Halides dihalides, preparation

Just as It IS possible to prepare alkenes by dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides so may alkynes be prepared by a double dehydrohalogenation of dihaloalkanes The dihalide may be a geminal dihalide, one m which both halogens are on the same carbon or it may be a vicinal dihalide, one m which the halogens are on adjacent carbons... 

Perfluoroalkyltin halides can be prepared via oxidative addition of perfluo-roalkyl iodides to tin(II) halides in dimethylformamide (DMF) [12] The per-fluoroalkyltin(IV) dihalide could not be isolated, but in DMF solution, the tin(lV) compound did react with aldehydes and ketones in the presence of pyndine [12] (equation 8) Typical perfluoroalkylcarbinols prepared by this method are shown in Table 1 [12]... 

Alkynes can be prepared by the elimination of HX from alkyl halides in much the same manner as alkenes (Section 7.1). Treatment of a 1,2-dihaloaJkane (a vicinal dihalide) with excess strong base such as KOH or NaNH2 results in a twofold elimination of HX and formation of an alkyne. As with the elimination of HX to form an alkene, we ll defer a discussion of the mechanism until Chapter 11. 

The mixed halide-hydrides PhjSnHCl and PhjSnHBr have been prepared from the reaction of diphenyltin dihydride with the appropriate diphenyltin dihalides (274). 

A carboxylic acid (not the salt) can be the nucleophile if F is present. Mesylates are readily displaced, for example, by benzoic acid/CsF. Dihalides have been converted to diesters by this method. A COOH group can be conveniently protected by reaction of its ion with a phenacyl bromide (ArCOCH2Br). The resulting ester is easily cleaved when desired with zinc and acetic acid. Dialkyl carbonates can be prepared without phosgene (see 10-21) by phase-transfer catalyzed treatment of primary alkyl halides with dry KHCO3 and K2C03- ... 

Chromium(II) sulfate is a versatile reagent for the mild reduction of a variety of bonds. Thus aqueous dimethylformamide solutions of this reagent at room temperature couple benzylic halides, reduce aliphatic monohalides to alkanes, convert vicinal dihalides to olefins, convert geminal halides to carben-oids, reduce acetylenes to /raw5-olefins, and reduce a,j3-unsatu-rated esters, acids, and nitriles to the corresponding saturated derivatives. These conditions also reduce aldehydes to alcohols. The reduction of diethyl fumarate described in this preparation illustrates the mildness of the reaction conditions for the reduction of acetylenes and o ,j8-unsaturated esters, acids, and nitriles. 

The novel heterocyclic system 92 has been prepared by reaction of 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles 91 with either l-(haloalkyl)pyridinium halides 89 or N,N -methylenebis(pyridinium) dihalides 90. A mechanism for the formation of 92 was proposed and involved a series of specific proton migrations, bond-breaking and bond-forming processes <98EJOC2923>. 

The second route (Scheme 1) is a redistribution reaction, in fact the Schlenk equilibrium. This route may be used in the reverse direction for the preparation of pure diorganomagnesium compounds from organomagnesium halides. Addition of a ligand, usually dioxane, that forms an insoluble complex with magnesium dihalide, shifts the Schlenk equilibrium completely to the left side and allows isolation of pure diorganomagnesium compounds from the remaining solution. ... 

The needed wc-dihalide is formed from propene, which is prepared from either of the alkyl halides. 

Problem 16.9 Prepare the following acids from alkyl halides or dihalides of fewer C s. (a) C H CHjCOOH,... 

Problem 17.48 Use acetoacetic ester (aae) and any needed alkyl halide or dihalide to prepare (a) CH3C0CH2CH,C0CH, (b) cyclobutyl methyl ketone, (c) CHjCOCHjCHjCHjCOCH, and (d) 1,3-diacetyl-cyclopentane. ... 

Addition of hydrogen halides to alkynes preparation of alkyl dihalides and tetrahalides... 

Addition of halides to alkenes preparation of alkyl dihalides... 

Tellurium Halides. Tellurium forms the dihalides TeCl and TeBi, but not Tel2. However, it forms tetrahalides with all four halogens. Tellurium decafluoride [53214-07-6] and hexafluoride can also be prepared. No monohalide, Te2X2, is believed to exist. Tellurium does not form well-defined oxyhalides as do sulfur and selenium. The tellurium halides show varying tendencies to form complexes and addition compounds with nitrogen compounds such as ammonia, pyridine, simple and substituted thioureas and anilines, and ethylenediamine, as well as sulfur trioxide and the chlorides of other elements. 

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