Hydrogenolysis, of phenolic ethers

Hydrogenolysis, of phenolic ethers to aromatics, 51, 85 of p-(1-phenyl-5-tetrazoly-loxy)biphenyl with palladium-on-charcoal catalyst to biphenyl, 51, 83... 

DEHYDROXYLATION OF PHENOLS HYDROGENOLYSIS OF PHENOLIC ETHERS BIPHENYL... 

Historically, simple Vz-alkyl ethers formed from a phenol and a halide or sulfate were cleaved under rather drastic conditions (e.g., refluxing HBr). New ether protective groups have been developed that are removed under much milder conditions (e.g., via nucleophilic displacement, hydrogenolysis of benzyl ethers, and mild acid hydrolysis of acetal-type ethers) that seldom affect other functional groups in a molecule. 

Catalytic hydrogenolysis of BOM ethers is typically accomplished with Pd/C in ethanol, ethyl acetate or THF. At the close of a synthesis of FR-900482, a phenolic benzyl ether and a benzyloxy BOM ether were hydrogenolysed without... 

Surprisingly, the bulkiness of the 4-substituent on the phenol ring did not have a significant influence on the cis/trans ratio of the formed alkylcyclohexylamines at the same reaction conditions, whereas a bulky substituent in 2-position made the reduction of the intermediate cyclohexanone more difficult. After one hour of reaction time, 2-tert. butylcyclohexanone was the only product formed. Prolonged reaction led to the slow formation of 2-alkylcyclo-hexanols. In the case of the methoxy-substituted phenol, hydrogenolysis of the ether group took place. 

The noble-metal (Pt, Pd. Ru and Rh) sulfides in combination with Mo, supported on AC exhibited higher activity for HYD of carbonyl and carboxylic groups than Mo/AC catalyst alone. They also accelerated hydrogenolysis of the etheric bonds such as CH3 O and Car-0. However, bimetallic catalysts without Co had no activity for decarboxylation. The H2S/H2 ratio had a different effect for every noble metal. In this study, GUA, 4-MA, ED, 4-methyl phenol and 2-octanone were used as model compounds. Thus study was conducted in an autoclave at 553 K and 7 MPa of H2. 

Catalytic hydrogenation in acetic anhydride-benzene removes the aromatic benzyl ether and forms a monoacetate hydrogenation in ethyl acetate removes the aliphatic benzyl ether to give, after acetylation, the diacetate. Trisubstituted aDcenes can be retained during the hydrogenolysis of a phenolic benzyl ether. ... 

Hydrogenation of carbonyls, or incipient carbonyls such as phenols (86), in lower alcohol solvents may result in the formation of ethers. The ether arises through formation of acetals or ketals with subsequent hydrogenolysis. The reaction has been made the basis of certain ether syntheses (45,97). Reaction of alcohols with carbonyls may be promoted by trace contamination, such as iron in platinum oxide (22,53), but it is also a property of the hydrogenation catalyst itself. So strong is the tendency of palladium-hydrogen to promote acetal formation that acetals may form even in basic media (61). 

Hydrogenolysis of 1-phenyltetrazolyl ether has been applied to deoxygenation of several heavily substituted phenols, for example, ethyl orsellinate (4a). 

As seen in the retro-synthetic Scheme 5.3, intermediate 15 is useful for both routes. The choice of benzyl protection group was made based on the robust stability of benzyl phenol ethers toward most reactions and several possible avenues to remove it, although it was reported from Medicinal Chemistry that benzyl group removal via hydrogenolysis posed challenges in this compound. The choice of iodide substitution was born out of the known high reactivity of iodides in the Ullmann-type coupling reaction with alcohols and the robust stability of aryl iodides in many other common reactions. 

Model compound studies were also carried out in MeOH/KOH, and the results are shown in Table VI. Phenanthrene and biphenyl were quantitatively recovered unchanged by the reactions, and bibenzyl was recovered in 95% yield, with small amounts of toluene observed. Anthracene and diphenyl ether, on the other hand, were converted respectively to 9,10-dihydroanthracene and a mixture of polymethyl-phenols similar to that observed in the work with coal. The cleavage of diphenyl ether via hydrogenolysis should yield both benzene and phenol as products we saw no benzene in our study, and our... 

Quaternary ammonium salts aid the transfer of the hypophosphite anion in the palladium-catalysed reduction of, for example, alkynes to alkenes, nitroarenes to aminoarenes, and in the hydrogenolysis of tetrazolyl aryl ethers to phenols [12-14], It has been demonstrated that the hydrogenolysis is ineffective when preformed tetra-n-butylammonium hypophosphite is employed in a dry homogenous organic solvent [13, 14], For optimum hydrogen transfer, the concentration of hypophosphite relative to the substrate must be controlled at a low level and this is most effectively accomplished with a two-phase system. 

B. Hydrogenolysis of the Phenolic Ether Biphenyl. To a solution of 10 g. (0.032 mole) of the product from Part A in 200 ml. of benzene is added 2 g. of 5% palladium-on-charcoal, and the mixture is shaken with hydrogen in a Parr apparatus at 40 p.s.i. and 35-40° for 8 hours (Note 3). The mixture is filtered, and the insoluble residue is washed with three 100-ml. portions of hot ethanol (Note 4). The filtrates are combined, and the solvent is removed by means of a rotary evaporator at 60° (12 mm.) to leave a solid residue. The product is dissolved in 100 ml. of benzene, and 100 ml. of 10% sodium hydroxide solution is added. The mixture is shaken, and the layers are separated. The aqueous layer is extracted with 100 ml. of benzene, and the original benzene layer is washed with 100 ml. of water (Note 5). The benzene solutions are combined and dried over magnesium sulfate. Removal of the benzene by distillation yields 4.0-4.7 g. (82-96%) of biphenyl as a white powder, m.p. 68-70° (Note 6). The infrared spectrum is identical with that of an authentic sample, and a purity of at least 99.5% was indicated by gas chromatography analysis. 

The acid 350 was demethylated with pyridine hydrochloride, then realkylated with benzyl bromide in aqueous potassium hydroxide to give 351. The latter was converted to the diazoketone 352 by the sequential treatment of 351 with oxalyl chloride and etheral diazomethane. Reaction of 352 with concentrated hydrobromic acid gave the bromoketone 353. The latter was reduced with sodium borohydride at pH 8 -9 to yield a mixture of diastere-omeric bromohydrins 354. Protection of the free hydroxyl as a tetrahydro-pyranyl ether and hydrogenolysis of the benzyl residue afforded 355. The phenol 355 was heated under reflux with potassium m/V-butoxide in tert-butyl alcohol for 5 hr to give a 3 1 epimeric mixture of dienone ethers 356 and 357 in about 50% yield. Treatment of this mixture with dilute acid gave the epimeric alcohols 358 and 359. This mixture was oxidized with Jones reagent to afford the diketone 349. 

In order to study the hydrogenolysis in phenyl ether and its relationship to the formation of intermediates, Fukuchi and Nishimura hydrogenated phenyl ether and related compounds over unsupported ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and platinum metals in f-butyl alcohol at 50°C and the atmospheric hydrogen pressure.151 The results are shown in Tables 11.11 and 11.12. In general, the greater part of the initial products as determined by an extrapolation method has been found to be cyclohexyl phenyl ether, phenol, and cyclohexane (Table 11.11). Over ruthenium, however, cyclohexanol was found in a greater amount than phenol even in the initial products. Small amounts of cyclohexyl ether, 1-cyclohexenyl cyclohexyl ether, cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone, and benzene were also formed simultaneously. 

TABLE 11.12 Proportions of Hydrogenolysis (%) in Hydrogenation of Phenyl Ether, Cyclohexyl Phenyl Ether, and Phenol over Platinum Metals ... 

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