Catalysis ether formation

Reactions of the Side Chain. Benzyl chloride is hydrolyzed slowly by boiling water and more rapidly at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of alkaHes (11). Reaction with aqueous sodium cyanide, preferably in the presence of a quaternary ammonium chloride, produces phenylacetonitrile [140-29-4] in high yield (12). The presence of a lower molecular-weight alcohol gives faster rates and higher yields. In the presence of suitable catalysts benzyl chloride reacts with carbon monoxide to produce phenylacetic acid [103-82-2] (13—15). With different catalyst systems in the presence of calcium hydroxide, double carbonylation to phenylpymvic acid [156-06-9] occurs (16). Benzyl esters are formed by heating benzyl chloride with the sodium salts of acids benzyl ethers by reaction with sodium alkoxides. The ease of ether formation is improved by the use of phase-transfer catalysts (17) (see Catalysis, phase-thansfer). 

It is in the very nature of the catalytic process that the intermediate compound formed between catalyst and reactant is of extreme lability therefore not many cases are on record where the isolation by chemical means, or identification by physical methods, of intermediate compounds has been achieved concomitant with the evidence that these compounds are true intermediaries and not products of side reactions or artifacts. The formation of ethyl sulfuric acid in ether formation, catalyzed by HjSO , and of alkyl phosphates in olefin polymerization, catalyzed by liquid phosphoric acid, are examples of established intermediate compound formation in homogeneous catalysis. With regard to heterogeneous catalysis, where catalyst and reactant are not in the same... 

Similar results were found by Griengl and co-workers [21] for HbHNL catalysis. Ethers, such as diisopropyl ether (DIPE) or tBME, were found to be the most suitable solvents. The transformation proceeds most efficiently at temperatures between 5 and 15 °C, and the formation of a stable emulsion seems to be of importance. A series of aldehydes were converted by this method (Figure 9.2). Compared to transformations in aqueous buffer medium [22], higher conversions and were achieved (Table 9.1) [21]. 

Claisen rearrangement of allyl phenolic ethers, followed by oxidation of the alkene generates ortbo-hydroxyarylacetaldehydes which close to give benzofurans under acid catalysis. The formation of 2-substituted benzofurans from 2- ortho-hydroxyaryl)-ketones is also very easy. 

Catalyst studies have promoted attention with description of the use of iron salts to prevent ether formation during ester exchange polymerization. Model compounds have been employed to elucidate the meehanisms of metal ion catalysis in both transesterification and polycondensation reactions. A differential microcalorimeter has been used to assess the relative reactivities of catalyst systems for the poly-transesterification of bis-(2-hydroxyethyl tere-phthalate) and the relationship between the viscosity of the polymerizate and the temperature of the maximum rate of heat production has been investigated. Studies on antimony(v) compounds have indicated that their activity increases during the course of 2GT synthesis. This observation has been ascribed to the reduction of the antimony(v) compounds by acetaldehyde produced by 2GT decomposition. 

Habenicht, C., Kam, L.C., Wilschut, M.J. and Antal, M.J., Jr., Homogeneous catalysis of ethyl terf-butyl ether formation from tert butyl alcohol in hot, compressed liquid ethanol, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 1995, 34(11), 3784-3792. 

Intramolecular Reactions of Alkynes with Carboxylic Acids, Alcohols, and Amines. Addition of carboxylic acids, alcohols, and amines to alkynes via oxypaUadation and aminopallada-tion proceeds with catalysis by Pd salts. Intramolecular additions are particularly facile. Unsaturated y-lactones are obtained by the treatment of 3-alkynoic acid and 4-alkynoic acid with Pd(PhCN)2Cl2 in THF in the presence of Et3N (eq 54), and -lactones are obtained from5-alkynoic acids. 5-Hydroxyalkynes are converted to the cyclic enol ethers (eq 55). The oxypalla-dation is a irons addition. Thus stereoselective enol ether formation by reaction of the alkynoic alcohol with Pd(PhCN)2Cl2, followed by reduction with ammonium formate, has been applied to the synthesis of prostacyclin (eq 56). Intramolecular addition of amines affords cyclic imines. 3-Alkynylamines are cyclized to 1-pyrrolines while 5-alkynylamines are converted to 2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridines (eq 57). ... 

Base catalysis In principle as in Exercise 20-14, but use BrCH2CH2CH20 instead of HO as the nucleophile in the first step. However, in practice, the bromoalkoxide will undergo intramolecular Williamson ether formation to oxacyclobutane (see Section 9-6). 

Reaction conditions depend on the reactants and usually involve acid or base catalysis. Examples of X include sulfate, acid sulfate, alkane- or arenesulfonate, chloride, bromide, hydroxyl, alkoxide, perchlorate, etc. RX can also be an alkyl orthoformate or alkyl carboxylate. The reaction of cycHc alkylating agents, eg, epoxides and a2iridines, with sodium or potassium salts of alkyl hydroperoxides also promotes formation of dialkyl peroxides (44,66). Olefinic alkylating agents include acycHc and cycHc olefinic hydrocarbons, vinyl and isopropenyl ethers, enamines, A[-vinylamides, vinyl sulfonates, divinyl sulfone, and a, P-unsaturated compounds, eg, methyl acrylate, mesityl oxide, acrylamide, and acrylonitrile (44,66). 

The mechanism for the formation of diethyl ether from ethanol under conditions of acid catalysis was shown in Figure 15.3. 

Recently, Akiyama et al. reported an enantiocontrolled [3+2] cycloaddition of chirally modified Fischer alkenylcarbene complexes 180 with aldimines 181 under Lewis-acid catalysis (Sn(OTf)2) to afford enantiomerically pure 1,2,5-trisubstituted 3-alkoxypyrrolines 182 (Scheme 40) [121]. The mode of formation of these products 182 was proposed to be a [4+2] cycloaddition, with the complexes 180 acting as a 1-metalla- 1,3-diene with subsequent reductive elimination. Upon hydrolysis under acidic conditions, the enol ethers give the enantiomerically pure 3-pyrrolidinones 183 (Table 9). 

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