Lithium ethylene diamine

O Grady et al. (12), used a high-surface sodium on alumina catalyst at 25° for the isomerization of 4-methylcyclohexene and observed the formation of the three methylcyclohexene isomers (C). 4-Methylcyclohexene has also been isomerized by Reggel et al. (4), using the lithium ethylene diamine system. In general the reaction of cyclenes and the mechanism thereof may be considered to be like that of alkenes. 

Some instances of incomplete debromination of 5,6-dibromo compounds may be due to the presence of 5j5,6a-isomer of wrong stereochemistry for anti-coplanar elimination. The higher temperature afforded by replacing acetone with refluxing cyclohexanone has proved advantageous in some cases. There is evidence that both the zinc and lithium aluminum hydride reductions of vicinal dihalides also proceed faster with diaxial isomers (ref. 266, cf. ref. 215, p. 136, ref. 265). The chromous reduction of vicinal dihalides appears to involve free radical intermediates produced by one electron transfer, and is not stereospecific but favors tra 5-elimination in the case of vic-di-bromides. Chromous ion complexed with ethylene diamine is more reactive than the uncomplexed ion in reduction of -substituted halides and epoxides to olefins. ... 

An alternate ethynylating reagent is the lithium acetylide-ethylene-diamine complex which is available commercially. This reagent in dimethyl sulfoxide solution has been used to ethynylate 11 j -hydroxyestrone and its 3-methyl ether. 

An ethynylation reagent obtained by decomposition of lithium aluminum hydride in ethers saturated with acetylene gives a satisfactory yield of (64), Best results are obtained with the lithium acetylide-ethylene diamine complex in dioxane-ethylenediamine-dimethylacetamide. Ethynylation of (63) with lithium acetylide in pure ethylenediamine gives (64) in 95% yield. 

Acetylene is passed for 1 hr through a mixture consisting of 0.5 g (72 mg-atoms) of lithium in 100 ml of ethylene-diamine. A solution prepared from 1 g (3.5 mmoles) of rac-3-methoxy-18-methylestra-l,3,5(10)-trien-I7-one and 30 ml of tetrahydrofuran is then added at room temperature with stirring over a period of 30 min. After an additional 2 hr during which time acetylene is passed through the solution the mixture is neutralized with 5 g of ammonium chloride, diluted with 50 ml water, and extracted with ether. The ether extracts are washed successively with 10% sulfuric acid, saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate and water. The extract is dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to yield a solid crystalline material, which on recrystallization from methanol affords 0.95 g (87%) of rac-3-methoxy-18-methyl-17a-ethynyl-estra-l,3,5(10)-trien-17jB-ol as colorless needles mp 161°. 

The viscometric findings of Young 1211 who investigated the effect of tetramethyl ethylene diamine (TMEDA) addition on the viscosity of butadiene capped lithium polystyryl solutions showed that the results did not agree with those expected on the basis of the reaction... 

A rather complex fused isoindoline (87) has been found to show good anorectic activity. This substance differs from other anorectic agents by not being a p-phenethylamine analogue. Preparation of this compound starts by reaction of a substituted benzoyl-benzoic acid (82) with ethylene diamine. The product (84) can be rationalized as being the aminal from the initially obtained monoamide 83. This is then subjected to reduction with lithium aluminum hydride... 

The titration of nalidixic acid in DMF with lithium methoxide has been reported(1)(2) with thymolphthalein as the indicator. It has also been titrated with sodium methoxide in ethylene-diamine or DMF methanol 1 2 with thymol blue indicator.(31) An error for this titration was reported as + 0.7%. A titration with sodium borohydride followed potentiometrically or with thymol blue indicator has also been reported by Bachrata and co-workers. The standard deviation was reported as + 0.60%.(32)... 

These catalysts require temperatures above 100° and usually 150-200° for reasonable rates. Alkylsodium compounds at their decomposition temperatures (50-90°) have also been used by Pines and Haag (9). Lithium reacted with ethylene diamine has also been reported by Reggel et al. (4) as a catalyst for this reaction. The homogeneous system thus formed seems to lower the temperature requirement to 100° (4), whereas the use of potassium amide in liquid ammonia requires 120° (S). Sodium reacted with ethylene diamine has been reported to be an ineffective catalyst (4)- The most active catalyst systems reported so far are high-surface alkali metals and activated-alumina supports. They are very effective at or near room temperature (10-12). 

Reduction of dibenzothiophene with sodium in liquid ammonia has been shown to be sensitive to the experimental methods employed however, the major product is usually 1,4-dihydrodibenzothiophene. 27 -28i The electrochemical reduction of dibenzothiophene in ethylene-diamine-lithium chloride solution has been shown to proceed via stepwise reduction of the aromatic nucleus followed by sulfur elimination. In contrast to the reduction of dibenzothiophene with sodium in liquid ammonia, lithium in ethylenediamine, or calcium hexamine in ether, electrolytic reduction produced no detectable thiophenol intermediates. Reduction of dibenzothiophene with calcium hexamine furnished o-cyclohexylthiophenol as the major product (77%). Polaro-graphic reduction of dibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide has shown a four-electron transfer to occur corresponding to reduction of the sulfone group and a further site. ... 

Sodium acetylides are the most common reagents, but lithium, magnesium and other metallic acetylides have also been used. A particularly convenient reagent is lithium acetylide-ethylene diamine complex. Alternatively, the substrate may be treated with the alkyne itself in the presence of a base, so that the acetylide is generated in situ. 1,4-Diols can be prepared by treatment of aldehyde with dimetalloacetylenes. 

The following procedure is based on the reaction of an aqueous solution of cobalt(II) chloride with the equivalent amount of (2-aminoethyl)carbamic acid, followed by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide and the subsequent formation of bis(ethylene-diamine)cobalt(III) ions. The bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(lII) species are converted to the carbonato complex by reaction with lithium hydroxide and carbon dioxide. During the entire preparation a vigorous stream of carbon dioxide is bubbled through the reaction mixture. This procedure appears to be essential in order to minimize the formation of tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride as a by-product. However, the formation of a negligible amount of the tris salt cannot be avoided. The crude salts have a purity suitable for preparative purposes. The pure salts are obtained by recrystallization from aqueous solution. 

Longer-chain alkyl halides may not be commercially available, but they are readily made in one step from the corresponding alcohols (Larock, 1999), as are tosylates and mesylates. Similarly, longer-chain terminal alkynes are not commercially available, but can be readily made by reaction of alkyl halides with lithium acetylide-ethylene diamine complex in dry... 

DABCO). 1,5-Diazabicy do [5,4,0 ] undec-ene-5 (DBU). Diethylamine. Ethylene-diamine. Lithio propylidene-f-buty limine. Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide. Lithium f-butoxide. Lithium diethylamide. Lithium diisopropylamide. Lithium N-isopro-pylcyclohexylamide. Lithium orthophosphate. Lithium 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiper-ide. Lithium triethylcarboxide. 1,2,2,6,6-Pentamethylpiperidine. Piperazine. Potassium f-butoxide. Potassium hexamethyldi-silaznae. Potassium hydride. Potassium hydroxide. Pyridine. 4-Pyrrolidopyridine. Quinuclidine. Sodium ethoxide. Sodium methoxide. Sodium thioethoxide. Tetra-methylguanidine. Thallous ethoxide. Tri-ethylamine. 

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