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University Microfilms 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 A Xerox Education Company 73-2049 LIANG, Wei Chuan, 1936- STUDIES ON VINYL CATIONS AND UNSATURATED CARBENES. The Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1972 Chemistry, organic University Microfilms, A XEROX Com pany , Ann Arbor, M ichigan THIS DISSERTATION HAS BEEN MICROFILMED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED. STUDIES ON VINYL CATIONS AND UNSATURATED CARBENES DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Wei Chuan L iang; B .A ., M.S. # ir -/c ir %'c The Ohio State University 1972 Approved hy A dviser DepartmenL of Chemistry PLEASE NOTE: Some pages may have i nd i St i net print. Filmed as received. University Microfilms, A Xerox Education Company DEDICATION To ray parents IX ACKNOWLEDGMEIW The author "wishes to express his sincere gratitude to Professor Melvin S. Ne"wman for his constructive criticism , guidance, and en couragement throughout the course of this research, and for his generous assistance in the preparation of this manuscript. And a special thanks is due to the author's wife, Yu-Lan, for her untiring patience and support. i i i VITA November 2$, 1936 ................................... Born, Shanghai, China 1961 ................................................................. B.A., Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, M ichigan 1 9 6 1 -1 9 6 7 ..................................................... Research Chemist, The Luhrizol Corporation, W ickliffe, Ohio 1966 ................................................................. M.S., Case-Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 1 9 6 7 -1 9 7 2 ..................................................... Teaching Assistant, Research Assis tant, Research Associate, and Teach ing Associate, Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio IV TABLE Œ CONTENTS Page DEDICATION........................................................................................................................... i i ACKNONIEDGKiENT................................................................................................................. i i i VITA .............................................................................................. iv LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................. v i i LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................... v i i i LIST OF SCimUES ............................................................................................................... ix INTJ^OjJUCî IOÏÏ ...................................................................................................................... 1 HISTORICAL ........................................................................................................................... h DISCUSSION OF RESULTS ................................................................................................. 52 EXPERII'ffiNTAL...................................................................................................................... jh Generalizations .................................................................................................... 74 Alkaline decompositions of 5-methyl-5-t-tutyl-N- nitroso-2-ozazolidone ( 3 ) ........................................................................ 75 Preparation of N-nitroso-4;5,5-trimethyl-2-oxazoli- done (40) ........................................................................................................... 79 AUtaline decomposition of N-nitroso-4;5;5-trimethyl- 2-oxazo].idone (^ ) ..................................................................................... 85 AUuiline decomposition of 1-(N-nitrosoacctylaminomethyl)- cyclohexanol ( 6 1 ) in the presence of ketones ............................ 92 AUcaline decomposition of l-(N-nitroooacetylaminomethyl)- cyclohexanol ( 6 1 ) in the presence of aldehydes ....................... 96 Preparation of cyclohexylideuemethyl t-hutyl ketone ( 6 9 ) ...................................................................................................................... 100 Page Decomposition of 1-(N-nitrosoacetylaminomethyl)eyclo- hexanol (^ ) vrith triethylamine in the presence of iso butyraldéhyde ................................................................................................. 104 Alkaline decomposition of 1-(N-nitrosoacetylamino- methyl)cyclohexanol ( 6 l) in the presence of nucleo p h ile s ................................................................................................................. 10^ Alkaline decomposition of 1-(N-nitrosoacetylamino- methyl) cyclohexanol (^ ) in the presence of triethyl phosphite and acetone ............................................................................... I l l Alkaline decomposition of 1-(N-nitrosoacetyl'^.mino- methyl)cyclohexanol (^ ) in the presence of trialkyl phosphites ........................................................................................................ 112 Decomposition of 1-(N-nitrosoacetylaminomethyl)cyclo hexanol (6l) •'.rith pyrrolidine ............................................................ U 4 Decomposition of 3i-nitroso-l-oxa-$-azaspiro[4; 5]decan- 2-one (^ ) in diethylamine ................................................................... 115 AUcaline decomposition of 5“i^itroso-l-oxa-3-azaspiro- [4,5]^ecan-2-one (^ ) in the presence of cyclohexene and a phase transfer agent ................................................................... U 6 AUcaline decomposition of 3-nitroso-spiro[fluorene-9S 5- oxasolidin]-2-one (74) in the presence of cyclohexene ... U6 Preparation of 3-acetylamino-2-methy1-2-butanol ( t6) .... 117 Preparation of methyl n-butyl-N-chlorocarbamate (t 8) .... H 8 AUcaline decomposition of methyl n-butyl-N-chlorocarba m ate (7 8 ) in the presence of cyclohexene ................................... I I 9 AJJcaline decomposition of methyl n-butyl-N-chlorocarba mat e (7 8 ) .......................................................................................................... 119 V i LIST OF TABLES T ab le Page 1. AUcaline decomposition of 5? 5-dialkyl-3-nitroso-2- oxazolidones (l) in the presence of halide ions ....................... 6 2. AUcaline decomposition of 5^5“dialkyl-3-nitroso-2- oxazolidones (l) in the presence of olefins ................................ 12 3. AUcaline decomposition of 5"i^nsthyl-5-t-hutyl-3-nitro30- 2-oxazolidone ( 3 ) with sodium phenoxide in phenol-glyme ... 38 4. AUcaline decomposition of h-nitroso-4,3;3-trimethyl-2- oxazolidone (^ ) ............................................................................................... 44 5 . AUcaline decomposition of 1-(N-nitros oacetylaminomethyl)- cyclohexanol (^ ) in the presence of ketones and alde hydes ........................................................................................................................ 49 6. Alkaline decomposition of 1-( N- nitros oacetylami nomethyl)- cyclohexanol ( 6 1 ) in the presence of nucleophiles ................... 60 VI1 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1. Wmr spectrum^ 60 Mz, of ^ in CCI 4 .................................................. 77 2. Infrared spectrum of ^ .............................................................................. 80 3 . Nmr spectrum; 60 MIZ; o f ^ in CCI 4 .................................................. 8 l 4. Infrared spectrum of .............................................................................. 82 5 . Wmr spectrum ; 60 MIZ; o f ^ in CCI 4 .................................................