Vinyl groups, hydrogenation

Hydrogenation of polybutadiene converts both cis and trans isomers to the same linear structure and vinyl groups to ethyl branches. A polybutadiene sample of molecular weight 168,000 was found by infrared spectroscopy to contain double bonds consisting of 47.2% cis, 44.9% trans, and 7.9% vinyl. After hydrogenation, what is the average number of backbone carbon atoms between ethyl side chains ... 

Carbon Cha.in Backbone Polymers. These polymers may be represented by (4) and considered derivatives of polyethylene, where n is the degree of polymeriza tion and R is (an alkyl group or) a functional group hydrogen (polyethylene), methyl (polypropylene), carboxyl (poly(acryhc acid)), chlorine (poly(vinyl chloride)), phenyl (polystyrene) hydroxyl (poly(vinyl alcohol)), ester (poly(vinyl acetate)), nitrile (polyacrylonitrile), vinyl (polybutadiene), etc. The functional groups and the molecular weight of the polymers, control thek properties which vary in hydrophobicity, solubiUty characteristics, glass-transition temperature, and crystallinity. 

Nitrogen cannot be eliminated from the latter by further methylation, but (VIII) on catalytic hydrogenation has its vinyl group converted into ethyl and the product, on methylation followed by reduction with sodium amalgam, yields 6-dimethylamino-3 4 3 4 -tetramethoxy-6 -ethyl-a)3-diphenylethane (X), and this, on repetition of the methylation, and reduc-... 

Asymmetric hydrogenation of a cyclic enamide (Approach B) had very sparse literature precedents [7]. It should also be noted that preparation of these cyclic imines and enamides is not straightforward. The best method for the synthesis of cyclic imines involves C-acylation of the inexpensive N-vinylpyrrolidin-2-one followed by a relatively harsh treatment with refluxing 6M aqueous HC1, which accomplishes deprotection of the vinyl group, hydrolysis of the amide, and decarboxylation (Scheme 8.6) [8]. 

The addition of 0,0-diethyl hydrogen dithiophosphate to diethyl (3-methyl-l,2-butadiene)phosphonate (171 R=H) occurs at the 1,2-double bond, but on introduction of a vinyl group... 

Hexadiene which is formed by 1,4-addition of hydrogen and a vinyl group to butadiene, is the predominant product in the codimerization reaction. However, there is always a small amount (1-3%) of 3-methyl-... 

The title compound has been deuterium labelled1 with 2H at C(3) (1), and in the vinyl group (2) by deuterium exchange of the enolizable hydrogen atoms in 3 followed by... 

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