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Phenylacetylene is a prototypical terminal acetylene, undergoing many reactions expected of that functional group. It undergoes semi hydrogenation over Lindlar catalyst to give styrene . In the presence of base and copper(II) salts, it undergoes oxidative coupling to give diphenylbutadiyne . [ 6 ]
It is a member of the diyne chemical class and can be made via the Glaser coupling of phenylacetylene [2] However, a variety of other synthesis methods have been developed. [3] [4] Diphenylbutadiyne forms a variety of metal-alkyne complexes. One example is the organonickel complex (C 5 H 5 Ni) 4 C 4 (C 6 H 5) 2. [5]
Yet another method involves the coupling of iodobenzene and the copper salt of phenylacetylene in the Castro-Stephens coupling. The related Sonogashira coupling involves the coupling of iodobenzene and phenylacetylene. Diphenylacetylene is a planar molecule. The central C≡C distance is 119.8 picometers. [1]
The Hay coupling is variant of the Glaser coupling. It relies on the TMEDA complex of copper(I) chloride to activate the terminal alkyne. Oxygen (air) is used in the Hay variant to oxidize catalytic amounts of Cu(I) to Cu(II) throughout the reaction, as opposed to a stoichiometric amount of Cu(II) used in the Eglington variant. [7]
These reactions invariably involve metal-acetylide intermediates. This reaction was discovered by chemist John Ulric Nef in 1899 while experimenting with reactions of elemental sodium, phenylacetylene, and acetophenone. [3] [4] For this reason, the reaction is sometimes referred to as Nef synthesis.
The chemical structure of the para-phenylene group.. In organic chemistry, the phenylene group (−C 6 H 4 −) is based on a di-substituted benzene ring ().For example, poly(p-phenylene) is a polymer built up from para-phenylene repeating units. [1]
Figure 6:Reaction Coordinate Diagrams showing reactions with 0, 1 and 2 intermediates: The double-headed arrow shows the first, second and third step in each reaction coordinate diagram. In all three of these reactions the first step is the slow step because the activation energy from the reactants to the transition state is the highest.
The periselectivity of a particular reaction depends on the structure of both the ketene and the substrate. Although the reaction is predominantly used to form four-membered rings, a limited number of substrates undergo [3+2] or [4+2] reactions with ketenes. Examples of all three modes of cycloaddition are discussed in this section.