Convertible 2- phenyl

Amination. Taking a clue from work on a related compound Curtin ri a . converted 2-phenyl-1.3-indanediune into 3-uminu-2-phenyllndenone by fiising... 

CLOPENTENE 1-OXIDE, 43, 73 catalyst for converting phenyl isocyanate to diphenylcarbodiimide, 43,31... 

The reactive distillation operation is obviously not limited to zeolite catalysts. It can also be carried out with homogeneous acids such as sulfuric acid or p-toluene-sulfonic acid. Since they lack shape selectivity, these catalysts first convert phenyl-ethanol to the corresponding ether and only then to styrene. Hence, the reaction proceeds in a solution of heavy products that have accumulated over time. Additives have been developed to control the oligomerization reactions and keep the liquid viscosity at a workable level [35]. The heavy liquid medium needs to be bled. Its contamination with strong acid makes its disposal costly, however. 

FIGURE 12.4 Mechanochemical action converts phenyl coumaran XII to phenolic stilbene XIII, which is snbseqnently oxidized to stilbene quinine XIV. (After Lee, D.Y. and Sumimoto, M., Holzforschung, 45 (suppi), 15-20, 1991.)... 

In fact, the Grignard reagent of 2-bromopyridine converted phenyl-phosphonous dichloride to bis(2-pyridyl)phenylphosphine (2) (140). An important step in the synthesis of 9-phenyl-9-phosphafluorene 9-oxide (4, R = H) involved reaction of the Grignard compound of 3 with phenylphosphonous dichloride (28,30). It was possible to effect... 

For the mechanism of this reaction, see Robinson and Robinson,1918, H3i 639 1924, 145, 827.) The reaction is of wide application for example, the use of methyl-phenyl-hydrazine, CsH5(CHj)> -iN H, in the above reaction gives i-methyl-2-phenylindole, whereas pyruvic acid, CH CO COOH, when converted to its phenylhydrazone and then indolised, gives indole-2-carboxylic... 

Isocyanide reaction. Since chloral hydrate is readily converted into chloroform by alkali, it will give the isocyanide reaction. To a few crystals of the solid add about 5 ml. of alcoholic NaOH solution and a few drops of aniline, and heat the disagreeable odour of phenyl isocyanide, C H(NC, is rapidly detected. 

Anilides and a-Naphthalides. The Grignard reagents prepared from alkyl halides react with phenyl isocyanate (CgHjN=C=0) or with a-uaphthy l isocyanate (C,oH, N=C=0) to yield addition products that are converted by hydrolysis into anihdes and a-naphthalides respectively RX + Mg —> RMgX... 

Upon heating thiocarbanilide with concentrated hydrochloric acid, it is partly converted into phenyl tso-tliiocyanate ... 

The reaction of a halide with 2-butene-1,4-diol (104) affords the aldehyde 105, which is converted into the 4-substituted 2-hydroxytetrahydrofuran 106, and oxidized to the 3-aryl-7-butyrolactone 107[94], Asymmetric arylation of the cyclic acetal 108 with phenyl triflate[95] using Pd-BINAP afforded 109, which was converted into the 3-phenyllactone 110 in 72% ee[96]. Addition of a molecular sieve (MS3A) shows a favorable effect on this arylation. The reaction of the 3-siloxycyclopentene 111 with an alkenyl iodide affords the. silyl... 

Diketene (635) is converted into 3-phenyl-3-butenoic acid (636) by the reaction of phenylzinc, magnesium, and aluminum reagents via C—O bond clea-vage[495j. 

It is known that tr-allylpalladium acetate is converted into allyl acetate by reductive elimination when it is treated with CO[242,243]. For this reason, the carbonylation of allylic acetates themselves is difficult. The allylic acetate 386 is carbonylated in the presence of NaBr (20-50 mol%) under severe conditions, probably via allylic bromides[244]. However, the carbonylation of 5-phenyl-2,4-pentadienyl acetate (387) was carried out in the presence of EtiN without using NaBr at 100 °C to yield methyl 6-phenyl-3,5-hexadienoate (388)[245J. The dicarbonylation of l,4-diacetoxy-2-butene to form the 3-hexenedioate also proceeds by using tetrabutylphosphonium chloride as a ligand in 49% yield[246]. 

Carbon disulfide readily reacts with a-aminonitriles giving 2-mercapto-5-aminothiazoles (213), (271, 293) which can be converted to 5-aminothiazoles unsubstituted in the 2-position (Scheme 110 and Table II-34a). If this reaction is carried out in the presence of benzyl chloride in phosphorus tribromide, a 2-S-substituted thiazole derivative (214) is obtained in quantitative yield (Scheme 111), with R = hydrogen or phenyl (68, 304). 

Enol form [achiral may be converted to either (R) or (S) sec butyl phenyl ketone]... 

Each act of proton abstraction from the a carbon converts a chiral molecule to an achi ral enol or enolate ion The sp hybridized carbon that is the chirality center m the start mg ketone becomes sp hybridized m the enol or enolate Careful kinetic studies have established that the rate of loss of optical activity of sec butyl phenyl ketone is equal to Its rate of hydrogen-deuterium exchange its rate of brommation and its rate of lodma tion In each case the rate determining step is conversion of the starting ketone to the enol or enolate anion... 

Hydroperoxide Process. The hydroperoxide process to propylene oxide involves the basic steps of oxidation of an organic to its hydroperoxide, epoxidation of propylene with the hydroperoxide, purification of the propylene oxide, and conversion of the coproduct alcohol to a useful product for sale. Incorporated into the process are various purification, concentration, and recycle methods to maximize product yields and minimize operating expenses. Commercially, two processes are used. The coproducts are / fZ-butanol, which is converted to methyl tert-huty ether [1634-04-4] (MTBE), and 1-phenyl ethanol, converted to styrene [100-42-5]. The coproducts are produced in a weight ratio of 3—4 1 / fZ-butanol/propylene oxide and 2.4 1 styrene/propylene oxide, respectively. These processes use isobutane (see Hydrocarbons) and ethylbenzene (qv), respectively, to produce the hydroperoxide. Other processes have been proposed based on cyclohexane where aniline is the final coproduct, or on cumene (qv) where a-methyl styrene is the final coproduct. 

Tosylhydra2one and 7-phenyl sulfoxide groups have also been introduced into cholesterol and eliminated to prepare the 5,7-diene (45,46). The method of choice is the aHyUc brornination—dehydrobrornination procedures, and the commercial yields ia converting cholesterol to 7-dehydrocholesterol are ia the range of 35—50%. 

Of the classical Hofmann, Curtius, Lossen and Schmidt degradations, only a rare example of the first is known, hypobromite converting 4,7-diamino-2-phenyl-6-pteridinecar-boxamide (208) into 8-amino-2,3-dihydro-6-phenyl-l//-imidazo[4,5-g]pteridin-2-one (209 equation 64) (63JOC1203). 

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