Condensation Reactions. I. The Condensation of Ketones with Cyanoacetic Esters and the Mechanism of the Knoevenagel Reaction
作者:Arthur C. Cope
DOI:10.1021/ja01290a068
日期:1937.11
Masked Cyanoacrylates Unveiled by Mechanical Force
作者:Matthew J. Kryger、Mitchell T. Ong、Susan A. Odom、Nancy R. Sottos、Scott R. White、Todd J. Martinez、Jeffrey S. Moore
DOI:10.1021/ja1008932
日期:2010.4.7
Mechanical damage of polymers is often a destructive and irreversible process. However, desirable outcomes may be achieved by controlling the location of chain cleavage events through careful design and incorporation of mechanically active chemical moieties known as mechanophores. It is possible that mechanophores can be used to generate reactive intermediates that can autopolymerize or cross-link, thus healing mechanically induced damage. Herein we report the generation of reactive cyanoacrylate units from a dicyanocyclobutane mechanophore located near the center of a polymer chain. Because cyanoacrylates (which are used as monomers in the preparation of superglue) autopolymerize, the generated cyanoacrylate-terminated polymers may be useful in self-heating polymers. Sonication studies of polymers with the mechanophore incorporated into the chain center have shown that selective cleavage of the mechanophore occurs. Trapping experiments with an amine-based chromophore support cyanoacrylate formation. Additionally, computational studies of small-molecule models predict that force-induced bond cleavage should occur with greater selectivity for the dicyanocyclobutane mechanophore than for a control molecule.
Synthesis of 4,5 Disubstituted 2-Chloronicotinates
作者:M. Aadil、G. Kirsch
DOI:10.1080/00397919308012592
日期:1993.9
Vilsmeier Haack reagent was found to react with alkylidenecyanoacetate to afford in one step 4,5 disubstituted 2-chloronicotinates.
Synthesis of Substituted Cyclopropylphosphonates by Michael Induced Ring Closure (MIRC) Reactions
作者:Christian V. Stevens、Gino Van Heecke、Carmen Barbero、Krystyna Patora、Norbert De Kimpe、Roland Verhé
DOI:10.1055/s-2002-32587
日期:——
A variety of cyclopropylphosphonates were prepared in moderate to good yields by Michael Induced RingClosure of trialkyl phosphites with the corresponding β-bromoalkylidene cyanoacetates and malonates.
Structure–Mechanochemical Activity Relationships for Cyclobutane Mechanophores
作者:Matthew J. Kryger、Alexander M. Munaretto、Jeffrey S. Moore
DOI:10.1021/ja2086728
日期:2011.11.23
Ultrasound activation of mechanophores embedded in polymer backbones has been extensively studied of late as a method for realizing chemical reactions using force. To date, however, there have been few attempts at systematically investigating the effects of mechanophore structure upon rates of activation by an acoustic field. Herein, we develop a method for comparing the relative reactivities of various cyclobutane mechanophores. Through the synthesis and ultrasonic irradiation of a molecular weight series of poly(methyl acrylate) polymers in which each macromolecule has a single chain-centered mechanophore, we find measurable and statistically significant shifts in molecular weight thresholds for mechanochemical activation that depend on the structure of the mechanophore. We also show that calculations based on the constrained geometries simulate external force method reliably predict the trends in mechanophore reactivity. These straightforward calculations and the experimental methods described herein may be useful in guiding the design and the development of new mechanophores for targeted applications.