Alkene reaction summary

Summary of Key Reactions Summary of Addition Reactions of Alkenes... 

The /ra t-thiiranium ion, in separate experiments, reacted with water to afford /ra t-di-/-butylethene, in amounts depending on the concentration of water and the thietanium ion. The authors estimated rate constants for the reactions of both the as- and the /ra t-thiiranium ions with water at 25 °C and pointed out that the thiiranium salts are models for transition states for addition of electrophilic sulfur compounds to alkenes. A summary of the findings and their interpretation was published in 1997 <1997G177>. 

Hydrocarbon polymers are particularly susceptible to attack by atomic oxygen in LEO. The reactions of atomic oxygen with hydrocarbon molecules in the gas phase serve as models for the relatively unstudied reactions of atomic oxygen with a hydrocarbon surface. A wealth of knowledge of gas-phase reactions is available, largely because these reactions are important in combustion and in atmospheric chemistry. Studies of both reaction kinetics and dynamics have revealed many of the mechanisms by which atomic oxygen reacts with gaseous alkanes and alkenes. A summary of probable reaction pathways is presented in Fig. 4. 

We begin with a discussion of hydrogenation, focusing on the details of catalytic activation. Then we turn to the largest class of addition processes, those in which electrophiles such as protons, halogens, and metal ions are added to the alkene. Other additions that will contribute further to our synthetic repertoire include hydroboration, several oxidations (which can lead to complete mpture of the double bond if desired), and radical reactions. Each of these transformations takes us in a different direction the Reaction Summary Road Map at the end of the chapter provides an overview of the interconversions leading to and from this versatile compound class. 

A summary of addition reactions of alkenes with 1-methylcyclopentene as the organic substrate. A bond designated means that the stereochemistry of the group is unspecified. For brevity the structure of only one enantiomer of the product is shown, even though racemic mixtures would be produced in all instances in which the product is chiral. 

In this chapter, we examine the various processes by taking a qualitative look at which parts need to be improved by further research in order to make them commercially attractive for the separation of lower volatility products and especially competitive with low pressure distillation. Once again we focus on the rhodium/tertiary phosphine catalysed hydroformylation of long chain alkenes, specifically 1-octene, since data concerning this reaction is provided in the preceding chapters. A summary of the best results obtained from each of the processes and the problems associated with their implementation appears in Table 9.1. A full economic analysis of each approach to the product separation problem is beyond the scope of this book, so any conclusions as to... 

In summary, transifion-metal-catalyzed alkene-polymerization reactions highlight the metal-induced electrophilic activation of C—C n bonds to form carbo-cation-like alkene complexes. Considerations involving substituent pi-donor or pi-acceptor strength (i.e., tendency toward carbocation formation) will be useful in similarly rationalizing polymerization reactions (4.105) for more general alkenes. 

In summary, the reaction of osmium tetroxide with alkenes is a reliable and selective transformation. Chiral diamines and cinchona alkakoid are most frequently used as chiral auxiliaries. Complexes derived from osmium tetroxide with diamines do not undergo catalytic turnover, whereas dihydroquinidine and dihydroquinine derivatives have been found to be very effective catalysts for the oxidation of a variety of alkenes. OsC>4 can be used catalytically in the presence of a secondary oxygen donor (e.g., H202, TBHP, A -methylmorpholine-/V-oxide, sodium periodate, 02, sodium hypochlorite, potassium ferricyanide). Furthermore, a remarkable rate enhancement occurs with the addition of a nucleophilic ligand such as pyridine or a tertiary amine. Table 4-11 lists the preferred chiral ligands for the dihydroxylation of a variety of olefins.61 Table 4-12 lists the recommended ligands for each class of olefins. 

The choice of appropriate reaction conditions is crucial for optimized performance in alkylation. The most important parameters are the reaction temperature, the feed alkane/alkene ratio, the alkene space velocity, the alkene feed composition, and the reactor design. Changing these parameters will induce similar effects for any alkylation catalyst, but the sensitivity to changes varies from catalyst to catalyst. Table II is a summary of the most important parameters employed in industrial operations for different acids. The values given for zeolites represent best estimates of data available from laboratory and pilot-scale experiments. 

In summary, a good initiator will yield a stable, singly charged anion and a cation with a high reactivity (large kf) towards the alkenes concerned, via simple, well defined reactions. The remainder of this paper is concerned with finding, by appropriate calculations, some carbocation salts which best meet the specified requirements. 

TABLE 7. Summary of the reaction barriers (kcal mol for the epoxidation of simple alkenes with peroxyformic acid (PFA) and dimethyldioxirane (DMDO)... 

Various NMR spectroscopic techniques have been applied to investigate the conversion of methanol on acidic zeolites in the low-temperature (r<523K) formation of DME and the high-temperature (T>523 K) formation of alkenes and gasoline. Techniques successfully applied were the stop-and-go method under batch reaction conditions 258,259), the pulse-quench method 113), and various flow techniques 46,49,74.207,260 263). This section is a summary of the recent progress in investigations of the mechanism of the MTO process by NMR techniques. 

The initial coordination of reactants has indeed been proposed to explain the selective oxidation of alkenes in the presence of saturated hydrocarbons. It was argued that, owing to the hydrophobic nature of titanium silicates, the concentration of both hydrocarbons inside the catalyst pores is relatively high and hence the alkenes must coordinate to TiIv. Consequently, the titanium peroxo complex will be formed almost exclusively on Tilv centers that already have an alkene in their coordination sphere, and will therefore oxidize this alkene rather than an alkane which may be present in the catalyst (Huybrechts et al., 1992). Objections to this proposal are based on the fact that the intrinsically higher reactivity of alkenes with respect to saturated hydrocarbons is sufficient to account for the selectivity observed (Clerici et al., 1992). But coordination around the titanium center of an alcohol molecule, particularly methanol, is nevertheless proposed to explain the formation of acidic species, as was previously discussed. In summary, coordination around Tiiv could play a more important role than it does in solution chemistry as a consequence of the hydrophobicity of the environment where the reactions take place. 

The addition of caibenoids derived from alkyl diazoacetates to alkenes has been extensively studied. As two thorough reviews on the subject,1 2 dealing with a detailed comparison of the various catalysts, have recently appeared, only a general summary concerning regioselectivity, competing reactions, dia-stereoselectivity and enantioselectivity will be presented here. 

All aspects of the structure, reactivity and chemistry of fluorine-containing, carbon-based free radicals in solution are presented. The influence of fluorine substituents on the structure, the stability and the electronegativity of free radicals is discussed. The methods of generation of fluorinated radicals are summarized. A critical analysis of the reactivities of perfluoro-n-alkyl, branched chain perfluoroalkyl and partially-fluorinated free radicals towards alkene addition, H-atom abstraction, and towards intramolecular rearrangement reactions is presented. Lastly, a summary of the synthetically-useful chemistry of fluorinated radicals is presented. 

In summary, perfluoroalkyl radicals exhibit extraordinary reactivity in both their alkene addition reactions and their hydrogen-abstraction processes, relative to their hydrocarbon counterparts. This reactivity can be attributed partially to the increased exothermicity of such reactions when compared to the analogous reactions of hydrocarbon radicals, and partially also to the fact that perfluoro-n-alkyl radicals are a-radicals. However the major source of the reactivity of 1°, 2°, 3° perfluoroalkyl radicals must be their high electronegativity, which gives rise to stabilizing polarization of the transition states of these radicals addition and hydrogen-abstraction processes. 

In summary, alkyne metathesis seems about to become one of the key reactions frequently employed in the synthesis of increasingly complex natural products. Recently, Trost et al. and Fiirstner et al. reported new hydrosilylation protocols for the convenient, chemoselective transformation of alkynes to E alkenes which will extend the value of alkyne metathesis for natural product synthesis [32],... 

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