Steering, reaction

We can visualise the capability of suitable lanthanide (Ln) compounds (J, 6), e.g. as homogeneous catalysts with respect to olefins, by invoking similar intermediates. Although the series of reportedly catalytically active Ln-complexes spans from the pure trihalide via tris(B-diketonato)complexes to the organo-metallic tris(cyclopentadienyl) and tetra(allyl)complexes (8), respectively, no really optimal combination of ligands on a Ln-element has been found so far. Promising aspects are, however, based on some evidence for "reaction steering" in that either cis- or trans-polybutadienes can be obtained from 1,3-dienes, and either polymers or metathesis products from monoolefins, respectively (Table I). 

Figure A3.9.11. Dissociation of H2 on the W(100)-c(2 x 2)-Cu surface as a function of incident energy [71]. The steering dominated reaction [102] is evident at low energy, confmned by the absence of a significant surface temperature.

Selectivity, Steering of reaction directions by the type of catalyst cation, eg, O- vs C-alkylation (7), substitution vs dibalocarbene addition (8), as weU as enantioselective alkylations by optical active catalysts (9) have been achieved in some systems. Extensive development is necessary, however, to generate satisfactorily large effects. 

Exxon Thermal DeNOx Similar to SCR, the Exxon Thermal DeNOx process utilizes the NO /ammonia reaction. However, this process does not use a catalyst to aid the reaction. Rather, tightly controlled temperatures are used to steer the reactions. Optimum reaction temperatures are found between IbOOT (871°C) and... 

Electrostatic and orbital interactions may steer reaction toward either carbon or oxygen. First, examine the electrostatic potential map for cyclohexanone lithium enolate. Which atom is more negatively charged, carbon or oxygen Is the difference significant If it is, what would be the favored mode of addition Does either methylation or silylation appear to be guided by electrostatics Explain. 

Attraction of the exocyclic tailing oxygen atom with X steers the oxygen atom to the same side of the double bond [92], Lone pairs (Scheme 18a) on X and aromatic rings (Scheme 18b) can attract the tailing oxygen. The reactions can take place with X or the substituent on the same side of the double bond rather than with those (R , R ) on the opposite side. 

However, deep potential wells, including those on the MEP, may be avoided in the reaction mechanism. Forces exerted on the downhill slope of saddle points or ridges on the PES can impart sufficient velocity (both magnitude and direction) to steer the trajectory past a well, just as a skilled kayaker can avoid a whirlpool in the middle of a river by choosing an appropriate velocity well before the whirlpool is encountered. Multiple pathways can arise when the initial conditions upon surmounting the barrier either facilitate or hinder the avoidance of the well. The reaction OH + CH3F discussed in Section V is an example of this phenomenon. 

Reactions without wells can also exhibit multiple pathways due to deviation from the MEP. While many trajectories may follow the MEP over a saddle point, alternative pathways arise when forces on the PES steer away from the saddle point, typically into relatively flat regions of the PES, before finding an additional path to the same exit channel. The roaming mechanisms recently elucidated in the photodissociation of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, and the reaction of CH3 + O, are examples of this phenomenon, and are discussed in Section V. 

Micro reactors can have a distinct influence on which reaction path is undergone, if there is close competition between several reaction mechanisms, which may be steered by, e.g., temperature control. This is nothing else than the selectivity impact already mentioned above (see Section 1.6.2). As one example for this impact. 

Investigations with the modular multi-channel [28,98] and silicon chip [19, 56-62] micro reactors demonstrate that by exact temperature control the oxidation of ammonia can be run with increased and deliberately steered selectivity. A major application is provided by carrying out former high-temperature reactions in the low-temperature regime. In the case of ammonia oxidation in the chip micro reactor, the yield of the value product NO was actually lower in that regime. In the case of the multi-plate-stack micro reactor, higher yields of the value product NO2 were achieved. 

O- versus C-a kyIation product ratios in the methylation of desoxybenzoin by dimethyl sulphate can be varied between 0.75 and 63 by the choice of catalyst. The reaction can be steered towards enol-ether formation by large, sterically shielded ammonium ions, while C-alkylation is favoured by small ammonium ions (e.g. RMejN" ) and by crown ethers (Dehmlow and Schrader, 1990). 

Aryl or alkyl substituents on the exocyclic double bond steer the regioselec-tivity towards the formation of isoxazolidine-4-spirocyclopropanes 274-276 (Table 22, entries 1-3). A complete reversal of regioselectivity to 277-279 was observed in the reactions of methoxycarbonyl substituted methylenecyclo-... 

The reactivity of methylenecyclopropanes with olefins, as exemplified by the following examples, is also governed by subtle structural factors, which are able to steer the outcome of the reaction towards different products arising from alternative mechanistic pathways. 

Because of the role of precursor structure on film processing behavior (consolidation, densification, crystallization behavior), the reaction pathways are typically biased through the use of the catalyst, which is simply an acid or a base. This steers the reaction toward an electrophilic or nucleophilic attack of the M—OR bond.1,63 Hydrolysis sensitivity of singly or multiply hydrolyzed silicon alkoxides is also influenced by the catalyst, which contributes to the observed variations in oligomer length and structure. Figure 2.3b illustrates... 

We conclude that only one phosphine attacks a ji-S group of 20. Indeed, the phosphine sulfide product from dmpm is Me2P(S)CH2PMe2, not a bis(sulfide).The other phosphine implicated by Eqs. (32) and (33), whether from a second PR3 or from a di-phosphine, adds as a Lewis base to rhenium. The basis for this is that a pyridine easily replaced one of the phosphines in the mechanism. This proposed mechanism should steer the reaction directly towards formation of 21, but owing to the dilemma posed in point (c), an intermediate likely intervenes. It can partition to the slowly-reacting 21 or to 23, the latter step requiring additional phosphine Scheme 13 shows the postulated mechanism. The dual role for phosphine and the use of Py in its place and the proposal for partitioning are shown in Scheme 14. 

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