Photochemical dimerization and functionalization of alkanes, ethers, primary and secondary alcohols, phosphine oxides and silanes

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:867133

Crabtree, Robert H ^[1]; Brown, Stephen H ^[2]

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1. Bethany, CT
2. East Haven, CT

The space-time yield and/or the selectivity of the photochemical dimerization of alkanes, ethers, primary and secondary alcohols, phosphine oxides and primary, secondary and tertiary silanes with Hg and U.V. light is enhanced by refluxing the substrate in the irradiated reaction zone at a temperature at which the dimer product condenses and remains condensed promptly upon its formation. Cross-dimerization of the alkanes, ethers and silanes with primary alcohols is disclosed, as is the functionalization to aldehydes of the alkanes with carbon monoxide.

• Research Organization: Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-84ER13297
• Assignee: Yale University (New Haven, CT)
• Patent Number(s): US 4874488
• OSTI ID: 867133
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

photochemical
dimerization
functionalization
alkanes
ethers
primary
secondary
alcohols
phosphine
oxides
silanes
space-time
yield
selectivity
tertiary
hg
light
enhanced
refluxing
substrate
irradiated
reaction
zone
temperature
dimer
product
condenses
remains
condensed
promptly
formation
cross-dimerization
disclosed
aldehydes
carbon
monoxide
photochemical dimerization
phosphine oxide
primary alcohols
carbon monoxide
reaction zone
phosphine oxides
space-time yield
tertiary silanes
secondary alcohol
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