The 1, 4-Diesters of 2-Butene by Phase-Transfer Catalyzed Nucleophilic Displacement and Isomerization of Dichlorobutene Mixtures

Haydar A. Zahalka, Ziad Neiroukh, Onn Arrad, Yoel Sasson*

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Abstract

1, 4-Dichloro-2-butene (1) reacts quantitatively with salts of carboxylic acids under phase-transfer catalytic (PTC) conditions to form 1, 4-diesters of 2-butene. 3, 4-Dichloro-l-butene (2) does not react with carboxylate nucleophiles. 2 is isomerized to 1 by quaternary ammonium halide catalysts, but no reaction is observed with quaternary ammonium carboxylases. By proper adjustment of the reaction conditions, isomer mixtures of dichlorobutene can be directly converted to pure 1, 4-derivates of 2-butene.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2062-2065
Number of pages4
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume31
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 1992

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