- Isomerizing Methoxycarbonylation of Alkenes to Esters Using a Bis(phosphorinone)xylene Palladium Catalyst
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The synthesis and characterization of bulky diphosphine 1,2-bis(4-phosphorinone)xylene, BPX, and its palladium complexes [(BPX)PdCl2] and [(BPX)Pd(O2CCF3)2] are described. BPX was evaluated as a ligand in Pd-catalyzed isomerizing methoxycarbonylation. A broad range of alkenes, including terminal, internal, branched, and functionalized alkenes, can be converted to esters with activities and selectivities matching or surpassing the performance of the state-of-the-art palladium bis(di(tert-butyl)phosphino-o-xylene (Pd-DTBPX) catalyst. A molecular structure of the precatalyst [(BPX)Pd(O2CCF3)2] was obtained showing a square planar geometry and a bite angle of 100.11(3)°. Rhodium carbonyl complexes [(BPX)Rh(CO)Cl] and [(DTBPX)Rh(CO)Cl] were synthesized to compare the relative electronic parameters, revealing a ν(C≡O) of 1956.8 and 1948.3 cm-1, respectively, suggesting a reduced ability of BPX to donate electron density to the metal relative to DTBPX. Competitive protonation experiments between BPX and DTBPX in the presence of CH3SO3H exclusively produce [DTBPX(H)2]2+, providing additional evidence that BPX is a much weaker base than DTBPX. This could be due to either the effect of the electron-withdrawing ketone group in the phosphorinone ring or the compression of the C-P-C bond angle induced by the ring structure. The 31P NMR (CDCl3) chemical shift of BPX is 5.6 ppm, upfield of DTBPX at 27.6 ppm. This anomalous result is attributed to a strong gamma substituent effect of C=O in the BPX ligand. The improved activity of Pd-BPX, relative to Pd-DTBPX, could be attributed to a more electrophilic PdII center, which could accelerate the rate-determining methanolysis step.
- Nobbs, James D.,Low, Choon Heng,Stubbs, Ludger P.,Wang, Cun,Drent, Eite,Van Meurs, Martin
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p. 391 - 398
(2017/04/26)
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- Structural effects on the Grunwald-Winstein correlations in the solvolysis of some simple tertiary alkyl chlorides
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The rates of solvolysis in various solvents at 25 °C were determined for five tertiary alkyl chlorides: 2-chloro-2,4,4-trimethylpentane (4), 2-chloro-2,4-dimethylpentane, 2-chloro-2-methylpentane, 1-chloro-1,3,3-trimethyl-cyclopentane (7) and 1-chloro-1-methylcyclopentane. The rate data were analysed on the basis of the original and extended Grunwald-Winstein-type equation [log(k/k0)=myc1+c and log(k/k0)=lNT+mYc1+c] and the results were compared with those reported for 2-chloro-2-methylpropane (1) and 2-chloro-2,3,3-trimethylbutane (3). The rate data for 4 in 18 solvents give an excellent correlation with l=0·00±0·02 and m=0·74±0·01. The neopentyl group in 4 more effectively shields the rear-side of the reaction center than the tert-butyl group in 3 that is correlated by l=0·10±0·04 and m=0·81±0·04. The rate ratio between 4 and 1 at 25 °C is 275 in TFE and predicted to increase to 950 in TFA. The previous 4/1 rate ratio of 21 in 80% ethanol evidently underestimates the B-strain effect on the solvolysis rate of 4 by a factor of at least 40. The remote methyl groups in 7 works to increase rear-side shielding without increasing B-strain. The marked difference in the effect of the remote methyl groups between 4 and 7 suggests that the leaving chloride ion in 4 takes a locus that is nearly antiperiplanar to the tert-butyl group.
- Takeuchi, Ken'ichi,Ohga, Yasushi,Ushino, Takuhiro,Takasuka, Masaaki
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p. 717 - 724
(2007/10/03)
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- Reaction of Azoalkanes with Isolable Cation Radical Salts
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Three tertiary azoalkanes related in the sense acyclic, cyclic, and bicyclic are shown to evolve nitrogen upon oxidation with stable cation radical salts.Thus azo-tert-octane (ATO), 3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-1,2-diazacyclohexene (TMDAC), and 1,4-dimethyl-2,3-diazabicyclooct-2-ene (Me2DBO) react rapidly with thianthrenium perchlorate (Th(.1+)ClO4(1-)), tris(p-bromophenyl)aminium hexachloroantimonate (TBPA(.1+)SbCl6(1-)), and TBPA(.1+)SbF6(1-).The ether and olefin products, which are formed in high yield in CH2Cl2/MeOH solvent, are not those expected from the usual free-radical decomposition of azoalkanes but instead implicate carbocations.Althrough the reaction stoichiometry clearly requires 2 equiv of cation radical salt to one of azoalkane, the mechanism is not yet clearly defined.A complication in these studies is found in the ability of certain cation radical salts to oxidize more azoalkane than expected based on the 2:1 stoichiometry.
- Engel, Paul S.,Robertson, Donald M.,Scholz, John N.,Shine, Henry J.
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p. 6178 - 6187
(2007/10/02)
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