Dienes telomerization

Coupling of butadiene with CO2 under electrochemically reducing conditions produces decadienedioic acid, and pentenoic acid, as weU as hexenedioic acid (192). A review article on diene telomerization reactions catalyzed by transition metal catalysts has been pubUshed (193). 

Jt-Allyl Pd derivatives are also readily formed by reaction of olefins with PdCl2 in an organic solvent (e.g. DMF) or by coupling of 1,3-dienes (telomerization reactions). 

Dimerization and Telomerization of Conjugated Dienes and Related Reactions... 

Takacs JM (1995) Transition metal allyl complexes Telomerization of dienes. In Hegedus LS (ed) Comprehensive organometallic chemistry II, vol 12. Pergamon Press, Oxford... 

Scheme4-5 Intermediates in the hydroamination vs. telomerization ofl,3-dienes 4.4.2.2 Activation ofthe Amine 4.4.2.2.1 Activation by Bases...

From the beginning of the 1970s unhl the mid 1980s, several examples of the telomerization of dienes with water [76, 77] or methanol [78, 79] to isomeric mixtures of dienols or dienol ethers catalyzed by palladium-phosphine complexes in the presence of carbon dioxide have been reported. Neither the yield nor the selectivity were very high. However, when allene was employed as a diene , 3-methyl-2-meth-ylene-3-buten-l-ol was obtained with fairly good selectivity (up to 98%) (Eq. 6.43) [78]. 

Extension to carbocyclization of butadiene telomerization using nitromethane as a trapping reagent is reported (Eq. 5.48).72 Palladium-catalyzed carbo-annulation of 1,3-dienes by aryl halides is also reported (Eq. 5.49).73 The nitro group is removed by radical denitration (see Section 7.2), or the nitroalkyl group is transformed into the carbonyl group via the Nef reaction (see Section 6.1). 

The linear telomerization reaction of dienes was one of the very first processes catalyzed by water soluble phosphine complexes in aqueous media [7,8]. The reaction itself is the dimerization of a diene coupled with a simultaneous nucleophilic addition of HX (water, alcohols, amines, carboxylic acids, active methylene compounds, etc.) (Scheme 7.3). It is catalyzed by nickel- and palladium complexes of which palladium catalysts are substantially more active. In organic solutions [Pd(OAc)2] + PPhs gives the simplest catalyst combination and Ni/IPPTS and Pd/TPPTS were suggested for mnning the telomerizations in aqueous/organic biphasic systems [7]. An aqueous solvent would seem a straightforward choice for telomerization of dienes with water (the so-called hydrodimerization). In fact, the possibility of separation of the products and the catalyst without a need for distillation is a more important reason in this case, too. 

Although not a telomerization, it is mentioned here, that syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadienes were prepared in aqueous emulsions with a 7t-allyl-cobalt catalyst [33]. Similarly, chloroprenes were polymerized using aqueous solutions of [PdCl2(TPPMS)2] and [RhCl(TPPMS)3] as catalysts at 40 °C in the presence of an emulsifier and a chain growth regulator (R-SH, R=Cio-Cis) [35]. Despite the usual low reactivity of chlorinated dienes, these reactions proceeded surprisingly fast, leading to quantitative conversion of 10 g chloroprene in 2 hours with only 50 mg of catalyst (approximate TOP = 3500 h- ). 

Telomerization is the reaction of olefins having conjugated double bonds (conjugated dienes) in the presence of a nucleophile (telogen). The main... 

Some homogeneously catalyzed telomerizations, i.e., dimerizations of dienes coupled with the addition of a nucleophile [Eq. (11)], have been carried out in two-phase systems. One example has found industrial application, the synthesis of 1,7-octadienol from butadiene and water (Section VI). 

The telomerization of dienes in a two-phase system was first described in a patent (100). Water was used as the solvent for the catalyst, with sulfonated phosphane ligands providing the water solubility. Water, alcohols, phenols, acids, amines, and acetylacetic add were used as nucleophiles. 

The higher stability of primary anion 37 as compared to secondary anion 38 explains the predominant formation of branched isomers. The high reactivity of conjugated dienes and styrenes compared with that of monoolefins is accounted for by the formation of new resonance-stabilized anions (39 and 40). Base-catalyzed alkylation with conjugated dienes may be accompanied by telomerization. The reason for this is that the addition of a second molecule of diene to the 39 monoadduct anion competes with transmetallation, especially at lower... 

Hydroamination of allenes and 1,3-dienes in the presence of Ni(II), Pd(II), and Rh(III) complexes yields product mixtures composed of simple addition products and products formed by addition and telomerization.288 Nickel halides308 and rhodium chloride309 in ethanol [Eq. (6.51)] and Pd(n) diphosphine complexes310 are the most selective catalysts in simple hydroamination, while phosphine complexes favor telomerization 288... 

Pd-Catalyzed Telomerization of 1,3-Dienes with Multifunctional Renewable Substrates Versatile Routes for the Valorization of Biomass-Derived Platform Molecules... 

Abstract The dimerization of 1,3-dienes (e.g. butadiene) with the addition of a protic nucleophile (e.g. methanol) yields 2,7-octadienyl ethers in the so-called telomerization reaction. This reaction is most efficiently catalyzed by homogeneous palladium complexes. The field has experienced a renaissance in recent years as many of the platform molecules that can be renewably obtained from biomass are well-suited to act as multifunctional nucleophiles in this reaction. In addition, the process adheres to many of the principles of green chemistry, given that the reaction is 100% atom efficient and produces little waste. The telomerization reaction thus provides a versatile route for the production of valuable bulk and specialty chemicals that are (at least partly) green and renewable. The use of various multifunctional substrates that can be obtained from biomass is covered in this review, as well as mechanistic aspects of the telomerization reaction. 

In addition to the industrial developments listed above, much academic efforts have also been devoted over the years to (1) the expansion of the scope of the telomerization reaction, (2) the elucidation of the details of the reaction mechanism and (3) process modifications that allow more efficient production and separation of the desired products. The scope of substrates that can be used in this reaction has indeed been shown to be very broad. 1,3-Butadiene is most often used as the conjugated diene, since it is cheap, readily available and provides a linear octadienyl chain. The use of other dienes, such as isoprene [13-16], piperylene [17] and myrcene [18,19], has also been described, but they have been far less commonly studied. Such substituted telogens come with an additional selectivity challenge as many more isomers can potentially be obtained, which is illustrated for isoprene in Fig. 1. 

Scheme 3 Some examples of renewable oxygenates that can be used in the palladium-catalyzed telomerization of 1,3-dienes...

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