Styrene oxide reactions with alcohols

Prepared by epoxidation of styrene with per-oxyelhanoic acid. Reactions are similar to those of aliphatic epoxides (s e, e.g. ethylene oxide). Reacts with alcohols to give mono-ethers, e g. PhCH(0Me)CH20H. Phenols give resins. 

Styrene oxides are preferentially attacked by halides at the benzylic position, especially so under acidic reaction conditions. It has been claimed, however, that in water in the presence of cyclodextrins, styrene oxides react with halides to yield exclusively benzylic alcohols [382], Benzylic alcohols can also be obtained from styrene oxides by treatment with halogens in the presence of pyridines [383],... 

A mixture containing 186 g (0.20 mol) of 2-aminopyridine, 0.55 g of lithium amide and 75 cc of anhydrous toluene was refluxed for 1.5 hours. Styrene oxide (12.0 g = 0.10 mol) was then added to the reaction mixture with stirring over a period of ten minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred and refluxed for an additional 3.5 hours. A crystalline precipitate was formed during the reaction which was removed by filtration, MP 170°C to 171°C, 1.5 g. The filtrate was concentrated to dryness and a dark residue remained which was crystallized from anhydrous ether yield 6.0 g. Upon recrystallization of the crude solid from 30 cc of isopropyl alcohol, 2.0 g of a light yellow solid was isolated MP 170°C to 171°C. 

Sulfinic esters, aromatic, by oxidation of disulfides in alcohols, 46, 64 Sulfonation ot d,l camphor to d,l-10-camphorsulfomc acid, 45,12 Sulfoxides, table of examples of preparation from sulfides with sodium metapenodate, 46,79 Sulfur dioxide, reaction with styrene phosphorus pentachlonde to give styrylphosphomc diclilonde, 46,... 

Heteropoly acids can be synergistically combined with phase-transfer catalysis in the so-called Ishii-Venturello chemistry for oxidation reactions such as oxidation of alcohols, allyl alcohols, alkenes, alkynes, P-unsaturated acids, vic-diols, phenol, and amines with hydrogen peroxide (Mizuno et al., 1994). Recent examples include the epoxidations of alkyl undecylenates (Yadav and Satoskar, 1997) and. styrene (Yadav and Pujari, 2000). 

Reaction of styrene oxide with tetraallyltin in the presence of Bi(OTf)3 (2 mol%) affords the corresponding l-phenyl-4-penten-2-ol (Fig. 5). In a similar fashion, various aryl substituted epoxides react smoothly with tetraallyltin to give the corresponding homoallylic alcohols. This method give generality as cycloalkyl oxiranes and sterically hindered ones give the corresponding homoallylic alcohols. 

Various epoxides and aziridines undergo smooth ring opening with water in presence of bismuth triflate (10 mol%) to provide the corresponding v/c-diols and p-amino alcohols with excellent regioselectivity [35]. Reaction of styrene oxide with water in the presence of Bi(OTf)3 affords styrene 1,2-diols (Fig. 7). Similarly,... 

Under optimized conditions regarding the choice of Br0nsted acid (mandelic acid 20), stoichiometry (1 1 ratio 9 and mandelic acid 20), solvent (the respective alcohol neat conditions), temperature (rt or 50°C), and catalyst loading (lmol% 9 and lmol% mandelic acid 20) electron-rich and electron-deficient styrene oxides underwent alcoholysis with simple aliphatic, stericaUy demanding as well as unsaturated and acid-labile alcohols. The completely regioselective (>99%) alcoholysis was reported to produce the corresponding P-aUcoxy alcohols 1-10 in moderate (41%) to good (89%) yields without noticeable decomposition or polymerization reactions of acid-labile substrates (Scheme 6.27). Notably, aU uncatalyzed reference experiments showed no conversion even after two weeks under otherwise identical conditions. 

The synthesis of the Y zeolite-encapsulated manganese complex of the salen ligand has been reported recently [51]. It was found to have catalytic activity in the oxidation of cyclohexene, styrene, and stilbene with PhlO. Typically, 1 Mn(salen) is present per 15 supercages, resulting in catalytic turn-overs in the order of 60. The reactions investigated with the respective product yields are given in Scheme 5. Typical oxidation products are epoxides, alcohols and aldehydes. In comparison to the homogeneous case encapsulation seems to lower the reaction rate. From cyclohexene the expected oxidation product cyclohexene oxide is present in excess and is formed on the Mn(salen) site. 2-cyclohexene-l-ol is probably formed on residual Mn cations via a radical mechanism. 

Scheme 1.64). The Ag(I)-mediated cyclization afforded dipole 306 for 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with methyl vinyl ketone to yield adducts 307 and the C(2) epimer as a 1 1 mixture (48%). Hydrogenolytic N—O cleavage and simultaneous intramolecular reductive amination of the pendant ketone of the former dipolarophile afforded a mixture of alcohol 308 and the C(6) epimer. Oxidation to a single ketone was followed by carbonyl removal by conversion to the dithiolane and desulfurization with Raney nickel to afford the target compound 305 (299). By this methodology, a seven-membered nitrone (309) was prepared for a dipolar cycloaddition reaction with Al-methyl maleimide or styrene (301). 

Catalytic amounts of tin(II) chloride have been found to give good yields (72-86%) of the trans-amino alcohols when oxiranes have been treated with aromatic amines in acetonitrile at room temperature.27 Only the reaction with styrene oxide was regiospe-ciflc with the amine adding to the benzylic carbon of the epoxide ring. 

The rate constants for oxidation of a series of cycloalkenes with ozone have been determined using a relative rate method. The effect of methyl substitution on the oxidation of cycloalkenes and formation of secondary organic aerosols has been analysed.155 Butadiene, styrene, cyclohexene, allyl acetate, methyl methacrylate, and allyl alcohol were epoxidized in a gas-phase reaction with ozone in the absence of a catalyst. With the exception of allyl alcohol, the yield of the corresponding epoxide ranged from 88 to 97%.156 Kinetic control of distereoselection in ozonolytic lactonization has been (g) reported in the reaction of prochiral alkenes.157... 

When styrene oxide was reacted in alcohols in the presence of an Al(OTf)3 catalyst, the nucleophile attacked at the benzyl carbon.28 The effect of catalyst loading and the effect of changing the structure of the reacting alcohols was investigated. The reactions of oxiranes with alkyl substituents were not regiospecific. More catalyst was needed when bulkier alcohols were used. 

As shown in Scheme 9, various organic compounds can act as a chiral initiator of asymmetric auto catalysis. 2-Methylpyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde 9 was subjected to the addition of z-Pr2Zn in the presence of chiral butan-2-ol, methyl mandelate and a carboxylic acid [74], When the chiral alcohol, (S)-butan-2-ol with ca. 0.1% ee was used as a chiral initiator of asymmetric autocatalysis, (S)-pyrimidyl alkanol 10 with 73% ee was obtained. In contrast, (,R)-butan-2-ol with 0.1% ee induced the production of (A)-10 with 76% ee. In the same manner, methyl mandelate (ca. 0.05% ee) and a chiral carboxylic acid (ca. 0.1% ee) can act as a chiral initiator of asymmetric autocatalysis, therefore the S- and IC enantiomers of methyl mandelate and carboxylic acid induce the formation of (R)- and (S)-alkanol 10, respectively. Chiral propylene oxide (2% ee) and styrene oxide (2% ee) also induce the imbalance of ee in initially forming the zinc alkoxide of the pyrimidyl alkanol in the addition reaction of z-Pr2Zn to pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde 11 [75]. Further consecutive reactions enable the amplification of ee to produce the highly enantiomerically enriched alkanol 12 (up to 96% ee) with the corresponding... 

Sharpless epoxidation of alkenylsilanols.1 Allylic silanols also undergo highly enantioselective Sharpless epoxidation. This reaction furnishes simple epoxides such as styrene oxide in high optical purity. Thus reaction of fram-(3-lithiostyrene il) with ClSi(CH,)2H gives 2, which can be oxidized to the alkenylsilanol 3. ShaTp-less epoxidation of 3 gives the epoxide 4, which is converted to styrene epoxide 5 by cleavage with fluoride ion. The stereochemistry of epoxidation of 3 is similar to that of the corresponding allylic alcohol. 

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