Brominations ketones, bromine

A white solid, m.p. 178 C. Primarily of interest as a brominaling agent which will replace activated hydrogen atoms in benzylic or allylic positions, and also those on a carbon atom a to a carbonyl group. Activating influences can produce nuclear substitution in a benzene ring and certain heterocyclic compounds also used in the oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones. 

The dream of every X chemist is to get that amine function directly on the safrole molecule without having to go thru any intermediate such as the ketone of MD-P2P or the bromine of bromosafrole. But Strike can tell you right now that that is very, very tough (that is why there ain t no methods for it). About the only article Strike has ever found for the actual placement of an amine directly on a terminal alkene (a.k.a. safrole) is the following [79] ... 

The high nucleophilicity of sulfur atoms is preserved, even if it is bound to electron withdrawing carbonyl groups. Thiocarboxylales, for example, substitute bromine, e.g. of a-bromo ketones. In the presence of bases the or-acylthio ketones deprotonate and rearrange to episulfides. After desulfurization with triphenylphosphine, 1,3-diketones are formed in good yield. Thiolactams react in the same way, and A. Eschenmoser (1970) has used this sequence in his vitamin B]2 synthesis (p. 261). 

Aminolhtazoles were synthetized from thiourea by three methods Method A, from a-haloketones or aldehydes designated as (Cl) or (Br) Method B, from ketones and iodine (fj) or bromine (Btj) Method C, from iodomercuriketones. Method D consists in condensing ketones with cyanamid and sulfur. 

The diminished rr electron density m the double bond makes a p unsaturated aide hydes and ketones less reactive than alkenes toward electrophilic addition Electrophilic reagents—bromine and peroxy acids for example—react more slowly with the carbon-carbon double bond of a p unsaturated carbonyl compounds than with simple alkenes... 

Membranes and Osmosis. Membranes based on PEI can be used for the dehydration of organic solvents such as 2-propanol, methyl ethyl ketone, and toluene (451), and for concentrating seawater (452—454). On exposure to ultrasound waves, aqueous PEI salt solutions and brominated poly(2,6-dimethylphenylene oxide) form stable emulsions from which it is possible to cast membranes in which submicrometer capsules of the salt solution ate embedded (455). The rate of release of the salt solution can be altered by surface—active substances. In membranes, PEI can act as a proton source in the generation of a photocurrent (456). The formation of a PEI coating on ion-exchange membranes modifies the transport properties and results in permanent selectivity of the membrane (457). The electrochemical testing of salts (458) is another possible appHcation of PEI. 

The unique chemical behavior of KO2 is a result of its dual character as a radical anion and a strong oxidizing agent (68). The reactivity and solubiHty of KO2 is gready enhanced by a crown ether (69). Its usefiilness in furnishing oxygen anions is demonstrated by its appHcations in SN2-type reactions to displace methanesulfonate and bromine groups (70,71), the oxidation of benzyHc methylene compounds to ketones (72), and the syntheses of a-hydroxyketones from ketones (73). 

Ahphatic ketones (qv) are readily brominated in the alpha position. Mixtures are usually obtained (24). 

Acids and esters (see Esters, organic) are less easily brominated than aldehydes or ketones. Acid chlorides and anhydrides are more easily brominated (23). 

During some brominations a hydroxyl group can be converted to a ketone on an adjacent carbon atom (27). 

Regioselective bromination of ketones at the mote highly substituted a-position is effected by photocatalytic bromination in the presence of 1,2-epoxycyclohexane (37). 

In the petroleum (qv) industry hydrogen bromide can serve as an alkylation catalyst. It is claimed as a catalyst in the controlled oxidation of aHphatic and ahcycHc hydrocarbons to ketones, acids, and peroxides (7,8). AppHcations of HBr with NH Br (9) or with H2S and HCl (10) as promoters for the dehydrogenation of butene to butadiene have been described, and either HBr or HCl can be used in the vapor-phase ortho methylation of phenol with methanol over alumina (11). Various patents dealing with catalytic activity of HCl also cover the use of HBr. An important reaction of HBr in organic syntheses is the replacement of aHphatic chlorine by bromine in the presence of an aluminum catalyst (12). Small quantities of hydrobromic acid are employed in analytical chemistry. 

V-bromosuccinimide [128-08-5] C H BrNOj 180-183 2.098 brominating olefins, oxidizing alcohols to aldehydes and ketones, converting aldehydes to acid bromides... 

Other routes to oxocarbenes are the a-elimination of bromine from a,a-dibromo ketones (73JA2708, 73JA5416), and the elimination of CO2 or COS from dioxolenones (vinylene carbonates) or their sulfur analogues. The former reaction has not been investigated with regard to oxirene involvement the latter is discussed in Section 5.05.6.3.5. The formation of an oxocarbene from a chlorooxirane was mentioned in Section 5.05.6.3.2. 

By similar procedures diazirines were prepared not only from simple aliphatic ketones but also from hydroxyketones and )3-aminoketones (B-67MI50800), and so were a large number of diazirines from steroidal ketones (65JA2665). Permanganate, bromine, chlorine and hypochlorite were used as oxidants. A one-step preparation of diazirines from ketones like 3-nonanone, ammonia and chlorine has been claimed in a patent (66USP3290289). 3,3-Diazirinedicarboxylic acid derivatives like (286) were obtained directly from oxime tosylates by the action of two moles of O-ethoxyamine (81AG(E)200). 

We present here examples of this condensation with an aromatic aldehyde and a cyclic ketone. Both of these examples are useful because, although other methods are available for their preparation, problems often attend these syntheses. In the synthesis of cyclohexy11deneaceton1tr11e, for example, the standard method results exclusively In the g.y-lsomer and none of the a,g-Isomer. In Part A of this procedure, cyclohexanone Is condensed with acetonitrile to give predominantly the conjugated Isomer (80-83%) whicfi is then separated from the nonconjugated isomer by selective bromination. 

Rates of enolization can be measured in several wt s. One method involves determining the rate of halogenation of the ketone. In the presence of a sufficient concentration of bromine or iodine, halogenation is much faster than enolu ation or its reverse and can therefore serve to measure the rate of enolization ... 

The reduction of 1 l-keto-9 -H steroids gives an lla-ol, due to the fact that ring B or C must be in the boat form. The presence of bromine at the 2a-, 5a- and 12a-positions does not afifect greatly the isomer composition resulting from reduction of 3-, 6- and 11-ketones respectively. When in a 7-keto steroid the bromine is in the 6a-position a mixture of la- and 7 -ols results when the bromine is in the 6 -position only the 7jS-hydroxy compound is obtained. " The presence of bromine in the 16a- or 16 -positions seems to reduce the amount of 17 -alcohol formed. ... 

Enolization is the rate-determining step in the halogenation of normal ketones. Where alternate directions for enolization exist, the preferred direction (and hence the position of kinetic bromination) depends on the substituents and stereochemistry. Furthermore, the orientation of the bromine introduced depends on stereochemical and stereoelectronic factors. 

The most familiar example of these effects is the enolization of A B cw-and A B fra j-3-ketones. Thus, in the 5a-series enolization towards C-2 is favored, while in 5jS-compounds enolization towards C-4 predominates. This preference is attributed to relief of nonbonding interactions in the enol form. Brominations are generally run in the presence of acid in order to... 

The required intermediate was conveniently prepared in high yield by treatment of a mixture of 5a- and 5) -6-ketones with bromine in the presence of hydrogen bromide. 

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