Propanols from oxidation

Analysis of reaction mixtures for 1-propanol and 2-propanol following incubation of NDPA with various rat liver fractions in the presence of an NADPH-generating system is shown in Table I ( ). Presence of microsomes leads to production of both alcohols, but there was no propanol formed with either the soluble enzyme fraction or with microsomes incubated with SKF-525A (an inhibitor of cytochrome P450-dependent oxidations). The combined yield of propanols from 280 ymoles of NDPA was 6.1 ymoles and 28.5 ymoles for the microsomal pellet and the 9000 g supernatant respectively. The difference in the ratio of 1- to 2-propanol in the two rat liver fractions may be due to differences in the chemical composition of the reaction mixtures (2) Subsequent experiments have shown that these ratios are quite reproducible. For comparison, Table I also shows formation of propanols following base catalyzed decomposition of N-propyl-N-nitrosourea. As expected (10,11), both propanol isomers were formed, the total yield in this case being almost quantitative. 

Synthesis of 1-propanol from propene by hydro-boration-oxidation. 

Our first task is to assemble 3-phenyl-1-propanol from the designated starting material benzyl alcohol. This requires formation of a primary alcohol with the original carbon chain extended by two carbons. The standard method for this transformation involves reaction of a Grignard reagent with ethylene oxide. 

It can be observed that the non-oxidative stability of all systems increases as a function of age time under both environments. Each system exhibits an initial rapid increase in thermal stability over the first 24 hours of aging followed by a more gradual increase over the remainder of the study. It is reasonable to assume that these initial increases are in part due to the loss of pro-degradants such as 2-ethylhexanoic acid and other reaction by-products such as propanol from the elastomer system (2-ethylhexanoic acid is a hydrolysis product of the active organotin catalyst, tin(II) 2-ethylhexanoate and propanol is formed during the TPOS/silanol condensation reaction). 

In the first example, 1 -propanol is oxidized to propanal, and this is further oxidized to propanoic acid in a second step. In 1-propanol, the carbon bearing the hydroxyl group has an oxidation number of -1 (C is 0, each H is -1, and O is +1). The oxidation number of that carbon in propanal is +1 (C is 0, H is -1, O is +1, and O, from the second bond to the carbonyl, is +1). The change in oxidation number is -1 - +1, for a net loss of two electrons and an oxidation (remember that as the net charge becomes more positive, this is associated with loss of electrons, which have a negative charge). Similarly, the carbon of interest in propanoic... 

Jones s oxidation is a powerful oxidizing medium for the conversion of alcohols to ketones. Unfortunately, this is such a powerful oxidizing medium that unwanted products are possible due to overoxidation. When a primary alcohol such as 1-pentanol (15) reacts with chromium trioxide and aqueous sulfuric acid, it follows the same mechanistic pathway as 9, with formation of chromate ester 16. However, experiments show that the yields of aldehyde from primary alcohols can be very low. 1-Propanol is oxidized to propanal, for example, in only 49% yield, and to obtain the product requires a short reaction time. Very often, a carboxylic acid is formed as a second product or even the major oxidation product rather than the aldehyde. It is known that aldehydes are easily oxidized to carboxyhc acids, even by oxygen in the air. If a sample of butanal were spilled, for example, it is rapidly oxidized to butanoic acid by air. This oxidation is easily detected as the sharp butanal smell is replaced by the pungent butanoic acid smell. Butanoic acid is found in rancid butter and in dirty feet, for example. 

Recently, Chu and Shul [128] have applied combinatorial chemistry to the screening of 66 PtRuSn-anode arrays for investigation of methanol, ethanol, and 2-propanol oxidation. The screening was performed by employing quinine as indicator of the catalytic activity, which allowed for selection of the optimum composition of electrocatalysts for DAFCs (Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells). PtRuSn (80 20 0), PtRuSn (50 0 50), and PtRuSn (50 30 20) furnished the lowest onset potential for methanol, ethanol, and 2-propanol electro-oxidation according to the CV results, respectively. The active area/composition for ethanol electro-oxidation is represented in Figure 15.8 as adapted from Ref. [128]. 

A compound with the formula C4H8O is synthesized from 2-methyl-1-propanol and oxidizes easily to give a carboxylic acid. Draw the condensed structural formula and give the lUPAC name for the compound. (12.3,12.4)... 

This strategy wiU not work, because it involves the use of an enolate, which is not an efficient Michael donor. Therefore, we consider a Stork enamine synthesis (in which we use an enamine, rather than an enolate, as a Michael donor). Both the Michael donor and the Michael acceptor can be made from propanal, which can be made from 1-propanol via oxidation with PCC ... 

And propanal can be made from 1-propanol via oxidation with PCC. The forward scheme is shown here. Notice that the third step of this synthesis employs PCC, rather than chromic acid, to avoid oxidation of the aldehyde group. 

ALKANOLAMNES - ALKANOLAMINES FROM OLEFIN OXIDES AND AL ONIA] (Vol 2) l-(2-Aminoethylamino)-2-propanol... 

Membranes and Osmosis. Membranes based on PEI can be used for the dehydration of organic solvents such as 2-propanol, methyl ethyl ketone, and toluene (451), and for concentrating seawater (452—454). On exposure to ultrasound waves, aqueous PEI salt solutions and brominated poly(2,6-dimethylphenylene oxide) form stable emulsions from which it is possible to cast membranes in which submicrometer capsules of the salt solution ate embedded (455). The rate of release of the salt solution can be altered by surface—active substances. In membranes, PEI can act as a proton source in the generation of a photocurrent (456). The formation of a PEI coating on ion-exchange membranes modifies the transport properties and results in permanent selectivity of the membrane (457). The electrochemical testing of salts (458) is another possible appHcation of PEI. 

However, this advance has an important shortcoming the lack of context. More than one idea is expressed in a document a patent on oxidation catalysts, for example, could include examples of the oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde and of 2-propanol to acetone. A simple coordinate search for conversion of methanol to acetone would retrieve such a document from a file that provides no context. 

Eatty amine oxides are most frequendy prepared from alkyldimethylarnines by reaction with hydrogen peroxide. Aqueous 2-propanol is used as solvent to prepare amine oxides at concentrations of 50—60%. With water only as a solvent, amine oxides can only be prepared at lower concentrations because aqueous solutions are very viscous. Eatty amine oxides are weak cationic surfactants. 

Another method to hydrogenate butadiene occurs during an oxidation—reduction reaction in which an alcohol is oxidi2ed and butadiene is reduced. Thus copper—chromia or copper—2inc oxide cataly2es the transfer of hydrogen from 2-butanol or 2-propanol to butadiene at 90—130°C (87,88). 

The glycol ethers obtained from /-butyl alcohol and propylene oxide, eg, l-/-butoxy-2-propanol, have lower toxicities than the widely employed 2-butoxyethanol and are used in industrial coatings and to solubiHze organic components in aqueous formulations (28). 

Other Derivatives and Reactions. The vapor-phase condensation of ethanol to give acetone has been well documented in the Hterature (376—385) however, acetone is usually obtained as a by-product from the cumene (qv) process, by the direct oxidation of propylene, or from 2-propanol. 

The manufacture and uses of oxiranes are reviewed in (B-80MI50500, B-80MI50501). The industrially most important oxiranes are oxirane itself (ethylene oxide), which is made by catalyzed air-oxidation of ethylene (cf. Section 5.05.4.2.2(f)), and methyloxirane (propylene oxide), which is made by /3-elimination of hydrogen chloride from propene-derived 1-chloro-2-propanol (cf. Section 5.05.4.2.1) and by epoxidation of propene with 1-phenylethyl hydroperoxide cf. Section 5.05.4.2.2(f)) (79MI50501). 

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