Aluminum reaction with propanol

A mixture of 59.5 g (0.2 mol) 2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-l,3,3-trimethyl-4-piperidone hydrochloride and 53.8 g (0.4 mol) of aluminum trichloride and 54.0 g of nitrobenzene in 1500 ml of dry benzene are boiled under reflux for 1 h. After cooling the reaction mixture is extracted with 750 ml 4 N sodium hydroxide solution, the temperature being maintained below 35°C. The organic phase is separated and extracted with 750 ml 1 N hydrochloric acid. The acid aequeous phase is rendered alkali by the addition of 100 ml 25% ammonia and extracted three times with 250 ml chloroform. The collected chloroformic phases are dried with sodium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue, 46.7 g, is converted into the hydrochloride by reaction with iso-propanol/HCI and crystallized from a mixture of methanol and ethylacetate. 44.6 g of the 5-hydroxy-2 -methoxy-2,9,9-trimethyl-6,7-benzomorphan hydrochloride are obtained, melting point 233-236° C (dec.). 

Bulk aluminum may undergo the following dangerous interactions exothermic reaction with butanol, methanol, 2-propanol, or other alcohols, sodium hydroxide to release explosive hydrogen gas. Reaction with diborane forms pyrophoric product. Ignition on contact with niobium oxide + sulfur. Explosive reaction with molten metal oxides, oxosalts (nitrates, sulfates), sulfides, and sodium carbonate. Reaction with arsenic trioxide + sodium arsenate + sodium hydroxide produces the toxic arsine gas. Violent reaction with chlorine trifluoride, Incandescent reaction with formic acid. Potentially violent alloy formation with palladium, platinum at mp of Al, 600°C. Vigorous dissolution reaction in... 

AMINO-l-PROPANOL (156-87-6) Combustible liquid (flash point I75°F/79°C). Violent reaction with strong oxidizers, strong acids, isopropyl percarbonate, nitrosyl perchlorate. Incompatible with aldehydes, nonoxidizing mineral acids, cellulose nitrate (of high surface area), eresols. isocyanates, nitrates, nitric acid, organic anhydrides, phenols, sulfuric acid. Attacks aluminum, copper, zine. or their alloys, and galvanized steel. 

METHYL-1-PROPANOL (78-83-1) Forms explosive mixture with air (flash point 82°F/28°C). Violent reaction with strong oxidizers, chromium(III) oxide. Incompatible with strong acids, caustics, aliphatic amines, isocyanates, alkaline metals, and alkali earth. Attacks some plastics, rubber, and coatings. Reacts with aluminum at elevated temperatures, forming flammable hydrogen gas. 

In contrast to dialkylphosphines, which are more difficult to prepare, the reaction of amino alcohols with chlorodialkylphosphines does not provide any problems. Thus, compounds such as Cps-ProNOP 65 are obtained directly from chlorodicyclopentylphosphine and prolinol67 amino alcohols not derived from amino acids have also been successfully used, e.g., (S)-l-(methylamino)-2-propanol [derived from (S)-methyl lactate by aminolysis with methylamine and reduction with lithium aluminum hydride69], which led to Cy-isoAlaNOP 67 by reaction with chlorodicycl ohexylphosphine67. 

Here, R is an organic group. For example, if the alcohol is propanol, R is C3H7. Reaction rates are increased by the use of catalysts. In order to prepare aluminum isopropoxide, mercuric chloride will be needed. This is because there will always be an oxide layer on aluminum. This aluminum oxide layer prevents any reaction with the environment. The chloride ions in mercuric chloride attack and remove the oxide layer on the aluminum. The reaction with alcohol now becomes possible. The reaction is further enhanced by increasing the temperature to 80°C. 

Acetaldehyde reacts with phosphoms pentachloride to produce 1,1-dichloroethane [75-34-3] and with hypochlorite and hypoiodite to yield chloroform [67-66-3] and iodoform [75-47-8], respectively. Phosgene [75-44-5] is produced by the reaction of carbon tetrachloride with acetaldehyde in the presence of anhydrous aluminum chloride (75). Chloroform reacts with acetaldehyde in the presence of potassium hydroxide and sodium amide to form l,l,l-trichloro-2-propanol [7789-89-1] (76). 

Trimethyl aluminum and propylene oxide form a mixture of 2-methyl-1-propanol and 2-butanol (105). Triethyl aluminum yields products of 2-methyl-1-butanol and 2-pentanol (106). The ratio of products is determined by the ratio of reactants. Hydrolysis of the products of methyl aluminum dichloride and propylene oxide results ia 2-methylpropeae and 2-butene, with elimination of methane (105). Numerous other nucleophilic (107) and electrophilic (108) reactions of propylene oxide have been described ia the Hterature. 

Transmetalation to give l-methyl-2-propenylaluminum followed by isomerization to 2-butenyl isomers may be involved in reactions between aldehydes and 2-butenyl(tributyl)-stannane induced by aluminum(III) chloride in the presence of one mole equivalent of 2-propanol. Benzaldehyde and reactive, unhindered, aliphatic aldehydes give rise to the formation of linear homoallyl alcohols, whereas branched products are obtained with less reactive, more hindered, aldehydes66,79. 

Lanthanide(III) isopropoxides show higher activities in MPV reductions than Al(OiPr)3, enabling their use in truly catalytic quantities (see Table 20.7 compare entry 2 with entries 3 to 6). Aluminum-catalyzed MPVO reactions can be enhanced by the use of TFA as additive (Table 20.7, entry 11) [87, 88], by utilizing bidentate ligands (Table 20.7, entry 14) [89] or by using binuclear catalysts (Table 20.7, entries 15 and 16) [8, 9]. With bidentate ligands, the aluminum catalyst does not form large clusters as it does in aluminum(III) isopropoxide. This increase in availability per aluminum ion increases the catalytic activity. Lanthanide-catalyzed reactions have been improved by the in-situ preparation of the catalyst the metal is treated with iodide in 2-propanol as the solvent (Table 20.7, entries 17-20) [90]. Lanthanide triflates have also been reported to possess excellent catalytic properties [91]. 

The Friedel-Crafts alkylation of aromatic compounds by oxetanes in the presence of aluminum chloride is mechanistically similar to the solvolyses above, since the first step is electrophilic attack on the ring oxygen by aluminum chloride, followed by a nucleophilic attack on an a-carbon atom by the aromatic compound present. The reaction of 2-methyloxetane and 2-phenyloxetane with benzene, toluene and mesitylene gave 3-aryl-3 -methyl-1-propanols and 3-aryl-3-phenyl-l-propanols as the main products and in good yields (equation 27). Minor amounts of 3-chloro-l-butanol and 4-chloro-2-butanol are formed as by-products from 2-methyloxetane, and of 3-phenyl-l-propanol from 2-phenyloxetane (73ACS3944). 

A new synthesis of ( )-menthofuran (155) has been described which involves a three-step reaction sequence from the cyclohexanone (152) via direct C-alkylation with ethyl 2-iodopropionate to give (153) (Scheme 35). Hydrolysis of the diester (153) with hydrochloric acid afforded 3,6-dimethyl-2,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrobenzofuran-2-one (154). The final step in the sequence was the conversion of the a,/3-unsaturated y-lactone ring into the furan ring by reduction with lithium aluminum hydride and 2-propanol to afford (i)-menthofuran (155) in satisfactory yield (80JOC1517). 

To a stirred and cooled (ice bath) suspension of 25 parts of aluminum chloride in 52 parts of fluorobenzene is added dropwise a solution of 27.5 parts of 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoyl chloride in 52 parts of fluorobenzene. Upon completion, stirring is continued overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture is poured onto water and the product is extracted with methylene chloride. The extract is washed successively with sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and water, dried, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The solid residue is crystallized from 2-propanol, yielding 4-chloro-4 -fluoro-3-nitrobenzophenone MP 97.9°C. 

Although the asymmetric aldol reaction of benzaldehyde and di ketene has been reported with a catalyst generated from di-iso-propyl tartrate and iso-propanol, low induction and low yields were observed for the d-hydroxyl-y5-keto ester 27 [8], Low induction was also observed for aldol reactions mediated by chiral aluminum catalysts generated from a-amino acids [9]. These types of catalyst have been very successful when employing boron as the Lewis acid, as illustrated in the aldol reaction of ketene acetal 10 with the boron catalyst 31 derived from (5)-valine (Sch. 4) [9,10]. Catalysts derived from A-tosyl-(5 )-valine and Et2AlCl and i-BuyAl were relatively ineffective (< 15 % ee) [9]. 

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