). Following the same polymerization route, the copolymerization of AGE and epichlorohydrin yields in a living‐like manner gradient‐type copolymers with controlled molar masses. Chemical modification of the pendant allyl group into cyclic carbonate was then investigated and the corresponding polymers were used as precursors for the isocyanate‐free synthesis of polyurethane networks in presence of a diamine. Formation of crosslinked materials was followed and characterized by infrared and differential scanning calorimetry. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

Kinetics and mechanism of the doping-addition of Arscl to olefins

A lithium percholate effect on the rate and product ratio of 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfenyl chloride doping-addition to 1-methylcyclopropene (5) and tetrafluorobenzobarrelene (10) in acetic acid has been examined. The rates of both doping-addition reactions follow the normal salt effect dependence. However, the yields of doping-addition products is much higher than expected from the term k_o.b.[LiClO₄] at low concentrations of the salt added and, hence, the catalytic influence of LiClO₄ on product formation is much more pronounced than expected from normal salt effect dependence. The mechanism of doping-addition is analyzed in detail.     

Copolymerization of allyl esters of some fatty acids

Attempts have been made unsuccessfully to homopolymerize a number of allyl esters of substituted fatty acids by radical initiation in emulsion systems. Copolymerizations of these allyl esters with styrene, methyl methacrylate, and vinyl chloride have been investigated. Of these comonomers, styrene and methyl methacrylate do not copolymerize well with the allyl esters, whereas vinyl chloride does. Reactivity ratios for the radical copolymerization of allyl 11-iodoundecanoate, M₁, and vinyl chloride, M₂, determined at 60°C. in benzene, are r₁ = 0.42 and r₂ = 1.64. A copolymer of allyl 10, 11-dibromoundecanoate and vinyl chloride was fractionated and found to be fairly homogeneous.     

铁体系催化丁二烯聚合的研究——Ⅲ.聚丁二烯的分子量调节及性能

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SnCl2/PdCl2-mediated aldehyde allylation in fully aqueous media

Catalyzed by PdCl₂, SnCl₂ can efficiently mediate the allylation of various aldehydes with allyl chloride or bromide, but not with allyl alcohol, in fully aqueous media. The yield of the reaction is very high (90-100%), and the reaction is operationally simple, environmental benign and easy to scale up.     

The diphenylmethylbis(π-chromium tricarbonyl) carbonium ion. Isolation of a stable hexafluorophosphate salt

Reaction of diphenylmercurybis(π-chromium tricarbonyl) with dicobalt octacarbonyl in THF gave benzophenonebis(π-chromium tricarbonyl). Reduction of the latter with NaBH₄ in methanol resulted in formation of the expected alcohol which was treated with hexafluorophosphoric acid in propionic anhydride to give the title carbonium ion salt as a blue solid. This salt was found to alkylate ethanol, diethylamine and pyrrole.     

Iridium-catalyzed carbonyl allylation by allyl ethers with tin(II) chloride

3-Alkoxypropenes, namely allyl ethers such as allyl butyl ether, allyl 2-hydroxypropyl ether, and diallyl ether, serve as reagents for the allylation of aldehydes with tin(II) chloride in the presence of a catalytic amount of [IrCl(cod)]₂ in THF and H₂O at 50 °C to produce the corresponding homoallylic alcohols.     

Kinetics and mechanism of palladium (II) chloride catalyzed oxidation of allyl alcohol by potassium hexacyanoferrate (III)

A kinetic study of the oxidation of allyl alcohol by potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) in the presence of palladium (II) chloride is reported. The reaction was observed by measuring the disappearance of the potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) spectrophotometrically. The reaction is first order with respect to allyl alcohol and palladium (II) chloride, inverse second order with respect to [Cl^?], and zero order with respect to potassium hexacyanoferrate (III). The rate is found to increase linearly with hydroxyl ion concentration.     

IR-induced processes for allyl alcohol dimers involving an intermolecular OH...π Bond in low-temperature matrices

Sharp peaks were observed in the IR spectra of allyl alcohol dimers in the νOH and τOH regions in low-temperature Ar and N₂ matrices. In Ar a peak at 3587 cm^?1 was found to increase in intensity upon annealing and decrease upon IR irradiation; it is concluded that this peak is due to an OH...π interaction (of a cyclic structure) present in part of the dimers. This is the first time such an interaction and photoprocess have been found for an alcohol in matrices. Also a faster photo-process was found. Confomer changes in the monomers accompany the photoprocess in allyl alcohol dimers.     

Carbonyl (η3-allyl) anions of molybdenum and tungsten

Anionic complexes of the type [M(CO)₂(diket)(η³-allyl)Cl]^? (where M is Mo or W and diket is a β-diketonate group) are readily prepared by the addition of allyl chloride to [M(CO)₄(diket)]^? anions. NMR measurements indicate an equilibrium between two conformers due to rotation of the allyl groups. [M(CO)₅(OC(=O)R)]^? anions also react with allyl chloride to form η³-allyl complex anions. Some structural aspects of both the diketonate and carboxylate derivatives are discussed.     

Kinetics of Chlorohydrination of Allyl Chloride

The chlorohydrination of allyl chloride with chlorine in water was studied at 20–80°C. The effect of the concentration of chloride ions within the range 0–3.6 mol/l on the selectivity of formation of glycerol dichlorohydrins was studied. An equation that relates the selectivity and the concentration of Cl^–was derived, which adequately describes experimental data. The schemes of parallel and consecutive reactions occurring in the system were suggested. The ratios between the rate constants of the following reactions were found: the reactions of chlorine with water and allyl chloride dissolved in water (k ₁/k ₄= 4.1 × 10^–4), the reaction of allyl chloride with hypochlorous acid and the decomposition of hypochlorous acid (k ₂/k ₃= 1.7 × 10³), and the reactions of the allyl chloride–chlorine complex with a water molecule and Cl^–(k ₅/k ₆= 2.9 × 10^–2).     

Gated Channels and Selectivity Tuning of CO2 over N2 Sorption by Post‐Synthetic Modification of a UiO‐66‐Type Metal–Organic Framework

The highly porous and stable metal–organic framework (MOF) UiO‐66 was altered using post‐synthetic modifications (PSMs). Prefunctionalization allowed the introduction of carbon double bonds into the framework through a four‐step synthesis from 2‐bromo‐1,4‐benzenedicarboxylic acid; the organic linker 2‐allyl‐1,4‐benzenedicarboxylic acid was obtained. The corresponding functionalized MOF (UiO‐66‐allyl) served as a platform for further PSMs. From UiO‐66‐allyl, epoxy, dibromide, thioether, diamine, and amino alcohol functionalities were synthesized. The abilities of these compounds to adsorb CO₂ and N₂ were compared, which revealed the structure–selectivity correlations. All synthesized MOFs showed profound thermal stability together with an increased ability for selective CO₂ uptake and molecular gate functionalities at low temperatures.     

1, 1-dichloroalkylphosphonates: Convenient starting materials for low-coordinated trivalent phosphorus compounds

Diisopropyl 1,1-dichloroalkylphosphonates bearing various groups (alkyl, aryl, allyl, benzyl, phenylthiolate, trimethylsilyl) in the α-position were reduced to the corresponding primary 1,1-dichlorophosphines by the LiAlH₄-AlCl₃ system in diethyl ether. Subsequent dehydrochlorination with tertiary amines in the presence of trapping dipolar compounds (ethyl diazoacetate or n-hexylazide) led to the expected 1,2,4-diazaphospholes or 3H-1,2,3,4-triazaphospholes.     

Cationic polymerization with boron halides. IV. Elucidation and control of initiation and termination by the help of model experiments

The proposition that BCl₃-coinitiated olefin (isobutylene, styrene) polymerizations terminate by chlorination has been corroborated by model experiments. Key experiments showed that under simulated polymerization conditions neither tert-butyl chloride nor 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimethylpentane reacts with BCl₃; that H₂O/BCl₃ + 2,4,4-trimethyl-1-pentene (TMP) produce 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimethylpentane; and that H₂O/BCl₃ + isobutylene gives rise to tert-butyl chloride. Extended model studies demonstrated that certain alkyl and benzyl chlorides produce carbenium ions in the presence of BCl₃ and that TMP can readily be alkenylated by using 1-substituted allyl chlorides in conjunction with BCl₃. These experiments led to the discovery that olefin polymerizations may be initiated by suitable allyl or benzyl chlorides and BCl₃. Accordingly, polymerizations of isobutylene have been carried out with RCl/BCl₃, where R is allyl or benzyl. These experiments suggest that both controlled initiation and termination, i.e., initiation by alkenylation and termination by chlorination, can be achieved with the allyl chloride/BCl₃ initiator system opening new avenues toward the synthesis of asymmetric telechelic polymers.     

Radical polymerization of allyl alcohol and allyl acetate

Monoallyl compounds are not readily homopolymerized by a conventional free‐radical mechanism. However, the polymerization of allylbiguanide hydrochloride was reported to proceed in a concentrated solution of hydrochloric or phosphoric acid in the presence of a radical initiator. Here we have studied the polymerization of allyl alcohol by a radical initiator in the presence of a Lewis acid (ZnCl₂, CuCl₂ or MgCl₂) in an organic solvent (toluene, hexane, methanol or isopropanol). Reactions were performed either at room temperature or 50°C under an atmosphere of nitrogen or in a sealed tube. The same polymerization was also carried out in water and in a concentrated acid solution. The polymer product was purified by dialysis in 0.2–3.7% yield and confirmed by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy and ¹H NMR. The molecular weight range of poly(allyl alcohol) was 10,000–35,000. The polymerization of allyl acetate by the radical initiator under the above conditions gave poly(allyl acetate) with the molecular weight range of 10,000–13,800 by multi‐angle laser light scattering. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Allyl stearate copolymers and terpolymers: Thermal,mechanical, and solution properties of polymers incorporating vinyl chloride

Poly(allyl stearate) and selected copolymers and terpolymers modified by allyl stearate were investigated in this work. The systems selected and studied over a wide range of composition, included copolymers with vinyl stearate and with vinyl chloride, and terpolymers containing vinyl chloride and allyl stearate, modified further by vinyl stearate or vinyl acetate. Copolymers of allyl stearate and vinyl stearate were studied incrementally across the range of composition. In the ester copolymers the effect of degradative chain transfer on crystallization and solution properties was studied. A relation was obtained between intrinsic viscosities and number-average molecular weights; a shift in molecular weight distribution with increase in allyl component was demonstrated. The crystallinity contributed by the side chains was shown to be characterized by isomorphic replacement regardless of molecular weight. Mechanical properties of internally plasticized copolymers of allyl stearate and vinyl chloride, in a limited composition range, were compared with corresponding data for copolymers of vinyl stearate and vinyl chloride. While molecular weight reduction of the allylic copolymers exceeded that for the vinyl ester system, the effect, in the useful plasticization composition range, was not enough to grossly affect ultimate properties. The glass transitions of the hypothetical amorphous homopolymers of both fatty esters were estimated to be the same. Because this T_g was low (ca. ?110°C), only relatively small mole fractions of allyl stearate were needed for effective plasticization. Isochronal temperature–composition diagrams also showed both systems to be essentially identical, but marked differences were found for diluent mixtures incorporating di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DOP). An empirical equation, previously derived, adequately predicted the decline in degree of polymerization with increase in allyl stearate between the limits of the respective homopolymers for all copolymers studied. Terpolymers followed the trends of the copolymers and offered no special property advantage.     

Non-isothermal kinetic and thermodynamic study for the dehydration of copper(II) chloride dihydrate and nickel chloride hexahydrate

Non-isothermal dehydration of copper chloride dihydrate and nickel chloride hexahydrate were studied by using TG, DTG, DTA and DSC measurements. The copper chloride salt loses its two water molecules in one step while nickel chloride salt dehydrates in three consecutive steps. The first two steps involve the loss of 4 water molecules in two overlapped steps while the third step involves the dehydration of the dihydrate salt to give the anhydrous NiCl₂. Activation energies (ΔE) and the frequency factor (A) were calculated from DTG and DTA results. We have also calculated the different thermodynamic parameters, e.g. enthalpy change (ΔH), heat capacity (C _p) and the entropy change (ΔS) from DSC measurements for both reactants. The isothermal rehydration of the completely dehydrated salts was studied in air and under saturated vapour pressure of water. Anhydrous nickel chloride was found to rehydrate in three consecutive steps while the copper salt rehydrated in one step.     

Kinetics of the I2-catalyzed isomerization of allyl chloride to cis- and trans-1-chloro-1-propene. The stabilization energy of the chloroallyl radical

The I₂-catalyzed isomerization of allyl chloride to cis- and trans- l-chloro-l-propene was measured in a static system in the temperature range 225–329°C. Propylene was found as a side product, mainly at the lower temperatures. The rate constant for an abstraction of a hydrogen atom from allyl chloride by an iodine atom was found to obey the equation log [k,/M^?1 sec^?1] = (10.5 ± 0.2) ?; (18.3 ± 10.4)/θ, where θ is 2.303RT in kcal/mole. Using this activation energy together with 1 ± 1 kcal/mole for the activation energy for the reaction of HI with alkyl radicals gives DH⁰ (CH₂CHCHCl? H) = 88.6 ± 1.1 kcal/mole, and 7.4 ± 1.5 kcal/mole as the stabilization energy (SE) of the chloroallyl radical. Using the results of Abell and Adolf on allyl fluoride and allyl bromide, we conclude DH⁰ (CH₂CHCHF? H) = 88.6 ± 1.1 and DH⁰ (CH₂CHCHBr? H) = 89.4 ± 1.1 kcal/ mole; the SE of the corresponding radicals are 7.4 ± 2.2 and 7.8 ± 1.5 kcal/mole. The bond dissociation energies of the C? H bonds in the allyl halides are similar to that of propene, while the SE values are about 2 kcal/mole less than in the allyl radical, resulting perhaps more from the stabilization of alkyl radicals by α-halogen atoms than from differences in the unsaturated systems.