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Title: I. Kinetic and mechanistic study of the (4+4) dimerization of 2,3-dimethylene-2,3-dihydrofuran. II. Preparation of 2,3-dimethylene-2,3-dihydrogenzo(b)furan by the flash vacuum pyrolysis of 2-methyl-3-benzo(b)furylmethyl benzoate. III. Reaction of 2,3-dimethylene-2,3-dihydrofuran with triplet oxygen

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5949736

A kinetic and mechanistic study of the (4+4) dimerization of 2,3-dimethylene-2,3-dihydrofuran (A) has been carried out based on the secondary deuterium kinetic isotope effects (2/sup 0/ D KIE), substituent effects and solvent effects. The 2/sup 0/ D KIE was studied by measuring the rate constants, k/sub 1/, k/sub 2/, k/sub 3/ and k/sub 4/, respectively, for the (4+4) dimerization of A, 2-methylene-3-dideuteriomethylene-2,3-dihydrofuran (B), 2-dideuteriomethylene-3-methylene-2,3-dihydrofuran (C) and 2,3-bis-(dideuteriomethylene)-2,3-dihydrofuran (D). 2-3-Dimethylene-2,3-dihydrobenzo(b)furan (E) was synthesized by the flash vacuum pyrolysis of 2-methyl-3-benzo(b)furylmethyl benzoate. The chemical reactions of E, which were investigated in this study, include thermal dimerization reactions and Diels-Alder reactions. The dimerization reaction of E gave both (4+2) and (4+4) dimers. The formation of cyclic peroxides from the reactions of A and its 5-methyl and 5-tert-butyl derivatives with triplet oxygen was investigated. Thermolysis of a cyclic peroxide gave dialdehyde, hydroxy aldehyde and diol as the products. 150 references, 28 figures, 70 tables.

Research Organization:
Ames Lab., IA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
5949736
Report Number(s):
IS-T-1186; ON: DE85009234
Resource Relation:
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Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English