Intermolecular hydride

Products do not contain 2,2,3-trimethylbutane or 2,2,3,3-tetramethylbutane, which would be expected as the primary alkylation products of direct alkylation of isobutane with propylene and isobutylene, respectively. In fact, the process iavolves alkylation of the alkenes by the carbocations produced from the isoalkanes via intermolecular hydride abstraction. 

We have demonstrated that a series of first row, Group 8 organometallic hydride complexes effect intermolecular hydride addition to coordinated n2-alkene, n2-vinyl ether, and a-alkoxyethy-lidene compounds (64). For example, one equivalent of CpFe(C0)PPh3(H) quantitatively reduces CpFe(CO)2(T12-CH2=CH2)+ to CpFe(C0)2CH2CH3 within one-half hour and leaves... 

The mechanism of the Meerwein-Pondorf-Verley reaction is by coordination of a Lewis acid to isopropanol and the substrate ketone, followed by intermolecular hydride transfer, by beta elimination [41]. Initially, the mechanism of catalytic asymmetric transfer hydrogenation was thought to follow a similar course. Indeed, Backvall et al. have proposed this with the Shvo catalyst [42], though Casey et al. found evidence for a non-metal-activation of the carbonyl (i.e., concerted proton and hydride transfer [43]). This follows a similar mechanism to that proposed by Noyori [44] and Andersson [45], for the ruthenium arene-based catalysts. By the use of deuterium-labeling studies, Backvall has shown that different catalysts seem to be involved in different reaction mechanisms [46]. 

Intermolecular hydride transfer (Reaction (6)), typically from isobutane to an alkyl-carbenium ion, transforms the ions into the corresponding alkanes and regenerates the t-butyl cation to continue the chain sequence in both liquid acids and zeolites. 

This bimolecular mechanism also applies to cycloalkanes which can be activated by intermolecular hydride transfer to small carbenium ions to form cyclohexyl cations prior to cracking. Alternately, the cyclohexyl cations can deprotonate and form cyclohexene. With two similar intermolecular hydride transfers an aromatic can also form [46]. 

Intermolecular hydride transfer to polymer probably accounts for the short-chain branching found in the polymerizations of 1-alkenes such as propene. The propagating carbocations are reactive secondary carbocations that can abstract tertiary hydrogens from the polymer... 

Reaction (64) demonstrates the production of a metal formyl complex by intermolecular hydride transfer from a metal hydride which is expected to be regenerable from H2 under catalytic conditions. Further, it provides a plausible model for the interaction of [HRu(CO)4] with Ru(CO)4I2 during catalysis, and suggests a possible role for the second equivalent of [HRu(CO)4]- which the kinetics indicate to be involved in the process (see Fig. 23). Since the Ru(CO)4 fragment which would remain after hydride transfer (perhaps reversible) from [HRu(CO)4] is eventually converted to [HRu3(CO)),] [as in (64)] by reaction with further [HRu(CO)4], the second [HRu(CO)4]- ion may be involved in a kinetically significant trapping reaction. 

A mechanism possibly involving intermolecular hydride transfer in this promoted ruthenium system is thus very different from the reaction pathways presented for the cobalt and unpromoted ruthenium catalysts, where the evidence supports an intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer in the formyl-producing step. Nevertheless, reactions following this step could be similar in all of these systems, since the observed products are essentially the same. Thus, a chain growth process through aldehyde intermediates, as outlined earlier, may apply to this ruthenium system also. 

Probtem 6.38 Suggest a mechanism for alkane addition where the key step is an intermolecular hydride (H ) transfer. <... 

Fig. 24. 75.4-MHz 13C MAS spectra showing the formation of the fert-butyl cation and the methylcyclopentyl cation on A1C13 and AlBr3. The methylcyclopentyl cation was synthesized by an intermolecular hydride transfer reaction as shown in the figure.

The major problem of the application of zeolites in alkane-alkene alkylation is their rapid deactivation by carbonaceous deposits. These either strongly adsorb on acidic sites or block the pores preventing the access of the reactants to the active sites. A further problem is that in addition to activity loss, the selectivity of the zeolite-catalyzed alkylation also decreases severely. Specifically, alkene formation through oligomerization becomes the dominant reaction. This is explained by decreasing ability of the aging catalyst to promote intermolecular hydride transfer. These are the main reasons why the developments of several commercial processes reached only the pilot plant stage.356 New observations with Y zeolites reconfirm the problems found in earlier studies.358,359... 

Z/-l-Benzothiopyrans with catalytic amounts of acid undergo disproportionation to thiochromans and benzothiopyrylium salts. In the case of 3,4-dimethyl-2//-l-benzothiopyran, intermolecular hydride transfer yields an 85 15 mixture of cis- and intermediate bridged sulfonium ion has been suggested to be responsible for the stereochemical control of this reaction.276 Bromination of 2H-1-... 

B. Yagen and R. Mechoulam, Tetrahedron Lett., 5353 (1969). An additional reduction step, most probably via intermolecular hydride transfer (see above, this section) is necessary to account for the product 69. 

Bridgehead bicyclo[4.4.0]decyl, bicyclo[4.3.0]nonyl, and bicyclo[3.3.0]octyl cations are found to be rapid equilibrating ions (see Section 3.5.2.1).188 The isomeric bridgehead congressane (diamantane) cations 52 and 53 have been prepared and observed.182 The diamant-4-yl cation 52 rapidly rearranges to the diamant-l-yl cation 53 at —60°C, possibly through intermolecular hydride shifts. Bridgehead bicyclo[3.3.3]undec-l-yl cation 54 has also been observed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy.189... 

Typical alkylation reactions are those of propane, isobutane, and n-butane by the ferf-butyl or sw-butyl ion. These systems are somewhat interconvertible by competing hydride transfer and rearrangement of the carbenium ions. The reactions were carried out using alkyl carbenium ion hexafluoroantimonate salts prepared from the corresponding halides and antimony pentafluoride in sulfuryl chloride fluoride solution and treating them in the same solvent with alkanes. The reagents were mixed at —78°C warmed up to — 20°C and quenched with ice water before analysis. The intermolecular hydride transfer between tertiary and secondary carbenium ions and alkanes is generally much faster than the alkylation reaction. Consequently, the alkylation products are also those derived from the new alkanes and carbenium ions formed in the hydride transfer reaction. 

Intramolecular hydride transfer under MPV reduction conditions occurs in substrate (25) with complete stereospecificity to generate (26).275 A 2 1 mixture of product to reactant was observed, irrespective of reaction time or relative excess of Al(0 Pr)3, indicative of an equilibrium. Intermolecular hydride transfer to give (27) does not occur and the absence of the epimer of (25) implies that complete stereodifferentiation also occurs in the reverse process (Oppenhauer oxidation). Stereodifferentiation under... 

The principle of the Lewis acid catalyzed rearrangements of hydrocarbons is well documented 4,81. Lewis acids react with a promotor deliberately added or present as an impurity in the reaction mixture to form carbonium ions which initiate intermolecular hydride transfers involving the hydrocarbon. These hydride transfers appear to be fairly unselective processes. While the expected tertiary > secondary > primary selectivity order is observed, the differences are significantly reduced relative to typical carbonium ion reactions. Possibly this is due to a hydride transfer mechanism which involves a pentaco-ordinate carbon transition state in which charge development on carbon would be minimized 38dh... 

Rearrangements of tricyclic systems in concentrated sulfuric acid are often unlike those observed in SbFs-S02 solutions. Not only do intermolecular hydride shifts occur readily with ordinary substrate concentrations, but also the stabilities of the product alcohols control product distributions in sulfuric acid, whereas the stabilities of the carbonium ions are the controlling factors in SbFs-S02 solution. 

The mechanism of this reaction involves an equilibrium between the 1- and 2-adamantyl cations established via intermolecular hydride transfers. Direct 1,2-hydride shifts on the adamantyl nucleus are inhibited by the unfavorable stereo-electronic relationship between the vacant orbital and the migrating group as discussed previously (see Fig. 1) 5 ). The 2-adamantyl cation, once formed, is trapped by water. The resulting 2-hydroxadamantane apparently then undergoes a disproportionation reaction with an adamantyl cation to give adamantanone and adamantane. The overall reaction is summarized in Scheme 15. 

Treatment of 2-hydroxyadamantane with 70 % H2S04 gives rise to similar intermolecular hydride transfers. In this case, however, l-hydroxy-4-adamanta-none is the major isolable product (Eq. (59))197). 

First, as discussed earlier in connection with the aluminum halide catalyzed rearrangements of hydrocarbons (Section II. A. 2), intermolecular hydride transfer reactions appear to be fairly unselective processes. Apparently, charge development in the transition states of these reactions is minimized a penta-coordinate carbon intermediate may be involved. As a result, the strong preference for the bridgehead positions exhibited by most ionic substitution reactions is partially overcome. 

Intermolecular hydride transfers between t-alkyl centres are observed under stable ion solution conditions. These have very low activation enthalpies (Dirda et al., 1979) and accurate rate data are scarce. The simplest reaction, transfer from isobutane to the t-butyl cation in sulphur dioxide, has been shown to be first order in each component, and to have Ea = 15.1 kJ mol 1 and AS = — lBJK moP1 (Brownstein and Bornais, 1971). Adaman-tane catalyses solution hydride transfer between acyclic tertiary centres such as t-butyl, and it is believed that this reflects higher efficiency of hydride transfers to and from bridgehead 1-adamantyl cation. With its non-planar geometry, the non-bonded interactions between alkyl substituents on donor and acceptor are likely to be less than those between two acyclic reactants. If locking of rotation about the C- H- C axis between the reactants does not... 

The catalyst causes a classical carbenium ion to be formed by acid catalyzed activation reactions. The classical carbenium ion is transformed into the key intermediate which can be described as a protonated cyclopropane structure. After some rearrangements cracking occurs. The formation of branched paraffins is very fortunate since branched paraffins have high octane numbers and the isobutane produced can be used in alkylation. The preferred products are those of which the formation proceeds via tertiary carbenium ions. Carbenium ions can also be generated by intermolecular hydride transfer reactions between alkane and carbenium ions that are not able to form tertiary carbenium ions (see Chapter 4, Section 4.4). Under more severe conditions lower paraffins can also be cracked. 

The assumption that the azomethine 34 is formed by an intermolecular hydride transfer from aldehyde 30 to the nitrilium salt 31 is not confirmed because the different Schiff bases 34 obtained carry the group R which are originated from the aldehyde 30. In this way, the process described in equation 14 can be reversed and applied as an enamide synthesis by acylation of imines2,3. However, the 7V-ethylbenzonitrilium salt 35 reacts with benzaldehyde to give the more stable Af-benzoyl-7V-ethyliminium ions 3647,49 which add to trimethylethylene to form 5,6-dihydro-4i/-l,3-oxazinium salt 37. On the other hand, the reaction of ions 36 with phenylacetylene leads to another type of 1,3-oxazinium heterocycle, namely to 4i/-l,3-oxazinium hexachloroantimonate 38 (equation 15). 

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