New amine-stabilized deuterated borane–tetrahydrofuran complex (BD3–THF): convenient reagent for deuterium incorporations
作者:Robert C. Todd、M. Mahmun Hossain、Kanth V. Josyula、Peng Gao、John Kuo、C.T. Tan
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.01.134
日期:2007.3
Convenient methods for the preparation of BD3–THF complex were developed. Certain amines stabilize the BD3–THF for long-term storage. Regioselectivity studies were carried out with the new amine-stabilized BD3–THF with representative olefins. Hydroboration of olefins provides a convenient tool for making corresponding deuterated alcohols after oxidation.
Secondary and tertiary 2-methylbutyl cations. 1. Trifluoroacetolysis of 3-methyl-2-butyl tosylate
作者:Dan Farcasiu、Gaye Marino、J. Milton Harris、Bruce A. Hovanes、Chang S. Hsu
DOI:10.1021/jo00080a025
日期:1994.1
Trifluoroacetolysis rates for 3-methyl-2-butyl tosylate (4) and kinetic isotope effects st C(1) (k(H)/k(D) = 1.083 per H atom), C(2) (k(H)/k(D) = 1.10), and C(3) (k(H)/k(D) = 1.32) were determined. The products are 2-methyl-2-butyl trifluoroacetate (5, 98.5%) and 3-methyl-2-butyl trifluoroacetate (6, 1.5%). GC-MS analysis of products from labeled tosylates 4-1-d(3) and 4-2-d showed that 42% of the apparently unrearranged 6 had a methyl group shifted from the original C(3) to the original C(2), whereas 3.6% methyl shift occurred in 5. The results do not substantiate a k(s)-k(Delta) competition mechanism. Instead, two carbocations, the tertiary 2-methyl-2-butyl (1) and the nominally secondary 3-methyl-2-butyl (2) intervene. The intimate structure of 2 is not established, but a symmetrical, methyl-bridged ion (3) does not agree with the results. A high beta isotope effect does not require hydrogen assistance to ionization; ionization concerted with (assisted by) hydrogen migration is unimportant in formation of 1 (and 5) from 4. Instead, the reaction involves reversible formation of an intimate ion pair with subsequent rate-determining H shift (which for 2.OTs- is in competition with Me shift and ca. 25% elimination) followed by solvent capture. Methyl migration in 2 may occur in the solvent-separated ion pair; alternatively, methyl or hydrogen migration is conformationally determined. At least 9% of 1 is formed from 2 which has undergone methyl shift. Nucleophilic attack an 4 appears important only in strongly nucleophilic media like aqueous ethanol. The claim that nucleophilic solvent assistance is significant in solvolysis of other secondary alkyl substrates in TFA or 97% hexafluoro-2-propanol is evaluated. Such a conclusion cannot be accepted on the basis of rate correlations alone, (i.e without product studies to support it). The implications of our results for the trifluoroacetolysis of 2-butyl tosylate are briefly discussed.
Intermediate ion structures in the fragmentation of metastable 3-methylbutan-2-ol radical cations
作者:M. George、John L. Holmes
DOI:10.1002/oms.1210251108
日期:1990.11
AbstractIonized 3‐methylbutan‐2‐ol displays four low‐energy fragmentations, loss of CH3· and C3H7· and loss of CH4 and C3H8, the latter pair being produced by metastable ion decompositions. The electron‐impact, metastable‐ion and collision‐induced dissociation mass spectra of 13C and 2H‐labelled isotopomers have been recorded, together with appearance energy measurements. It was found that the fast (ion source) losses of CH3· and C3H7· involved only simple bond cleavages between C(1) and C(2) and between C(2) and C(3), respectively, and without any positional interchange of isotopes. The loss of C3H8 produces ionized vinyl alcohol containing only C(l) and C(2). The H atoms involved are only those attached to C(1) and C(3). In deuterium‐labelled analogues, the deuterium is preferentially located in the propane, e.g. metastable CD3CH(OH)CH(CH3)2 yields predominantly C3H6D2. On the basis of all the observations, it is proposed that low‐energy molecular ions can form a stable proton‐bridged molecule‐radical complex, , and that this key intermediate is responsible for the isotope distribution in propane loss and also for the relatively low importance of the lowest energy dissociation, the simple C(1)C(2) bond cleavage.