摘要:
Phosphines having two aryl groups and one alkyl-substituted cycloalkyl group bonded to a phosphorus atom are formed by reacting an alkali metal diarylphosphide with a monoalkyl- or polyalkyl-substituted cycloalkyl mesylate or tosylate in which an alkyl group is in the 2-position, in a liquid reaction medium in which these reactants are soluble. This process avoids complications associated with prior known process technology for producing such phosphines. The phosphines are useful as ligands for making noble metal catalysts.
摘要:
A process for the purification of trihydrocarbylphosphine having at least one aryl group and at least one alkyl or cycloalkyl group in the molecule, from a reaction mass comprising the trihydrocarbylphosphine, the process comprising crystallizing the reaction mass using a solvent consisting essentially of methanol. The process provides for the unexpectedly efficient production of trihydrocarbylphosphine compounds having purities of at least 97 mol%, and more preferably at least about 99 mol%. Another embodiment of the invention is neomenthyldiphenylphosphine having a purity of at least 97 mol% produced by crystallizing neomenthyldiphenylphosphine having a purity of less than 97 mol% using a solvent consisting essentially of methanol.
摘要:
Gaseous anhydrous hydrogen chloride is introduced into an aqueous solution of zinc chloride under conditions effective to produce a more efficient Lucas reagent than a Lucas reagent made by mixing solid, anhydrous zinc chloride with 38 % hydrochloric acid. For example, the reaction rate of such Lucas reagent with levo-menthol is much faster and requires a much shorter reaction period than Lucas reagent formed in the conventional manner from anhydrous, solid zinc chloride and concentrated (38 %) hydrochloric acid. Also, the conversion to levo-menthyl chloride was higher when using Lucas reagent formed using gaseous anhydrous hydrogen chloride and aqueous zinc chloride solution. Also, Lucas reagent made in this manner is highly amenable to recycling, and requires only addition thereto of hydrogen chloride to replenish the catalyst for an ensuing run.
摘要:
Partially sterically-hindered cycloalkyl chlorides are reacted with lithium diarylphosphides in inert liquid hydrocarbon reaction media to form cycloalkyldiarylphosphines. Aryl lithium is coproduced. The process makes it possible to avoid, or at least substantially eliminate, the interaction with or cleavage of cyclic ether reaction media such as tetrahydrofuran, previously the solvent of choice for conducting this type of reaction. Also during the conduct of the present process the chloro-substituted cycloalkane does not undergo any appreciable reaction with the coproduced aryl lithium as it is formed. Thus improvements both in yield and quality of the cycloalkyldiarylphosphine product are made possible. A comprehensive three-step process for converting triarylphosphine to cycloalkyldiarylphosphine is also described.
摘要:
A process for the purification of trihydrocarbylphosphine having at least one aryl group and at least one alkyl or cycloalkyl group in the molecule, from a reaction mass comprising the trihydrocarbylphosphine, the process comprising crystallizing the reaction mass using a solvent consisting essentially of methanol. The process provides for the unexpectedly efficient production of trihydrocarbylphosphine compounds having purities of at least 97 mol%, and more preferably at least about 99 mol%. Another embodiment of the invention is neomenthyldiphenylphosphine having a purity of at least 97 mol% produced by crystallizing neomenthyldiphenylphosphine having a purity of less than 97 mol% using a solvent consisting essentially of methanol.
摘要:
By reacting certain partially sterically-hindered chloro-substituted cycloalkanes with sodium and/or potassium diarylphosphides in an ether reaction medium, not only are useful cycloalkyldiarylphosphines produced, but in addition the chloro-substituted cycloalkane does not undergo any appreciable reaction with the coproduced aryl sodium and/or aryl potassium as it is formed. Moreover, the process makes it possible to avoid or at least to greatly reduce interaction with or cleavage of cyclic ether reaction media such as tetrahydrofuran. Thus the process makes possible improvements both in yield and quality of the cycloalkyldiarylphosphite product. A two-stage process conducted in an ether reaction medium is also described. In the first stage the sodium and/or potassium diarylphosphine reactant is produced by reaction between sodium and/or potassium and triarylphosphine.