Hydrogen iodide with ethers

One of the examples illustrating the living cationic polymerization process is the polymerization of alkyl-vinyl ethers initiated by the mixture of hydrogen iodide with iodine. In this process the system is stabilized by a suitably strong interaction of carbocation with counterion ... 

N-Cyclohex-l-enylpyrrolidine (9 g 0 06 mol) was dissolved in pentane with A -ethyldiisopropylamine (7.8 g 0.06 mol). Perfluorohexyl iodide (13.4 g, 0.03 mol) IS added to the solution. Aprecipitate of A-ethyldiisopropylamine hydroiodide IS formed instantly After 3 h, the precipitate is filtered off, and the solution is evaporated The crude liquid is hydrolyzed with 6 mL of 40% sulfuric acid The mixture is stirred for 3 h and extracted with ether. The ether layer is neutralized with aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate, washed with water, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent is evaporated, and the residue is distilled. A second distillation with a spinning-band column yields 7 9 g (63%) of pure 2-(perfluoro-hexyl)cyclohexanone (bp, 71 -73 °C at 0 4 mm of Hg). 

With hydrogen iodide in diethyl ether the cyclohexyl derivative 4 (n = 2) gives 4-iodo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-1 //-3-benzazcpin-2-amine hydroiodide in only poor yield (14% free base mp 156-160 C). The reaction fails with hydrogen chloride.105... 

Alcohols react with nascent hydroiodic acid to form alkyl iodides. When the starting material is an alcohol ether sulfate, the resulting alcohol ethoxylate obtained by acid hydrolysis of the sulfate gives the corresponding alkyl iodides. The number of moles of diiodoethane equals the number of moles of ethylene oxide present in the alcohol ethoxylate. Diiodoethane decomposes or reacts with more hydrogen iodide to give iodine quantitatively in both cases. However,... 

It is to be noted that N-vinylcarbazole (NVC) undergoes also living cationic polymerization with hydrogen iodide at —40 °C in toluene or at —78 °C in methylene chloride and that in this case no assistance of iodine as an activator is necessary 10d). NVC forms a more stable carbocation than vinyl ethers, and the living propagation proceeds by insertion between the strongly interacting NVC-cation and the nucleophilic iodide anion. 

L-dihydroxy-succinic acid (L(dexiro)-tartaric acid, CXIII). This result establishes the position of the double bond between C4 and C5 and demonstrates that C4 carries only one hydrogen atom while C5 has attached to it the enolic hydroxyl group. Treatment of the enol CXI with ethereal diazomethane gives 5-methyl-A4-D-glucosaccharo-3,6-lactone methyl ester (CXIY) which upon further methylation with silver oxide and methyl iodide yields 2,5-dimethyl-A4-D-glucosaccharo-3,6-lactone methyl ester (CXV). When the latter is subjected to ozonolysis there is formed oxalic acid and 3-methyl-L-threuronic acid (CXVI). Oxidation of this aldehydic acid (CXYI) with bromine gives rise to a monomethyl derivative (CXVII) of L-ilireo-dihydroxy-succinic acid. 

Olivetol. (5-Alkyl Resourcinol) BER 69, 1644 (1936). Mix 25 g of ethyl-3,4,5-trimethoxy benzoyl acetate and 2.0 g of clean sodium in 100 ml ethanol and warm to react. Add 2 g n-propyl iodide (this may be replaced with n-amyl iodide) and heat on a steam bath for 12 hours, then neutralize and remove the ethanol by distillation. Extract the residue with ether, dry, and evaporate in vacuo to get 30 g of the alkyl acetate. Heat 22 g of this acetate in 5% KOH ethanolic solution for 1 hour at 50° and let stand to precipitate 14 g of 3,4,5-trimethoxyvalerophenone. Mix 11 g of the above product with 60 g of sodium in 600 ml ethanol. Warm and after dissolving the sodium add 2 liters of water. M e acidic with HCl acid and remove the ethanol by distillation. Extract with ether, dry, and evaporate the ether in vacuo to get if. g olivetol dimethyl ether. To demethylate this ether add it to 70 ml of hydrogen iodide and heat to boiling and reflux for two hours. Distill and keep the fraction at 160°-170° with 3-4 mm of vacuum applied to the distillation set-up. Yield about 6 g. 

A mixture of a solution of 0.300 g of an alkyl methanesulfonate or p-toluenesulfonate in 3-6 ml of 1,2-dimethoxyethane, 0.300 g of sodium iodide, 0.300 g of zinc dust, and 0.3 ml of water is stirred and refluxed for 4-5 hours. After dilution with ether the mixture is filtered the solution is washed with water, with 5% aqueous hydrochloric acid, with 5% aqueous solution of potassium hydrogen carbonate, with 5% aqueous solution of sodium thiosulfate and with water. After drying with anhydrous sodium sulfate the solution is evaporated and the residue worked up, giving 26-84% yield of alkane. 

For example, with the Co-I-PPh catalyst, methyl acetate reacts with synthesis gas to form ethyl acetate. All of the primary and secondary alcohols tested (C thru C ) decompose during long-term operation. The major decomposition products include aldehydes, alkyl iodides, and ethers. Ketones are readily hydrogenated and the resulting alcohols decompose. Good solvents in terms of stability are diphenyl ether and alkanes. The acetaldehyde rate is somewhat low (1.8 M/hr) in diphenyl ether, and the selectivity is low in alkanes. In addition, these solvents do not have good solubility properties, especially in product refining. 

Phenylethyl Iodide. Use 146 g. (142 ml.) of (J-phenylethyl alcohol (b.p. 216 5-217°), 16 54 g. of purified red phosphorus and 154 g. of iodine. Lag the arm C (Fig.///, 40, 1) with asbestos cloth. Heat the alcohol - phosphorus mixture to boiling until sufficient alcohol (usually one-third to one-half of the total volume) passes into the reservoir B to dissolve all the iodine. Remove the flame and add the iodine solution at such a rate that the mixture boils gently. A little hydrogen iodide is evolved towards the end of the reaction. Allow the mixture to cool, add water and filter off the excess of phosphorus. Decolourise the filtrate with a little sodium bisulphite and add ether to assist in the separation of the water layer. Wash the ethereal solution with water, dry with anhydrous potassium carbonate, and distil under diminished pressure. B.p. 114 116°/12 mm. Yield 215 g. 

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