Potassium fluoride catalyst

Torgov introduced an important variation of the Michael addition allylic alcohols are used as vinylogous a -synthons and 1,3-dioxo compounds as d -reagents (S.N. Ananchenko, 1962, 1963 H. Smith, 1964 C. Rufer) 1967). Mild reaction conditions have been successful in the addition of ],3-dioxo compounds to vinyl ketones. Potassium fluoride can act as weakly basic, non-nudeophilic catalyst in such Michael additions under essentially non-acidic and non-basic conditions (Y. Kitabara, 1964). 

Chloroacetate esters are usually made by removing water from a mixture of chloroacetic acid and the corresponding alcohol. Reaction of alcohol with chloroacetyl chloride is an anhydrous process which Hberates HCl. Chloroacetic acid will react with olefins in the presence of a catalyst to yield chloroacetate esters. Dichloroacetic and trichloroacetic acid esters are also known. These esters are usehil in synthesis. They are more reactive than the parent acids. Ethyl chloroacetate can be converted to sodium fluoroacetate by reaction with potassium fluoride (see Fluorine compounds, organic). Both methyl and ethyl chloroacetate are used as agricultural and pharmaceutical intermediates, specialty solvents, flavors, and fragrances. Methyl chloroacetate and P ionone undergo a Dar2ens reaction to form an intermediate in the synthesis of Vitamin A. Reaction of methyl chloroacetate with ammonia produces chloroacetamide [79-07-2] C2H ClNO (53). 

Polymer-supported tetraphenylphosphonium bromide is a recyclable catalyst for halogen-exchange reactions. The reaction of 1 equivalent of chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene with 1 5 equivalents of spray-dned potassium fluoride and 0.1 equivalent of this catalyst in acetonitnle at 80 C for 12 h gives 2,4-dinitro-fluorobenzene m 98% yield An 11% yield is obtained without the catalyst [3 /]. 

Difluoromethoxy-2-chloro-l,l,l-trifluoroethane and potassium fluoride produce 2-difluoromethoxy-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane [50] The yield of the latter reaction is improved by adding a phase transfer catalyst or crown ether, tetra-methylammonium chlonde, tetrabutylammonium chloride, or 18-crown-6 with a solvent like sulfolane can be used for this purpose [5/] (equation 32)... 

When potassium fluoride is combined with a variety of quaternary ammonium salts its reaction rate is accelerated and the overall yields of a vanety of halogen displacements are improved [57, p 112ff. Variables like catalyst type and moisture content of the alkali metal fluoride need to be optimized. In addition, the maximum yield is a function of two parallel reactions direct fluorination and catalyst decomposition due to its low thermal stability in the presence of fluoride ion [5,8, 59, 60] One example is trimethylsilyl fluoride, which can be prepared from the chloride by using either 18-crown-6 (Procedure 3, p 192) or Aliquot 336 in wet chlorobenzene, as illustrated in equation 35 [61],... 

Some early examples involving microwave-assisted solvent-free Sonogashira couplings using palladium powder doped on alumina/potassium fluoride as catalyst were described by Kabalka and coworkers (Scheme 4.4) [150], In addition, this novel catalytic system has been used in microwave-assisted solvent-free Sonogashira coupling-cyclization of ortho-iodophenol with terminal alkynes, and similarly of ortho-ethynylphenols with aromatic iodides, to generate 2-substituted benzo[b]furans... 

A rapid MW-assisted palladium-catalyzed coupling of heteroaryl and aryl boronic acids with iodo- and bromo-substituted benzoic acids, anchored on TentaGel has been achieved [174]. An environmentally friendly Suzuki cross-coupling reaction has been developed that uses polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the reaction medium and palladium chloride as a catalyst [175]. A solventless Suzuki coupling has also been reported on palladium-doped alumina in the presence of potassium fluoride as a base [176], This approach has been extended to Sonogashira coupling reaction wherein terminal alkynes couple readily with aryl or alkenyl iodides on palladium-doped alumina in the presence of triphenylphosphine and cuprous iodide (Scheme 6.52) [177]. 

Phase-transfer techniques are widely used for the preparation of polymers. For example, potassium fluoride is used to produce poly(etherketone)s under phase-transfer conditions (Scheme 10.18). Use of this reagent allows the chloroaro-matics to be used as starting material as opposed to the more expensive flu-oroaromatics that are usually employed [23]. This method is suitable for the synthesis of high molecular weight semicrystalline poly(ether ketone)s, although the presence of excess potassium fluoride in the reaction mixture can lead to degradation reactions. The use of a phase transfer catalyst can allow the use of water-soluble radical initiators, such as potassium peroxomonosulfate used to promote the free-radical polymerization of acrylonitrile [24],... 

The two-fold Michael addition of nitroethane to methyl propiolate in the presence of potassium fluoride and the phase-transfer catalyst tetrabutylammonium chloride leads to the diester 432. Treatment of nitroethane with methyl propiolate under these conditions, followed by methyl vinyl ketone, leads to the mixed adduct 433460. 

The same authors (77) also investigated the Michael addition of nitromethane to a,/l-unsaturated carbonyl compounds such as methyl crotonate, 3-buten-2-one, 2-cyclohexen-l-one, and crotonaldehyde in the presence of various solid base catalysts (alumina-supported potassium fluoride and hydroxide, alkaline earth metal oxides, and lanthanum oxide). The reactions were carried out at 273 or 323 K the results show that SrO, BaO, and La203 exhibited practically no activity for any Michael additions, whereas MgO and CaO exhibited no activity for the reaction of methyl crotonate and 3-buten-2-one, but low activities for 2-cyclohexen-l-one and crotonaldehyde. The most active catalysts were KF/alumina and KOH/alumina for all of the Michael additions tested. 

The addition of chlorine monofluoridc across the C = 0 bonds in difluorophosgene, per-fluoroacyl fluorides, and perfluoroketones with the formation of hypochlorites occurs only in the presence of the catalysts potassium fluoride, rubidium fluoride, cesium fluoride80,81 or the strong Lewis acids hydrogen fluoride, boron trifluoride, or arsenic(V) fluoride.82 The cesium fluoride catalyzed reactions are carried out in an autoclave for 2-3 hours at — 20"C or left overnight.80... 

Rather surprisingly 1,2,3,4-tetrachloro-5,6-dinitrobenzene (6) cannot be converted to the tetrafluoro derivative 7 by potassium fluoride even after attempting to use several catalysts.92 Instead a mixture of pentachloronitrobenzene and pentachlorobenzene is obtained. 

In spite of the fact that cesium fluoride is very expensive and needs care in handling (very hygroscopic ), it is the reagent of choice for several reactions where halogens and fluorosulfonate groups have to be replaced by fluorine in aromatic and heterocyclic compounds. Cesium fluoride is more reactive than potassium fluoride and also possesses greater solubility. Often a phase-transfer catalyst is added to aid and enhance the reaction rate and yield of the products. 

A detailed study of the rearrangement of heptafluoro-2-phenylbut-1-ene (11) to but-2-ene 12 and the E,7. equilibration of 12 showed that lithium and sodium fluorides do not catalyze the rearrangement. Cesium, rubidium, and potassium fluorides are effective catalysts, in that order of decreasing reactivity.25... 

A similar reaction was reported by Kabalka et al. where ligandless and solvent-free Suzuki couplings were performed with potassium fluoride on alumina. This reaction is very interesting as the catalyst used was palladium powder, the least expensive form of palladium available32. The authors demonstrated the simplicity of the procedure by efficient isolation of the biaryl products via a simple filtration. This could be done as the palladium catalyst remains adsorbed on the alumina surface. A small amount of water in the matrix was beneficial for the outcome of the reactions. Recycling of the catalyst was possible by adding fresh potassium fluoride to the palladium/alumina surface and the catalytic system remained effective at least through six reaction cycles (Scheme 2.6). 

The main problem here is removing the phenyl ester groups from the phosphonic moiety.We have found that convenient routes for deblocking are hydrogenation on Adams catalyst and transesterification methods followed by hydrogen bromide in glacial acetic acid treatment. The best results ewre obtained if transesterification was carried out using potassium fluoride-crown ether-methanol system. 

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