Methylene chloride, oxidation

Figure 9 Reaction mechanism proposed for methylene chloride oxidation by Cr20 /Co- Y...

Kang M, Lee C. Methylene Chloride Oxidation on Oxidative Carbon-supported Chromium Oxide Catalyst. Appl Catal A Gen 2004 266 163-172. 

A variety of addenda, e.g. iodine, acetyl chloride, benzyl chloride, chloroform, and methylene chloride, oxidatively add to the rhodium(i) complexes (3) to give the rhodium(m) complexes (4). The relative rates of oxidative addition of alkyl halides suggest nucleophilic attack of rhodium(i) at carbon. A one-electron (radical) path does not seem to be operative since the oxidative-... 

Direct Borohydride Reduction of Alcohols to Alkanes with Phosphonium Anhydride Activation N-Proovlbenzene. To a solution of 5.56 g (20 mmol) of triphenylphosphine oxide in 30mL of dry methylene chloride at CfC was added dropwise a solution of 1.57 mL (10 mmol) of triflic anhydride in 30mL of dry methylene chloride. After 15 min when the precipitate appeared, a solution of 1.36g (10 mmol) of 3-phenyl-1-propanol in 10 mL of dry methylene chloride was added and the precipitate vanished in 5 min. An amount of 1.5g (40 mmol) of sodium borohydride was added as a solid all at once and the slurry was stirred at room temperature for... 

Methylene iodide [75-11-6], CH2I2, also known as diio dome thane, mol wt 267.87, 94.76% I, mp 6.0°C, and bp 181°C, is a very heavy colorless Hquid. It has a density of 3.325 g/mL at 20°C and a refractive index of 1.7538 at 4°C. It darkens in contact with air, moisture, and light. Its solubiHty in water is 1.42 g/100 g H2O at 20°C it is soluble in alcohol, chloroform, ben2ene, and ether. Methylene iodide is prepared by reaction of sodium arsenite and iodoform with sodium hydroxide reaction of iodine, sodium ethoxide, and hydroiodic acid on iodoform the oxidation of iodoacetic acid with potassium persulfate and by reaction of potassium iodide and methylene chloride (124,125). Diiodoform is used for determining the density and refractive index of minerals. It is also used as a starting material in the manufacture of x-ray contrast media and other synthetic pharmaceuticals (qv). 

Oxidation. Maleic and fumaric acids are oxidized in aqueous solution by ozone [10028-15-6] (qv) (85). Products of the reaction include glyoxyhc acid [298-12-4], oxalic acid [144-62-7], and formic acid [64-18-6], Catalytic oxidation of aqueous maleic acid occurs with hydrogen peroxide [7722-84-1] in the presence of sodium tungstate(VI) [13472-45-2] (86) and sodium molybdate(VI) [7631-95-0] (87). Both catalyst systems avoid formation of tartaric acid [133-37-9] and produce i j -epoxysuccinic acid [16533-72-5] at pH values above 5. The reaction of maleic anhydride and hydrogen peroxide in an inert solvent (methylene chloride [75-09-2]) gives permaleic acid [4565-24-6], HOOC—CH=CH—CO H (88) which is useful in Baeyer-ViUiger reactions. Both maleate and fumarate [142-42-7] are hydroxylated to tartaric acid using an osmium tetroxide [20816-12-0]/io 2LX.e [15454-31 -6] catalyst system (89). 

Alkah manganate(VI) salts are used as oxidants in synthetic organic reactions (100) and their reactions have been observed to be similar to permanganate, except that manganate(VI) exhibits lower reactivity. Additionally, sohd BaVInO in methylene chloride has been reported to achieve high yields for the oxidation of diols to dialdehydes (101). 

PMMA is not affected by most inorganic solutions, mineral oils, animal oils, low concentrations of alcohols paraffins, olefins, amines, alkyl monohahdes and ahphatic hydrocarbons and higher esters, ie, >10 carbon atoms. However, PMMA is attacked by lower esters, eg, ethyl acetate, isopropyl acetate aromatic hydrocarbons, eg, benzene, toluene, xylene phenols, eg, cresol, carboHc acid aryl hahdes, eg, chlorobenzene, bromobenzene ahphatic acids, eg, butyric acid, acetic acid alkyl polyhaHdes, eg, ethylene dichloride, methylene chloride high concentrations of alcohols, eg, methanol, ethanol 2-propanol and high concentrations of alkahes and oxidizing agents. 

Polyethers prepared from propylene oxide are soluble in most organic solvents. The products with the highest hydroxyl number (lowest molecular weight) are soluble in water, not in nonpolar solvents such as hexane. The solubihty of 3000 molecular weight triols is high enough in solvents such as toluene, hexane, and methylene chloride that the triols can be purified by a solvent extraction process. 

Aqueous salt solutions such as saturated 2inc chloride [7646-85-7] or calcium thiocyanate [2092-16-2] can dissolve limited amounts of cellulose (87). Two non-aqueous salt solutions are ammonium thiocyanate [1762-95-4]— uoamonia. and lithium chloride /744Z-4/A/—dimethyl acetamide [127-19-5]. Solutions up to about 15% can be made with these solvents. Trifluoroacetic acid [76-05-17—methylene chloride [75-09-2] and /V-methy1morpho1ine N-oxide [7529-22-8]—(92—94) are two other solvent systems that have been studied (95). 

In the gas phase, methylene chloride reacts with nitrogen dioxide at 270°C to yield a gaseous mixture consisting mainly of carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, and hydrogen chloride (8). 

A number of reaction variables or parameters have been examined. Catalyst solutions should not be prepared and stored since the resting catalyst is not stable to long term storage. However, the catalyst solution must be aged prior to the addition of allylic alcohol or TBHP. Diethyl tartrate and diisopropyl tartrate are the ligands of choice for most allylic alcohols. TBHP and cumene hydroperoxide are the most commonly used terminal oxidant and are both extremely effective. Methylene chloride is the solvent of choice and Ti(i-OPr)4 is the titanium precatalyst of choice. Titanium (IV) t-butoxide is recommended for those reactions in which the product epoxide is particularly sensitive to ring opening from alkoxide nucleophiles. ... 

The Nenitzescu process is presumed to involve an internal oxidation-reduction sequence. Since electron transfer processes, characterized by deep burgundy colored reaction mixtures, may be an important mechanistic aspect, the outcome should be sensitive to the reaction medium. Many solvents have been employed in the Nenitzescu reaction including acetone, methanol, ethanol, benzene, methylene chloride, chloroform, and ethylene chloride however, acetic acid and nitromethane are the most effective solvents for the process. The utility of acetic acid is likely the result of its ability to isomerize the olefinic intermediate (9) to the isomeric (10) capable of providing 5-hydroxyindole derivatives. The reaction of benzoquinone 4 with ethyl 3-aminocinnamate 35 illustrates this effect. ... 

A recently discovered (2) oxidizing system promises to become very important for the oxidation of acid-sensitive compounds. The reagent is chromium trioxide-pyridine complex, which may be isolated after preparation and employed in nonaqueous solvents (usually methylene chloride). A remarkable feature of the reagent is that good yields of aldehydes are obtained by direct oxidation of primary alcohols. The preparation of the reagent and its use are given. 

A 5% solution of chromium trioxide-pyridine complex in dry methylene chloride is prepared. The alcohol (0.01 mole) is dissolved in dry methylene chloride and is added in one portion to the magnetically stirred oxidizing solution (310 ml, a 6 1 mole ratio) at room temperature. The oxidation is complete in 5-15 minutes as indicated by the precipitation of the brownish black chromium reduction products. The mixture is filtered and the solvent is removed (rotary evaporator) leaving the crude product, which may be purified by distillation or recrystallization. Examples are given in Table 1.1. 

Ethylene oxide (2.5 ml, 0.05 mole) is condensed in a 50-ml round-bottom flask containing 5 ml of methylene chloride by introducing the gas via a tube into the ice-cooled flask. To the cooled flask are added triphenylphosphine (6.6 g, 0.025 mole), benzaldehyde (2.6 g, 0.025 mole), and ethyl bromoacetate (4.2 g, 0.025 mole). The flask is closed with a drying tube, brought to room temperature, and allowed to stand overnight. Fractional distillation of the solution then yields 2-bromoethanol, bp 55717 mm followed by the desired ethyl cinnamate, bp 142-144717 mm (27171 atm) in about 90% yield. The residue consists of triphenylphosphine oxide, mp 150°. 

Chloro-2-(3-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yDbenzophenone (Oxidation of 7solution prepared by adding sodium periodate (2 g) to a stirred suspension of ruthenium dioxide (200 mg) in water (35 ml). The mixture became dark. Additional sodium periodate 18 g) was added during the next 15 minutes. The ice-bath was removed and the mixture was stirred for 45 minutes. Additional sodium periodate (4 g) was added and the mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 hours and filtered. The solid was washed with acetone and the combined filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was suspended in water and extracted with methylene chloride. The extract was dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed on silica... 

A solution of 3.5 g 4-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)carbazole in 50 ml absolute alcohol is mixed with 30 ml isopropylamine and heated for 3 hours under reflux. When the reaction is finished, the reaction mixture is evaporated to dryness. The residue obtained is taken up in methylene chloride and chromatographed over an aluminum oxide column (300 g basic aluminum oxide, activity stage IV eluent methylene chloride). The eluted fractions are evaporated and the residue is dissolved in methanol and acidified with 2N ethereal hydrochloric acid. 

A suspension of 37.3 g (0.1 mol) of 7/3-amino-3-methoxy-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid hydrochloride dioxanate in 500 ml methylene chloride is stirred for 15 minutes at room temperature under an argon atmosphere and treated with 57.2 ml (0.23 mol) of bis-(trimethylsilyl)-acetamide. After 45 minutes the faintly yellow slightly turbid solution is cooled to 0°C and treated within 10 minutes with 31.2 g (0.15 mol) of D-Ct-amino-Ct-d, 4-cyclohexadienyl (acetyl chloride hydrochloride. Thirty minutes thereafter 15 ml (about 0.21 mol) of propylene oxide is added and the mixture is further stirred for 1 hour at 0°C. A cooled mixture of 20 ml of absolute methanol in 200 ml of methylene chloride is added within 30 minutes, after another 30 minutes the precipitate is filtered off under exclusion of moisture, washed with methylene chloride and dried under reduced pressure at room temperature. The obtained hygroscopic crystals of the hydrochloride of 7j3-[D-a-(1,4-cyclohexadienyl)acetylamino] -... 

The acetic acid mother liquor, containing the rest of the reaction product, was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in methylene chloride and washed with ice cold sodium carbonate solution. The organic solution was dried, concentrated in vacuo to a small volume and diluted with ether and petroleum ether. Fine yellow needles of 2-chloro-methyl-4-phenyl-6-chloroquinazoline 3-oxide precipitated. The pure base was recrystallized from a mixture of methylene chloride, ether and petroleum ether, MP 133° to 134°C. 

Ninety-eight grams of 6-chloro-2-chloromethyl-4-phenylquinazoline 3-oxide hydrochloride were introduced into 600 cc of ice cold 25% methanolic methylamine. The mixture was initially cooled to about 30°C and then stirred at room temperature. After 15 hours the reaction product which precipitated was filtered off. The mother liquor was concentrated in vacuo to dryness. The residue was dissolved in methylene chloride, washed with water and dried with sodium sulfate. The methylene chloride solution was concentrated in vacuo and the crystalline residue was boiled with a small amount of acetone to dissolve the more soluble impurities. The mixture was then cooled at 5°C for 10 hours and filtered. The crystalline product, 7-chloro-2-methylamino-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepine 4-oxide, was recrystallized from ethanol forming light yellow plates, MP 236° to 236.5°C. 

A mixture of 3 grams (0.01 mol) of 7-chloro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1 H)-one 4-oxide, 30 ml of chloroform and 1 ml of phosphorus trichloride was refluxed for one hour. The reaction mixture was then poured on ice and stirred with an excess of 40% sodium hydroxide solution. The chloroform was then separated, dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in methylene chloride and crystallized by the addition of petroleum ether. The product, 7-chloro-Tmethyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1 H)-one, was recrystallized from a mixture of acetone and petroleum ether forming colorless plates melting at 125°-126°C. 

To create a setting favorable for the formation of the E-ring of ginkgolide B, it is first necessary to modify the reactivity potential of ring F in 23. Exposure of a solution of 23 in methylene chloride to 1,3-propanedithiol and titanium(iv) chloride at 0°C results in the formation of dithiane 24 in quantitative yield. Oxidation of the primary alcohol with PDC in the presence of acetic acid gives aldehyde 25 in a yield of 75 %. 

When a solution of 25 in a 1 1 mixture of methanol and methylene chloride is exposed to periodic acid, the dithiane group is cleaved oxidatively to give, after treatment of the crude product with camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) in methanol, bisacetal 12 as a 2 1 mixture of C-12 anomers in a yield of 80% (Scheme 3). Although the conversion of 12 into 10 could be carried out on the mixture of anomers, it was found to be more convenient to carry each isomer forward separately. When 12 is treated with lithium diethylamide, the methine hydrogen adjacent to the lactone carbonyl is removed as a proton to give an enolate which is then oxidized in a completely diastereoselective fashion with Davis s oxaziridine18 to afford 11. 

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