Solid acids ether formation

The reaction occurs in the liquid phase at relatively low temperatures (about 50°C) in the presence of a solid acid catalyst. Few side reactions occur such as the hydration of isohutene to tertiary hutyl alcohol, and methanol dehydration and formation of dimethyl ether and water. However, only small amounts of these compounds are produced. Figure 5-8 is a simplified flow diagram of the BP Etherol process. 

Redox-sensitive resin 24 designed for solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) [29] was prepared from commercially available 2,5-dimethylben-zoquinone in seven steps [30] and loaded to a support via a Wittig reaction. Release of the peptide occurs using two sequential mild conditions, reduction with NaBH4 followed by TBAF-catalyzed cyclic ether formation (Scheme 8) which provide orthogonality to acid sensitive reactions. 

Scheme 4.20 Protonated polyvinyl pyridine — a mild solid acid for THP-ether formation.

The oxonium ylide mechanism requires a bifunctional acid-base catalyst. The validity of the oxonium ylide mechanism on zeolites was questioned459,461,464 because zeolites do not necessarily possess sufficiently strong basic sites to abstract a proton from the trimethyloxonium ion to form an ylide. It should, however, be pointed out, as emphasized by Olah,447,465 that over solid acid-base catalysts (including zeolites) the initial coordination of an electron-deficient (i.e., Lewis acidic) site of the catalysts allows formation of a catalyst-coordinated dimethyl ether complex. It then can act as an oxonium ion forming the catalyst-coordinated oxonium ylide complex (10) with the participation of surface bound CH30 ions ... 

These results are contrasted to the pressure dependences observed for ordinary solid acids on AI2O3 and Si02-Al203 the formation of ethylene is usually zero-order in ethanol and the formation of ether is zero- to first-order in ethanol (244). Furthermore, it is emphasized that the activity of H3PWi2O40 is 102 times greater than that of Si02-Al203. 

The tert-butyl ethers of serine and threonine are available by tert-butylation of various starting materials, e.g. Z-Ser-OMe/Z-Thr-OMe,P l Z-Ser-ONbz/Z-Thr-ONbz,P l and H-Ser-OMe TosOH/H-Thr-OMe -TosOHt l (see also Table 3). Analogous to benzyl ether formation, the tert-butyl ethers can also be produced via 4-substituted 2,2-difluoro-l,3,2-ox-azaborolidin-5-ones.t In most cases, isobutylene with 4-toluenesulfonic add, or a concentrated inorganic acid is used as catalyst for tert-butylation. The use of Fmoc-Ser(tBu)-OH and Fmoc-Thr(tBu)-OH in solid-phase peptide synthesis is very well established. These annino acid derivatives can be synthesized either by introduction of the Fmoc group into H-Ser(tBu)-OH and H-Thr(tBu)-OH or by tert-butylation of the Fmoc-protected serine and threonine (Table 3). ... 

Hydrogenation of C02 occurs on a number of solid catalysts with Cu0/Zn0/Al203, methanol can be prepared but the equilibrium yields are less than 40%. The use of hybrid catalysts, containing solid acids, improves the yields by partial dehydration of the methanol to dimethyl ether.56 In situ IR spectroscopy has been used to identify catalytic intermediates in some processes. With Cu/ZrO/Si02, surface bound formate, gem-diolate and methoxide species could be observed before the final hydrolysis to methanol.57 Lithium salt-promoted Rh/Si02 catalysts increased the ethanol content of reduction mixtures from C02 as compared to the unpromoted reactions, but the main product was methane.58... 

Pure oleic acid is a white, pearly, ciystalline solid, which fuses to a colorless liquid at 14 (57 .2 F.) it is cdorless and tasteless soluble in alcohol, ether, and cold H,SO insoluble in H,0 sp, gr. 0.808 at 19 (66 .2 F.). Neutral in reaction. It con be distilled in vacuo vrithout decom-poaitioD, but when heated in contact with air, it is decomposed with formation of bydrocarbons, volatile fatty acids, and sebacic acid. It dissolves the fatty acids readily, forming mixtures whose consistency varies with the proportions of liquid and solid acid which they contain. The solid acid is but little alter by exposure to air, but when liquid it absorbs O rapidly, becomes yellow, rancid, acid in reaction, and incapable of soUdi ng when cooM these changes take place the more rapidly the higher the temperature. 

Dimethylether. Several strategies for the production of dimethyl ether (DME) are described, e.g. direct synthesis from syngas according to equation (8.5) or via dehydration of methanol according to equation (8.6). From a mechanistic point of view direct synthesis proceeds also via methanol formation and subsequent release of water but without procedural isolation of methanol. The process can also be designed to yield both methanol and DME. Established methanol catalysts are employed for methanol formation and typical dehydration catalysts are solid-acid catalysts, e.g. alumina, silica-, phosphorus- or boron-modified alumina, zeolite, (sili-co)aluminophosphates, tungsten-zirconia or sulfated-zirconia. " ... 

Reaction of 1-pentanol with propionic acid provides 1-pentyl propionate [624-54-4] a new coatings solvent for automotive refinish and OEM paints, apphances, and for higher-solids systems (37). The esterification of 1-pentanol with formic acid to 1-pentyl formate [638-49-3] is conducted by concomitant removal of by-product water by a2eotropic distillation with diethyl ether (38). 

On digestion of this solid mass with 1 1. of ice and water, the sodium salt of the enol dissolves in the water, and the unreacted ester is removed by extracting the aqueous layer with two 200-ml. portions of ether (Note 5). The foimyl derivative settles out as an oil upon acidification of the aqueous layer with dilute sulfuric acid. The oil is extracted with three 200-ml. portions of ether, and the ethereal extract is washed several times with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The ether is distilled, and, to remove traces of ethyl formate, the oil is heated on a steam bath under a pressure of 20-30 mm. for 1 hour. The remaining yellow formyl derivative weighs 27-29 g. (Note 6). 

Acids that are solids can be purified in this way, except that distillation is replaced by repeated crystallisation (preferable from at least two different solvents such as water, alcohol or aqueous alcohol, toluene, toluene/petroleum ether or acetic acid.) Water-insoluble acids can be partially purified by dissolution in N sodium hydroxide solution and precipitation with dilute mineral acid. If the acid is required to be free from sodium ions, then it is better to dissolve the acid in hot N ammonia, heat to ca 80°, adding slightly more than an equal volume of N formic acid and allowing to cool slowly for crystallisation. Any ammonia, formic acid or ammonium formate that adhere to the acid are removed when the acid is dried in a vacuum — they are volatile. The separation and purification of naturally occurring fatty acids, based on distillation, salt solubility and low temperature crystallisation, are described by K.S.Markley (Ed.), Fatty Acids, 2nd Edn, part 3, Chap. 20, Interscience, New York, 1964. 

This crude product is dissolved in 100 ml of dilute hydrochloric acid, the acid solution is extracted with ether, and the aqueous layer is made basic with sodium hydroxide solution (3N) in the presence of ether (approximately 250 ml). The ether layer Is separated, dried over potassium hydroxide and evaporated to a white solid. Additional purification by repeating the formation of the hydrochloric acid salt and reprecipitation of the base is carried out. When purified in this manner, followed by drying at 80°C in vacuo over phosphorus pentoxide, 2-chloro-11-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)dibenz[b,f] [1,4]oxazepine, li/IP 109° to 111°C, is obtained. 

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