Decomposition of the catalyst

The successful polymerization of a, >-dienes via ADMET continually produces a small molecule, typically ethylene, and the removal of this small molecule drives the reaction. When Schrock s [W] and [Mo] alkylidenes (14) are used, care has to be taken in maintaining an inert atmosphere devoid of both moisture and air in order to avoid decomposition of the catalyst. For this reason, Schlenk line techniques such as those used to handle Ziegler-Natta or metallocene catalysts and high purity monomers are important. 

Catalyst systems of the type [NiL X + AlEt Xj (where L = PR and X = halide) afford highly active catalysts for olefm dimerisation. However, when complex 11 (Scheme 13.8) is treated with AlEt Cl in the presence of 1-butene, in toluene at 20°C the only products observed were decomposition products, 12,13,14 no butene dimers were obtained [22], At low temperatures (-15°C) and using the complex with 1,3-diiso-propylimidazolin-2-ylidene as the NHC ligand, small amounts of butene dimers were observed. It is apparent from these results that Ni-NHC complexes are capable of olefin dimerisation, however, decomposition of the catalyst via reductive elimination predominates. 

In the hydroformylation of lower alkenes using a modified cobalt catalyst complex separation is achieved by distillation. The ligands are high-boiling so that they remain with the heavy ends when these are removed from the alcohol product. Distillation is not possible when higher alcohols or aldehydes are produced, because of decomposition of the catalyst ligands at the higher temperatures required. Rhodium complexes can usually also be removed by distillation, since these complexes are relatively stable. 

It has been suggested however that isotacticity derives from polymerization occurring on colloidal particles formed by thermal decomposition of the catalysts. As stated previously, in the presence of the monomer even the allyl compounds are stable at 65°C and none of the thermal decomposition products (black to yellow solids) could be detected. As a check on these results a polymerization of propylene was carried out with Zr (benzyl) 4 in toluene at 0°C in a sealed tube. The reaction was very slow and analytical quantities of polymer could be obtained only after 312 hr. NMR analysis showed peaks assignable to isotactic sequences, and these were much stronger than the peaks assignable to syndiotactic diads. It was concluded... 

The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction featured in this procedure occurs under neutral conditions in the presence of many synthetically useful functional groups (e.g. alcohol, ester, nitro, acetal, ketone, and aldehyde). The reaction works best in N,N-dimethylformamide with bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(ll) chloride, PdCI2(PPh3)2, as the catalyst. Lithium chloride is added to prevent decomposition of the catalyst.143 13 It is presumed that conversion of the intermediate aryl palladium triflate to an aryl palladium chloride is required for the transmetallation step to proceed.9... 

Pd(acac)2 has been reported to be an active catalyst in soybean oil hydrogenation [47]. The reactions were conducted in bulk with low catalyst loadings (1-60 ppm) and without any co-catalyst. Under 10 atm H2 pressure and at 80-120 °C, optimum linolenate selectivity and high trans-isomers content were obtained. Decomposition of the catalyst occurred at temperatures above 120 °C. 

Table 9.1). The rate of dehydrobromination from the intermediate bromoalkenes follows the pattern 2-bromoalkenes > Z-l-bromoalkenes > E- -bromoalkenes the corresponding chloro derivatives react more slowly. For optimum yield, the reaction temperature should be <100°C to reduce decomposition of the catalyst, and the concentration of base should be kept low to prevent isomerization of the resulting alkynes. [3-Elimination of HBr from 1,2-dibromo-1 -phenylethane can be controlled to yield 1-bromo-l-phenylethene in 83% yield [15]. The addition of alcohols and diols have a co-catalytic effect on the elimination reaction, as the alkoxide anions are transferred more effectively than the hydroxide ions into the organic phase [13]. 

Catalyst decomposition. When the reaction is carried out in the laboratory decomposition of the catalyst is observed, which leads to nickel(II) formation. It can be suppressed by adding the HCN needed step-wise and not all at once at the beginning of the reaction [10],... 

In the case of iridium, complex [IrH2(PPh3)2(acetone)2] BF4 (11) was the first to carry out catalytically the dehydrogenation of cycloalkanes [13, 14]. However, it was later realized that the halocarbons used as solvents reacted with 11 to produce the stable species [HL2lr(p-Cl)2(. i-X)IrL2H]BF4 (X = Cl (14) or H (15)) [16] (Scheme 13.8), and that elimination of the solvent by running the reactions in neat alkane not only improved yields but also permitted the activation of other previously unreactive cycloalkanes, such as methyl- and ethyl-cyclopentane. However, it was also noted that the system in some cases was not catalytic, due mainly to decomposition of the catalyst at the temperatures employed [16]. 

The choice of an ionic liquid was shown to be critical in experiments with [NBuJBr (TBAB, m.p. 110°C) as a catalyst carrier to isolate a cyclometallated complex homogeneous catalyst, tra .s-di(ri-acetato)-bis[o-(di-o-tolylphosphino) benzyl] dipalladium (II) (Scheme 26), which was used for the Heck reaction of styrene with aryl bromides and electron-deficient aryl chlorides. The [NBu4]Br displayed excellent stability for the reaction. The recycling of 1 mol% of palladium in [NBu4]Br after the reaction of bromobenzene with styrene was achieved by distillation of the reactants and products from the solvent and catalyst in vacuo. Sodium bromide, a stoichiometric salt byproduct, was left in the solvent-catalyst system. High catalytic activity was maintained even after the formation of visible palladium black after a fourth run and after the catalyst phase had turned more viscous after the sixth run. The decomposition of the catalyst and the formation of palladium... 

The decomposition of the catalyst beads can cause a secondary air pollution emission consisting of the particulate dust generated by abrasion of the surface of the catalyst. Operating cost for catalyst replacement varies directly with catalyst attrition rate. The system can process waste streams with VOC concentrations of up to 25% of the lower explosive limit (LEL). The proprietary catalyst contains up to 10% chromium, including 4% hexavalent chromium. This could lead to the emission of hexavalent chromium in some applications of the technology. 

The synthesis of a-methylene-7-lactone 317 through carbonylation of but-3-yn-l-ol 316 catalyzed by Pd(ll)-PPh2(2-Py) has been carried out in l-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate 315 as reaction medium in high yield with excellent product selectivity (Equation (30))4 Although the ionic liquid containing the catalytic species was recovered, a significant decrease in yield occurred with the recycled catalyst, which appears to be attributed to the decomposition of the catalyst during the isolation procedure ... 

Carbonylation of Halides - Pd(tppts)3-catalysed carbonylation of bromo-benzene (Equation 7) in the presence of NEt3 in an aqueous/toluene (1/1) two phase system at 150°C and 15 bar CO afforded the triethylammonium salt of benzoic acid (100% yield).464,465 Rates were rather low (TOF s of 3.3-17 h ) but no decomposition of Pd(tppts)3 (tppts/Pd 12.5) was observed and the catalyst could be recovered quantitatively and recycled 464 However, in a second recycle extensive decomposition of the catalyst occurred with formation of palladium black. Generally in carbonylation reactions of halides the formation of stoichiometric amounts of either HX or halide salts still remains a problem of environmental concern despite the attractiveness due to the presence of the aqueous solvent. 

Bimolecular decomposition of the catalyst takes place at its high oxidation state,... 

Biphenyls.1 Pd(0)-catalyzed coupling of aryltributyltins and aryl triflates provides a useful route to substituted biphenyls. Lithium chloride is required for reasonable yields it inhibits decomposition of the catalyst. A wide range of functional groups is tolerated on both components. Aryl halides undergo this coupling, but triflates have some advantages because of the many available substituted phenols. 

A considerable amount of effort has already been devoted to producing dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from methanol and CO2, and some of the reactions have been catalyzed by organotin alkoxides. However, the catalytic activities so far obtained have been very low due to the decomposition of the catalysts by water generated during the reaction. The supercritical C02 reaction with trimethyl orthoacetate leads to the desired reaction and gives DMC and methyl acetate. Although di- -butyltin dimethoxide is less effective, the addition of tetrabutylphosphonium iodide substantially enhances the catalytic activity of the system (Equation (96)).261 262... 

RCM of diallyltosylamide and other dienes products extracted with toluene yield and rate strongly depend on the anions (catalyst and ionic liquid), OTf gives the best results slow decomposition of the catalyst, recyclability limited to two cycles. 

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