A-Methyl-benzoin

Barbiturates (mephobarbital, hexobarbital, pentobarbital, l-methyl-5-(2-propyl)-5-(n-propyl)barbituric acid, 5-ethyl-1 -methyl-5-(n-propyl) barbituric acid), benzoin, a-methyl-a-phenylsuccinimide, gluthethimide, methylthiohy-dantoin-proline, methyl mandelate... 

Recrystallise 5 0 g. from about 40 ml. of hot rectified (or methylated) spirit upon cooling, 4-5 g. of pure benzoin (a white, crystaUine solid, m.p, 137°) separate. Reserve the remainder of the preparation for benzil and benziUc acid (Sections IV.126 and IV.127 respectively). 

Poly(acrylic acid) and Poly(methacrylic acid). Poly(acryHc acid) (8) (PAA) may be prepared by polymerization of the monomer with conventional free-radical initiators using the monomer either undiluted (36) (with cross-linker for superadsorber appHcations) or in aqueous solution. Photochemical polymerization (sensitized by benzoin) of methyl acrylate in ethanol solution at —78° C provides a syndiotactic form (37) that can be hydrolyzed to syndiotactic PAA. From academic studies, alkaline hydrolysis of the methyl ester requires a lower time than acid hydrolysis of the polymeric ester, and can lead to oxidative degradation of the polymer (38). Po1y(meth acrylic acid) (PMAA) (9) is prepared only by the direct polymerization of the acid monomer it is not readily obtained by the hydrolysis of methyl methacrylate. 

NHCs have also been shown to promote the reaction of benzoins and methyl acrylate to produce y-butyrolactones (Scheme 44) [143], In the absence of dimeth-ylimidazolium iodide, the reaction does not proceed. The mechanism is still under investigation, although the authors propose that the transformation may proceed via a tandem transesterification/intramolecular Michael addition LXVin or Michael... 

Poly(acrylic acid) and Poly(rnethacrylic acid). Poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) may be prepared by polymerization of the monomer with conventional free-radical initiators using the monomer either undiluted (widi cross-linker for superadsorber applications) or in aqueous solution. Photochemical polymerization (sensitized by benzoin) of methyl acrylate in ethanol solution at —78°C provides a syndiotactic form that can be hydrolyzed to syndiotactic PAA. 

Enantiomer separation of various compounds such as barbituric acids, benzoin, MTH-proline, glutethimide, a-methyl-oc-phenyl-succinimide, y-phenyl-y-butyrolac-tone, methyl-mandelate, l-(2-naphthyl)ethanol, mecoprop methyl, diclofop methyl and fenoxaprop methyl by pressure supported CEC on a permethyl-P-cyclodextrin modified stationary phase was described by Wistuba and Schurig [42-44]. Three different separation beds were used (i) permethyl-P-cyclodextrin was covalently attached via a thioether to silica (Chira-Dex-silica) [42], permethyl-P-cyclodextrin was linked to a dimethylpolysiloxane and thermally immobilized (ii) on silica (Chirasil-Dex-silica) [43] or (iii) on a silica monolith (Chirasil-Dex-monolith) [44], respectively. 

This reaction, similar in nature to the benzoin condensation, led to analogs of ascorbic acid. It was observed that the reaction proceeded especially well when a methyl alcoholic solution containing an acetylated sugar cyanohydrin and ethyl glyoxylate was treated with alkali. 

FIGURE 8.8 Magnetic field dependence for the photolysis of a series of benzoyl containing molecules in cyclohexanol solution obtained by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy of the carbonyl group of the resulting benzoyl radical. Key 1 = a,a,a-trimethylacetophenone, 2 = 2-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-methylpropiophenone, 3 = 1-benzoylcyclohexanol, 4 = 2-hydroxy-2-methy Ipropiophenone, 5 = benzoin, 6 = methyl ether benzoin, 7 = dimethyl ether benzoin, 8 = 2-dimethylamino-2-(4-methyl-benzyl)-l-(4-morpholin-4-yl-phenyl)-butan-l-one. 

Moreover, poly(a-methylolbenzoin methyl ether acrylate) [poly(MBA)] has been checked in the UV induced polymerization of styrene and compared with poly(AB) and other low-molecular-weight structural models such as benzoin, a-methylol benzoin methyl ether (MBE) and a-methylol ben2 in methyl ether acetate (MBAc) [107]. 

Benzoin Ethers Benzoin ethers were the most widely used photoinitiators for a long time [13-15]. The cleavage process in the triplet state (10.8) is very fast compared to that of some related structures (>1010 s ). The cleavage yield is almost unity for 2,2-dimethoxy—2 phenyl-acetophenone DMPA or 2-methoxy -2 phenyl acetophenone BME. A secondary photochemical cleavage (the possible thermal cleavage is less efficient) can arise in the dimethoxy benzyl radical and leads to a methyl R" radical and an alkyl benzoate. 

Benzene-4-sulfonic acid, l-hydroxy-2-(2-hydroxy-6-suIfo-l-naphthylazo)-6-(2-hydroxy-l-naphthylazo)-metallochromic indicator, 556 Benzimidazole, 2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)-raercury determination, 532 Betrzoic acid complexes linkage isomers, 186 a-Benzoin oxime in gravimetry, 530 Benzothiazole, hydroxy-in gravimetry, 531 Benzothiazole, mercapto-in gravimetry, 534 Benzothiazole, 2-mercapto-cadmium complexes liquid-liquid extraction, 547 Benzoxazole, 2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)-cadmium determination, 531 Benzylamine, a-methyl-Al,7V-dimethyl-complexes chirality, 199 Berry pseudorotation, 39 Beryllium analysis, 523... 

In this case, the benzoyl radical and a methyl radical produced through the fragmentation of a,a-dimethoxy benzyl radical both initiate pol5unerization. Other families include benzoin ethers, acetophenone derivatives, amino ketones, and phosphine oxide derivatives (1 ) (3,11). 

Benzoic acid had been known for several hundred years by the time of Mitscherlich s experiment, having been prepared from gum benzoin, a pleasant-smelling resin used as incense and obtained from a tree native to Java. Similarly, toluene, the methyl derivative of benzene, takes its name from the South American tolu tree from which derivatives of it can be obtained. 

Bamer-Kowollik C, Vana P, Davis TP. Laser-induced decomposition of 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone and benzoin in methyl methacrylate homopolymerization studied via matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. J Polym Sci A Polym Chem 2002 40 675-681. 

Filter at the pump, and wash well with water. (Yield, about 20 g.) Recrystallise a portion from hot methylated spirit, reserving the remainder for the following preparation. Benzoin is a very pale yellow (almost colourless) crystalline substance, m.p. 137°. 

Method 1. Place 20 g. of crude benzoin (preceding Section) and 100 ml. of concentrated nitric acid in a 250 ml. round-bottomed flask. Heat on a boiling water bath (in the fume cupboard) with occasional shaking until the evolution of oxides of nitrogen has ceased (about 1 -5 hours). Pour the reaction mixture into 300-400 ml. of cold water contained in a beaker, stir well until the oil crystallises completely as a yellow solid. Filter the crude benzil at the pump, and wash it thoroughly with water to remove the nitric acid. RecrystaUise from alcohol or methylated spirit (about 2-5 ml. per gram). The yield of pure benzil, m.p. 94-96°, is 19 g. 

Recently, Koitai et al. (17) have shown that 5,5-diphenyl-2,4-thiazolidinedithione (15) with aluminum chloride in refluxing toluene gives 4,5-diphenyl-A-4-thia2oline-2-thione (16) (Scheme 7). 3-Methyl-4,5-diphenyl (17) and 4,5-diphenyl-A-4-thia2oline-2-thiones (16) are obtained in very low yields (1 to 5%) as by-products of the reaction between deoxybenzoin. benzoin. l,2-diphenyl-1.2-ethanediol. 1.2-diphenylethanol, or benzil, and Sg in hexamethylphosphoamide (18), The transformation of A-4-thiazoline-2-ones to the corresponding thiones by P2S5 (19) is of little synthetic value since the latter are more easily prepared. 

Phenyl-2-propenoic acid [621 -82-9] commonly referred to as cinnamic acid, is a white crystalline soHd having a low intensity sweet, honeylike aroma. It has been identified as a principal constituent in the botanical exudates from Styrax IJquidamber orientalis) Benzoin Styrax ben in Pern Balsam [Myroxylon pereirae and Tolu Balsam (]Ayro>ylon balsamum) (4,5). In these, as well as numerous other natural products, it exists both as the free acid and in the form of one or more of its esters, as for example, methyl cinnamate, ben2yl cinnamate [103 1 -3] and cinnamyl cinnamate. 

This procedure is representative of a new general method for the preparation of noncyclic acyloins by thiazol ium-catalyzed dimerization of aldehydes in the presence of weak bases (Table I). The advantages of this method over the classical reductive coupling of esters or the modern variation in which the intermediate enediolate is trapped by silylation, are the simplicity of the procedure, the inexpensive materials used, and the purity of the products obtained. For volatile aldehydes such as acetaldehyde and propionaldehyde the reaction Is conducted without solvent in a small, heated autoclave. With the exception of furoin the preparation of benzoins from aromatic aldehydes is best carried out with a different thiazolium catalyst bearing an N-methyl or N-ethyl substituent, instead of the N-benzyl group. Benzoins have usually been prepared by cyanide-catalyzed condensation of aromatic and heterocyclic aldehydes.Unsymnetrical acyloins may be obtained by thiazol1um-catalyzed cross-condensation of two different aldehydes. -1 The thiazolium ion-catalyzed cyclization of 1,5-dialdehydes to cyclic acyloins has been reported. 

Active carbonyl compounds such as benzaldehyde attack the electron-rich double bond in DTDAFs to give a dipolar adduct, which immediately undergoes dissociation with formation of two molecules of 146 (64BSF2857 67LA155).Tlie existence of by-products such as benzoin led to the synthetic application of thiazolium salts in the acyloin condensation. For example, replacement of the classic cyanide ion by 3-benzyl-4-methyl-5(/3-hydroxyethyl) thiazolium salts allowed the benzoin-type condensation to take place in nonaqueous solvents (76AGE639) (Scheme 57). 

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