Reaction types, reagents

Reaction Type Reagent 1 Reagent 2 Catalyst Product Yield (%)... 

Thionyl chloride and phosphorus tribromide are specialized reagents used to bring about particular functional group transformations For this reason we won t present the mechanisms by which they convert alcohols to alkyl halides but instead will limit our selves to those mechanisms that have broad applicability and enhance our knowledge of fundamental principles In those instances you will find that a mechanistic understand mg IS of great help m organizing the reaction types of organic chemistry... 

Reaction types are classified by specifying the class and the reagent type thus a nucleophilic substitution (Sn) is a substitution reaction by a nucleophilic reagent, as in Eq. (1-1). 

Applications of orgatiocopper reagents and reactions to natural product syndiesis ate dassified by reaction type conjugate addition, S 2 substitution, S 2 substitution, 1,2-metalate teariangemenp and catboctiptadon. 

In addition to the reagent sequences with clearly detectable reaction mechanism, which have already been described, many sequences of reagents not covered by any of the reaction types described have also found application in thin-layer chromatograpl. The reaction sequences that remain to be described were all designed to provide as speciflc a detection of the separated substances as possible. 

For fast reactions (i.e., < 1 min.), open tubular reactors are commonly used. They simply consist of a mixing device and a coiled stainless steel or Teflon capillary tube of narrow bore enclosed in a thermostat. The length of the capillary tube and the flow rate through it control the reaction time. Reagents such as fluorescamine and o-phthalaldehyde are frequently used in this type of system to determine primary amines, amino acids, indoles, hydrazines, etc., in biological and environmental samples. 

The patent describes the formation of complex metal chelates by treatment of the ketoester simultaneously with an alcohol and a metal to effect trans-esterification and chelate formation by distilling out the by-product ethanol [1], This process was being applied to produce the zinc chelate of 2-tris(bromomethyl)ethyl acetoacetate, and when 80% of the ethanol had been distilled out (and the internal temperature had increased considerably), a violent decomposition occurred [2], This presumably involved interaction of a bromine substituent with excess zinc to form a Grignard-type reagent, and subsequent exothermic reaction of this with one or more of the bromo or ester functions present. 

Additions of the Reformatsky-type reagents to aldehydes can also proceed in ionic solvents (Scheme 108).287 Three ionic liquids have been tested 8-ethyl-l,8-diazbicyclo[5,4,0]-7-undecenium trifluoromethanesulfonate ([EtDBU][OTf]), [bmim][BF4], and [bmim][PF6]. The reactions in the first solvent provided higher yields of alcohols 194 (up to 93%), although results obtained for two other ionic liquids were also comparable with those reported for conventional solvents. 

Asymmetric additions of Reformatsky-type reagents to nitrones 258a and 258b have also been reported (Scheme 139). The reagents were prepared in situ from ZnEt2 and the corresponding iodoacetic acid ester. Diisopropyl (R,R)-tartrate 262 was employed as a chiral inductor. Enantioselectivities varied significantly the best results were obtained at 0 °C when a nitrone was added to the reaction mixture over a 2 h period. 

Another example of the retention of volatile DA reagents is that of cyclopentadiene in a tandem retro-DA/DA prime reaction [15, 16, 38], This reaction type is the thermal decomposition of a DA adduct (A) and the generation of a diene (generally the initial diene) which is trapped in situ by a dienophile leading to a new adduct (B) [39]. Cyclopentadiene (22) (b.p. 42 °C) is generated by thermolysis of its dimer at approximately 160 °C [40]. An equimolar mixture of commercial crude dicyclopenta-diene (21) and dimethyl maleate was irradiated in accordance with the GS/MW process, in an open reactor, under 60 W incident power, for 4 min (8 x 30 s). The expected adduct 23 was isolated in 40% yield (Scheme 7.1). The isomeric composition of 23 (endo-endoIexo-exo = 65/35) was identical with that obtained under classical conditions from 22 and methyl maleate [41]. The overall yield of this tandem reaction can be increased from pure dimer 21 (61%) and the same tandem reaction has also been reported using ethyl maleate as dienophile [31]. 

The number of insertion reactions known to occur is very large. However, they can be considered to fall into a much smaller number of reaction types that arise as a result of the types of bonds between the metal and other ligand at the reactive site. The following equations illustrate these reaction types. One very simple insertion reaction is the formation of a Grignard reagent in which magnesium is inserted between R and X,... 

Phase transfer catalysis. As well as their use in homogeneous reactions of the type just described, polyethers (crowns and cryptands) may be used to catalyse reactions between reagents contained in two different phases (either liquid/liquid or solid/liquid). For these, the polyether is present in only catalytic amounts and the process is termed phase transfer catalysis . The efficiency of such a process depends upon a number of factors. Two important ones are the stability constant of the polyether complex being transported and the lipophilicity of the polyether catalyst used. 

Earlier chapters in this work have been organized on the basis of particular types of reactions or reagent systems. In the present chapter, we change orientation and emphasize the particular type of C-P bond to be generated, regardless of the nature of the reaction or reagent system. We review the currently available methods for the preparation of C-P bonds wherein the bond involves a vinylic or aromatic carbon atom bound to a phosphorus atom in a variety of coordination and oxidation states. 

A number of the reactions considered here have been reviewed already in earlier treatments within this volume with an emphasis on the reagent system and reaction type. Here, our emphasis is on the production of this particular type of linkage. We also review approaches not considered previously that are distinctly suited for generating vinylic and aromatic C-P bonds. As previously, classical approaches are reviewed, although greater emphasis is given to recent developments. 

Organoytterbium chemistry has been developed in the last 20 years, although the development rate is much slower than the other lanthanides like samarium or cerium. Dianionic complexes that are produced from the reaction of ytterbium with diaryl ketones react with various kinds of electrophiles including carbon-heteroatom unsaturated bonds.35 Phenylytterbium iodide, a Grignard-type reagent, is known to have reactivity toward carbon dioxide,36 aldehydes, ketones,37,37 and carboxylic acid derivatives38,3811 to form the corresponding adducts respectively. 

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