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Isoprene, or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, is a common volatile organic compound with the formula CH 2 =C(CH 3)−CH=CH 2. In its pure form it is a colorless volatile liquid. It is produced by many plants and animals [1] (including humans) and its polymers are the main component of natural rubber.
Dimethylbutadiene readily undergoes Diels-Alder reactions and reacts faster than 1,3-butadiene. Its effectiveness in this reaction is attributed to the stabilization of the cis-conformation owing to the influence of the methyl groups on the C2 and C3 positions. Diels-Alder reaction using 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene and N-ethylmaleimide
That implies a stabilization energy of 3.5 kcal/mol. [25] Similarly, the hydrogenation of the terminal double bond of 1,4-pentadiene releases 30.1 kcal/mol of heat, while hydrogenation of the terminal double bond of conjugated (E)-1,3-pentadiene releases only 26.5 kcal/mol, implying a very similar value of 3.6 kcal/mol for the stabilization ...
Sample of (butadiene)Fe(CO) 3, illustrating the color typical of this family of compounds. IR spectra of these complexes show ν CO bands near 2040 and 1969 cm −1 . At low temperatures, the lower energy band splits, which has been interpreted as evidence for fluxionality on the IR timescale .
[3] Another method of production involves the isomerization of 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol using CuO–ZnO as a catalyst. A mixture of 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol and 3-methylbut-2-en-1-ol may also be used. These starting materials are obtained from a reaction between isobutene and formaldehyde: [3] CH 3 CH 3 CCH 2 + CH 2 O → (CH 3) 2 CHCH 2 CHO
The branched isomers are 2-methylbut-1-ene, 3-methylbut-1-ene (isopentene), and 2-methylbut-2-ene (isoamylene). Isoamylene is one of the three main byproducts of deep catalytic cracking (DCC), which is very similar to the operation of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC).
2,3-Dimethyl-1-butene is an organic compound with the formula CH 2 =C(CH 3)CH(CH 3) 2. Like the other isomers of dimethylbutene , it is a colorless liquid. Together with 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene it can be produced by dimerization of propylene .
It can be prepared by base-catalyzed isomerization of 2,3-dimethyl-1-butene. [2] Another route involves direct dimerization of propylene . [ 3 ] It can also be produced by photolysis of tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-dione .