Allyl ethers, decomposition

Allyl ethers situated on the imidazole moiety in this system show interesting behavior. 2-Allyloxybenzimidazole affords a quantitative yield of l-allyl-2-(3.flr)-benzimidazolinone on heating at 180° [Eq. 7]22b. On the other hand, 1-allyloxybenzimidazole (12) does not rearrange on heating even at its decomposition point. This observation is in line with the findings in the pyridine series where 2-allyloxypyridine-l-oxide rearranges irreversibly to the l-allyloxy-2-pyridone. 

The reactions of allyliron tricarbonyl halides with donor molecules were studied. Triphenylphosphine substituted only one carbonyl, that trans-oriented with respect to the halogen of the form (XIX) [432). The phosphine derivatives of (XX) were not isolated as pure compounds. The complexes were decomposed entirely by dimethyl sulfoxide, giving [(0113)280] jFeX2 [435). Thermal decomposition of C3H5Fe(CO)3X depended on the medium and gave either diallyl, or diallyl ketone, together with propene, allyl ether, Fe(CO)5, and FeX2 [436). 

According to this Scheme, this process leads to effective formation of the [Ru]=CH2 complex, which nevertheless readily undergoes non-metathetical decomposition. Thus, an addition of some amount of the ally I compound during the reaction would enhance the final yield of the crossmetathesis product, which has been confirmed experimentally for allyl ether [13]. 

Allyldiethylamine behaves similarly, but the yields are low since neither the starting amine nor the products are stable to the reaction conditions. For the efficiency of the cyclopropanation of the allylic systems under discussion, a comparison can be made between the triplet-sensitized photochemical reaction and the process carried out in the presence of copper or rhodium catalysts whereas with allyl halides and allyl ethers, the transition metal catalyzed reaction often produces higher yields (especially if tetraacetatodirhodium is used), the photochemical variant is the method of choice for allyl sulfides. The catalysts react with allyl sulfides (and with allyl selenides and allylamines, for that matter) exclusively via the ylide pathway (see Section 1.2.1.2.4.2.6.3.3. and Houben-Weyl, Vol. E19b, pll30). It should also be noted that the purely thermal decomposition of dimethyl diazomalonate in allyl sulfides produces no cyclopropane, but only the ylide-derived product in high yield.Very few cyclopropanes have been synthesized by photolysis of other diazocarbonyl compounds than a-diazo esters and a-diazo ketones, although this should not be impossible in several cases (e.g. a-diazo aldehydes, a-diazocarboxamides). Irradiation of a-diazo-a-(4-nitrophenyl)acetic acid in a mixture of 2-methylbut-2-ene and methanol gave mainly l-(4-nitrophenyl)-2,2,3-trimethylcyclo-propane-1-carboxylic acid (19, 71%) in addition to some O-H insertion product (10%). ... 

XV. Both the first and second generation Grubbs olefin metathesis catalysts have been shown to isomerize allylic ethers to vinyl ethers that are readily hydrolyzed.It is a decomposition product of the catalyst that was shown to be the isomerization catalyst. ... 

For the allyl ether/Me3Si+ system the usual ether reaction , i.e. loss of an olefin via a four-centre elimination, is a minor process. The two major decomposition pathways occur through six-membered transition structures (reactions 115, 116) and, obviously, involve the allylic double bond. Quite remarkable is the methyl transfer 293- 295. 

In non-conjugated oils and in allyl ethers, hydroperoxides are the primary products and free radicals are released by hydroperoxide decomposition. In contrast, oxygen attack has been considered to produce free radicals directly in conjugated oils. 

Dianion formation from 2-methyl-2-propen-l-ol seems to be highly dependent on reaction conditions. Silylation of the dianion generated using a previously reported method was unsuccessful in our hands. The procedure described here for the metalation of the allylic alcohol is a modification of the one reported for formation of the dianion of 3-methyl-3-buten-l-ol The critical variant appears to be the polarity of the reaction medium. In solvents such as ether and hexane, substantial amounts (15-50%) of the vinyl-silane 3 are observed. Very poor yields of the desired product were obtained in dirnethoxyethane and hexamethylphosphoric triamide, presumably because of the decomposition of these solvents under these conditions. Empirically, the optimal solvent seems to be a mixture of ether and tetrahydrofuran in a ratio (v/v) varying from 1.4 to 2.2 in this case 3 becomes a very minor component. 

On the other hand, the corresponding tin precursor (63) undergoes smooth cycloaddition with a wide variety of aldehydes to produce the desired methylene-tetrahydrofnran in good yields [32, 33]. Thus prenylaldehyde reacts with (63) to give cleanly the cycloadduct (64), whereas the reaction with the silyl precursor (1) yields only decomposition products (Scheme 2.20) [31]. This smooth cycloaddition is attributed to the improved reactivity of the stannyl ether (65) towards the 7t-allyl ligand. Although the reactions of (63) with aldehydes are quite robust, the use of a tin reagent as precursor for TMM presents drawbacks such as cost, stability, toxicity, and difficult purification of products. 

Some examples of the lateral cyclization of suitable O-allyl and O-propargyl derivatives were discussed in CHEC-11(1996) <1996CHEC-II(8)747>. Thermal reaction of silyl diazoacetate 303 in xylene provides unspecific decomposition and a minor amount (about 2%) of a colorless solid can be precipitated with ether. The X-ray diffraction analysis identified the structure 305, which is a product of the lateral criss-cross cycloaddition of primarily formed azine 304 (Scheme 43) <2000T4139>. 

Schafer reported that the electrochemical oxidation of silyl enol ethers results in the homo-coupling products. 1,4-diketones (Scheme 25) [59], A mechanism involving the dimerization of initially formed cation radical species seems to be reasonable. Another possible mechanism involves the decomposition of the cation radical by Si-O bond cleavage to give the radical species which dimerizes to form the 1,4-diketone. In the case of the anodic oxidation of allylsilanes and benzylsilanes, the radical intermediate is immediately oxidized to give the cationic species, because oxidation potentials of allyl radicals and benzyl radicals are relatively low. But in the case of a-oxoalkyl radicals, the oxidation to the cationic species seems to be retarded. Presumably, the oxidation potential of such radicals becomes more positive because of the electron-withdrawing effect of the carbonyl group. Therefore, the dimerization seems to take place preferentially. 

In another study several simple silenes RR Si=CH2 (R, R = Me, Vinyl etc.) were formed by laser-powered pyrolysis and were found to form linear polymers, in contrast to the usual behavior of silenes which yield cyclodimers when formed by conventional thermolysis techniques16. Reactions of the silenes in the presence of several monomers such as vinyl acetate, allyl methyl ether and methyl acrylate were also studied. Laser-induced decomposition of silacyclobutane and 1,3-disilacyclobutane gave rise to silenes and other oxygen-sensitive deposits17,18. 

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