Allyl-lead compounds

Vulcanisation can be effected by diamines, polyamines and lead compounds such as lead oxides and basic lead phosphite. The homopolymer vulcanisate is similar to butyl rubber in such characteristics as low air permeability, low resilience, excellent ozone resistance, good heat resistance and good weathering resistance. In addition the polyepichlorohydrins have good flame resistance. The copolymers have more resilience and lower brittle points but air impermeability and oil resistance are not so good. The inclusion of allyl glycidyl ether in the polymerisation recipe produces a sulphur-curable elastomer primarily of interest because of its better resistance to sour gas than conventional epichlorhydrin rubbers. 

Conjugated nitroalkenes are isomerized to allylic nitro compounds under basic conditions. Reactions of a,P-unsaturated nitro compounds with aldehydes under basic conditions lead directly to y,8-unsaturated P-nitro alcohols (Eq. 3.24). 3 This reaction is very useful for preparing allylic nitro compounds. 

Substitution reactions of allylic nitro compounds often lead to rearranged products, as in palladium(0)-catalysed aminations and alkylations. Thus treatment of the nitro ester 419 with piperidine in the presence of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium yields a mixture of the unrearranged and rearranged amines 420 (R = piperidin-l-yl) and 421... 

In contrast, reaction of allylic nitro compounds 4 with sodium benzenethiolate in HMPT leads to rearranged allylic sulfides 5.2... 

The HDO and isomerization reactions were previously described as bimolecular nucleophilic substitutions with allylic migrations-the so-called SN2 mechanism (7). The first common step is the fixation of the hydride on the carbon sp of the substrate. The loss of the hydroxyl group of the alcohols could not be a simple dehydration -a preliminar elimination reaction- as the 3-butene-l-ol leads to neither isomerization nor hydrodehydroxyl at ion (6). The results observed with vinylic ethers confirm that only allylic oxygenated compounds are able to undergo easily isomerization and HDO reactions. Moreover, we can note that furan tetrahydro and furan do not react at all even at high temperature (200 C). 

The acetate unit is particnlarly convenient, since it is obtained from the corresponding alcohol and is relatively stable toward solvolysis, Sn2 reactions, and so on. Many other electronegative units are also effective, including halide and tosylate. Less obvious is the high reactivity of allylic sulfones and allylic nifro compounds toward the oxidative addition. Three special cases are outlined here. First, an allylic epoxide can undergo rapid oxidative addition of the allylic C-O bond under mild conditions, leading to the zwitterion or equivalent (Scheme 13). Proton abstraction can lead... 

The use of InCls for Lewis acid activation of aldehyde substrates leads to rapid transmetalation of the allylic stannane, followed by carbonyl addition reactions of an allyl indium reagent. Premixing of InCb and the allylic stannane in the absence of aldehyde often produces precipitation and poor results. On the other hand, allyl indium reagents have been independently prepared by several procedures, including reductive metalations. Several important reviews describe the methods of preparation and the reactivity of allyl indium compounds. This discussion will be limited to key factors regarding the transmetalation of allylic stannanes in the presence of aldehydes. Stereochemical events leading to the production of anti adducts as major products are illustrated in Scheme 5.2.55. 

Diazo compounds insert selectively into the alkenyl C—Al bond , which leads to allylic Al compounds ... 

The anions (67c)-((i7e) are prepared by the low temperature transmetallation reactions of n-butylli-thium with the corresponding allylic tin or lead compounds. The addition of (67d) to aldehydes and ketones proceeds with C—C bond formation at either terminus. Dialkyl ketones give the a-products, while benzaldehydes and benzophenone afford the y-products. Aliphatic aldehydes, acetophenone and substituted acetophenones give both types of products. The anion (67e) is not stable in solution even at -95 °C and cannot be preformed prior to its reaction with the desired substrate (67e) may be generated by Li-Br exchange between n-butyllithium and 3,3-difluoro-3-bromopropene at -95 C. ) en this preparation is performed in the presence of chlorosilanes, aldehydes, ketones, and esters, the a-products are obtained, often in good yields (Scheme 46). Reactions of (67c) with TMS-Cl and benzaldehyde afford y-adducts, whereas those with methyl iodide, acetophenone and pentanal produce a-adducts predomi-nantly. ° Anions (67a) and (67b) give a-alkylation products wiA aliphatic halides and TMS-Cl, but afford y-adducts with iminium salts. ... 

Electrogenerated radicals can also react with other active electrode materials. Reduction of allyl bromide at a tin cathode, or ethyl bromide at lead affords the corresponding organometallic tin or lead compounds in 75% or 90% yield, respectively [177]. The anodic oxidation of ethyl magnesium bromide also generates ethyl radicals that can be trapped at a lead anode. This reaction is the basis of the NALCO process, which until recently has been used to produce tetraethyllead in a technical scale [178]. 

The action of acids on allyl palladium compounds also causes olefin evolution. However, the reaction conditions must be very carefully selected because slight changes or a small excess of acid may lead to various side reactions owing to lability of olefin palladium complexes. 

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