4-octyn

J-unsaturated ester is formed from a terminal alkyne by the reaction of alkyl formate and oxalate. The linear a, /J-unsaturated ester 5 is obtained from the terminal alkyne using dppb as a ligand by the reaction of alkyl formate under CO pressure. On the other hand, a branehed ester, t-butyl atropate (6), is obtained exclusively by the carbonylation of phenylacetylene in t-BuOH even by using dppb[10]. Reaction of alkynes and oxalate under CO pressure also gives linear a, /J-unsaturated esters 7 and dialkynes. The use of dppb is essen-tial[l 1]. Carbonylation of 1-octyne in the presence of oxalic acid or formic acid using PhiP-dppb (2 I) and Pd on carbon affords the branched q, /J-unsatu-rated acid 8 as the main product. Formic acid is regarded as a source of H and OH in the carboxylic acids[l2]. 

Dtisopropyl ketone 2,4-Diniethyl-3-pentanone 1.32 C7H14O 1-Octyne 55 QHk... 

C8H14 1-OCTYNE 79.739 5.0705E-01 4.5503E-05 235.39 372 C9H10 ALPHA-METHYL- 111.072 3.1472E-01 3.7121 E-05 208.53... 

Octyne and 2-octyne also give >95% anti addition vinder these conditions. The reactions are formulated as concerted Ad S processes. 

Display 1-octyne as a ball-and-spoke model. Examine the individual vibrations (> 1400 cm only), and classify the bands in the experimental infrared spectrum as due to specific motions, e.g., CH, CC and C=C stretching, and HCH and CCC bending motions. 

The flask is now cooled in an ice-salt bath and 22 g (0.20 mole) of 1-octyne in 20 ml of diglyme is added rapidly (but the temperature is kept at 0-10°). Gradual warming to room temperature completes the hydroboration. 

Octyne Chemicals Procurement Laboratories, College Point, N.Y. 

Terminal aliphatic alkynes (e.g., 1-octyne) react with iron(III) halides (FeCls and FeBrs) to give the corresponding 2-halovinyl derivatives (route A, Scheme 10). The moderate yields were remarkably improved upon addition of stoichiometric amounts of carboxylic acids. 

A catalytic system comprising TiCNMe ), LiNCSilVIej) and IMes has been developed for the intermolecular hydroamination of terminal aliphatic alkynes (1-hexyne, 1-octyne, etc.) with anilines [toluene, 100°C, 10 mol% TiCNMe ) ]. Markovnikov products were dominant. Substituted anilines reacted similarly. High conversions (85-95%) were observed with specific anilines. The optimum Ti/IMes/ LiN(SiMe3)2 ratio was 1 2 1. However, the nature of the active species and especially the role of LiN(SiMe3)2 are unclear [74]. 

A Cp2ZrCl2-catalyzed addition of Bu2AlH to terminal alkynes has been applied in the synthesis of (E)-vinyl phosphonates [84]. 1-Hexyne and 1-octyne were hydroalu-minated at 0°C and the resulting vinylalanes transformed into the respective alumi-nate complexes by treatment with methyllithium. Subsequent addition of oxaza-phospholidinone 79, derived from (-)-ephedrine, lead to the homochiral vinyl phosphonates in yields of ca. 75% (Scheme 2-23). 

NMR monitoring of the reaction of the palladium complex with 1-octyne suggested that the alkyne inserts into the Pd-H bond. Further heating produced a mixture of the two regioisomeric alkenylphosphine oxides, the anti-Markovnikov adduct being the favored product (54 46, 65% yield). 

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