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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
4-.beta.,.beta.-dichlorovinyl (or dibromovinyl)-3,3-dimethyl-butyrolactones are prepared from 1,1-dichloro (or dibromo)-4-methylpenta-1,3-diene by reacting with an acid of formual CH2R.CO2H
in presence of a salt of a metal in one of its higher valency states, especially manganese (III), cerium (IV), or vanadium (V).
Higher yields are obtained in the presence of the anhydride of the acid and of the sodium or potassium salt of the acid. Treatment of the lactones with an inorganic acid halide opens the lactone ring with formation of the corresponding 4-haloacid halide, which with alcohols affords the corresponding 4-haloacid ester, cyclised by bases to a 3-.beta.,.beta.-dichloro (or dibromo)vinyl-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic ester, intermediate for insecticides such as the m-phenoxybenzyl ester.
4-.beta.,.beta.-dichlorovinyl (or dibromovinyl)-3,3-dimethyl-butyrolactones are prepared from 1,1-dichloro (or dibromo)-4-methylpenta-1,3-diene by reacting with an acid of formual CH2R.CO2H
in presence of a salt of a metal in one of its higher valency states, especially manganese (III), cerium (IV), or vanadium (V).
Higher yields are obtained in the presence of the anhydride of the acid and of the sodium or potassium salt of the acid. Treatment of the lactones with an inorganic acid halide opens the lactone ring with formation of the corresponding 4-haloacid halide, which with alcohols affords the corresponding 4-haloacid ester, cyclised by bases to a 3-.beta.,.beta.-dichloro (or dibromo)vinyl-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic ester, intermediate for insecticides such as the m-phenoxybenzyl ester.
Description
LV'3~)~3t~0 This invention relates to lactones and more particularly to certain ~-butyrolactones of value as intermediates for the manufacture of insecticides.
Esters, such as the _-phenoxybenzyl ester, of 3-~dichlorovinyl-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-carboxylic acid are valuable insecticides. It has now been found that 4 ~ ~-dichlorovinyl-3,3-dimethylbutyrolactones and the corresponding dibromo compounds, which can be easily prepared from readily available starting materials, can be coverted into 3-~ ~-dichloro or dibromo vinyl-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid or esters of these with e.g. lower alcohols from which the insecticidal esters can be obtained.
According to the invention there are provided lactones of the formula:
\ CH3 C = CH - CH f CH3 ~co~ Il) . . .
' wherein each Y is a chlorine or bromine atom and R is a hydrogen atom, a cyano or carboxy group or an optionally substituted alkyl group.
Where R is not a hydrogen atome the lactone may be the cis or trans isomer or mixtures of these.
As optionally substituted alkyl groups which may be represented by R there may be mentioned methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, tert, -butyl, _-butyl, carboxymethyl or cyanomethyl.
According to the invention there is also provided a process for the manufacture of lactones of formula I which comprises reacting --` 10~3~ ;0 Dx.28041 dichloro(or dibromo)-4-methylpenta-l,3-diene with an acid of the formula Cll2R.CO2ll, in which R has the significance given above, in presence of a salt of a metal in one of its higher valency states.
As metals there may be mentioned metals having at least two valency states, the higher valency state used in the reaction being for example manganese (III), cerium (IV) and vanadium (V). The metal may be used as a salt of the acid of formula CH2R.CO2H, or may be for example in the form of metal oxide. Alternatively the metal may be present in the anion of the salt.
The salt may be added having the metal in the desired higher valency state, or a salt of the metal in a lower valency state may be used and oxidised in situ, for example with potassium permanganate, to the desired higher valency state before introduction of the diene. Alternatively the required higher valency state may be achieved by e.g. electrochemical or selective oxidation methods during the reaction.
Salts of two or more metals may be used in con~unction if desired, for example salts of manganese and vanadium especially ~. I
using only small proportions of vanadium.
The process of the invention may be carried out at a temperature preferably between ambient and 200C at atmospheric pressure, although increased pressure may be used if desired.
It is usually convenient to use an excess of the acid which also serves to dissolve the metal salt.
The metal salt is preferably used in amount sufficient to provide the equivalent of about one atom of oxygen, assuming the metal l~f~3~0 Dx.2~041 is reduced to its lower valency state, for each mol. of diene.
The acid may be for example acetic or propionic acid or may be a substituted acid such as cyanoacetic acid or succinic acid. These substituted acids react more readily than e.g. acetic acid in the process.
Improved yields are usually obtained by the addition of a salt, for example sodium or potassium salt, of the acid.
- It is preferred to carry out this reaction under an inert atmosphere, such as nitrogen, and in substantial absence of water which may conveniently be brought about by addition of the anhydride of the acid.
If desired the reaction may be carried out in an inert solvent, for example acetonitrile, adiponitrile, tetrahydrofuran or dimethylsulphoxide.
The lactone may be isolated by conventional means, for example ; evaporation of excess of the acid, preferably under reduced pressure, addition o. water and extraction of the product in a water-immiscible solvent. Removal of the solvent leaves crude product which may be purified by distillation under reduced pressure.
The lactone may contain minor amounts of an isomeric lactone in which the -0-C0-CHR- group is attached to the remainder of the molecule the reverse way round, i.e. with the oxygen atom nttached directly to the carbon ntom carrying the two methyl groups.
It is not necessary to remo~e this impurity if the lactone is to be used in the second process of the invention According to the invention there is further provided a ,. :' ~: ' : .
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C ~ C}~ 1 3 Y CH --- C - CH
t CR 1 ,i,., C02R
~ wherein R is an optionally substituted alkyl group and R and Y have ., -~ the meanings given hereinbefore are prepared by treating a lactone of ;~ 5 for~ula I with an acid chloride or bromide and treating the product with an alcohol of the formula R OH and a base.
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- This second process proceeds in three stages ~hich may be carried out if desired, especially in respect of the first and . second stages, without isolation of the intermediate products.
,j:,, ~ 10 Each individual stage, and the two combinations of successive stages, .. ~, , 1~ -are also features of the invention. ;7 ~' In the first stage of the process the lactone ring is opened and Lhe appropriate 3,3-dimethyl-4-chloro (or bromo)- . .
6,6-dichloro (or dibromo)hex-5-enoyl chloride (or bromide) is obtained. In this stage lt is preferred that R be a hydrogen atom or optlonally substituted alkyl group.
The first stage of the process is conveniently carried ; out using at least a molar amount, and preferably not more than 1.5 t ',t molar amounts, of acid chloride or bromide at a temperature between F
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The second stage of the process, treatment with the alcohol of the formula RlOH, is preferably carried out without isolation of the product of the first stage. The alcohol is preferably used in excess, for example 1.5 molar proportions, and a reaction temperature from ambient to the boiling point of the reaction mixture may conveniently be used. The alcohol, RlOH, is preferably a lower alkyl alcohol, especially methanol or e~hanol.
The product of the second stage, the ester of the acid of which the acid chloride resulted from the first stage, may if desired be isolated by conveniently means, for example removal of excess alcohol, RlOH, and distillation under reduced pressure, but it is not usually necessary to carry out such isolation before carrying out the third stage.
The third stage, treatment with the base, may be carried out at a temperature between ambient and the boiling point of the reaction mixture using a solvent conveniently the alcohol, RlOH. The base is preferably an alkali metal alkoxide, for example NaORl, but may be another alkoxide or sodium hydroxide in ethanol.
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~ 0 Dx.28041 The amount of base is preferably from 2.0 to 3.0 molar ~` equivalents.
The cyclopropanecarboxylic ester may be isolated by conventionalmeans, for example neutralisation by the addition of e.g. dilute sulphuric acid, separation from the residue of any salt, removal of excess alcohol by distillation, addition to water and extraction with a water-immiscible solvent. After re~noval of the solvent the product may be purified by distillation under reduced pressure.
The cyclopropanecarboxylic ester may be converted into an insecticidal ester by known means, for example an ester interchange reaction ~ith e.g. m-phenoxybenzyl alcohol using a catalyst such as potassium tert,-butoxide or may be converted into for example the corresponding acid or acid chloride which may then be esterified with e.g. _-phenoxybenzyl alcohol.
The process of the lnvention, providing the lactones of the invention, followed by the further process of the invention and introduction of an appropriate esterifying group afford a route to insecticidal esters of 3~ dichloro(or dibromo) vinyl-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-2-carboxylic acids which has iewer stages and gives higher yields than the routes 7nitherto described or used.
The invention is illustrated but not limited by the following examples in which all parts and percentages are by weight unless stated ` otherwise.
Example l 53 g. of manganous acetate tetrahydrate were dissolved in 3000 ml.
of acetic acid and stirred at 0C under a nitrogen atmosphere. ~.0 g of potassium permanganate were added slowly. Ithen the addition was complete 75 ml. of acetic anhydride, 125 g. of anhydrous sodium acetate were added followed by 22.6 g.
of l,l-dichloro-4-methyl-pentadiene-1,3. The mixture was stirred at t7he boiling .
1090;3~0 Dx.28041 point (125C) until the brown colour (manganic salt) was discharged (about '~ 2.5 hours), cooled to room tem?erature and filtered to remove sodium acetate.
The sodium acetate was washed with acetic acid. The filtrate and washings were combined, heated under reduced pressure to remove acetic acid, dissolved in water and extracted with ether. The ether extract was washed with saturated sodium carbonate solution, dried, and the ether distilled off. The residues thus obtained from the experiments were combined and fractionated to give 16.1 g. of mean fraction, boiling at 89-112C at a pressure of 0.25 mm. of mercury and containing approximately 67% of 2~ dichlorovinyl-3,3-dimethyl-5-oxotetrahydrofurarl, identified by mass spectroscopy, which gave m/e 208, and infra red spectroscopy, which gave a main absorption based at 1780 cm 1 elastomeric of a lactone.
Example 2 ,:
- 500 ml. of acetic acid, 150 ~. of anhydrous potassium acetate, 25 ml. of acetic anhydride and 23.4 g. of ammonium vanadate were stirred at the boilin~ point under nitrogen. 15.1 g. of 1,1-dichloro-4-methyl-pentadiene were added o~er 30 minutes and the mixture maintained at the boiling point for 5 hours during which time the colour cllanged from green to blue. The mixture was then evaporated under reduced pressure, dissolved in water, and extracted with ether. The ether extract was washed with dilute sodium hydroxide solution, dried, and distilled to give impure 2~ dichlorovlnyl-3,3-dimethyl-5-oxotetrahydrofuran, which after analysis by gas-liquid chromatography indicated a conversion of 10-15%.
J~xample 3 ; 25 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated but all the manganese ~as added as potassium permanganate (30 g.) and the sodium acetate was omitted.
A similar product was obtained.
.. . . s Dx.28041 ` Example 4 200 Parts of acetic acid and 75 parts of manganous acetate tetrahydrate were heated Wit}l agitation to 80C. 14 Parts of - potassium permanganate were then added portionwise to the mixture (there was an exothermic reaction). The mixture was stirred at 80-85C
for 10 minutes. 300 Parts of acetic anhydrate were added and the temperature rose to 120C. The mixture was cooled to 100C. 15.1 Parts of l,l-dichloro-4-methylpenta-1,3-diene were added at 100C and the mixture stirred at 100 until the colour changed to a pale brown (about 40 minutes were required). The suspension was boiled for 1 hour and then cooled to room temperature and stirred for a further 1 hour.
The cold suspension was filtered, the precipitate being washed with 2 x 50 parts of acetic acid. The acetic acid was removed from the combined filtrate and washings, water added and the whole extracted with ether. On evaporation a residue was obtained which contained 29.5% of 2-(~,~-dichlorovinyl)-3,3-dimethyl-5-oxotetra-hydrofuran.
Example 5 -250 Parts of acetic acid and 250 parts of acetic anhydride were mixed and stirred at 90C and 15.1 parts of 1,1-dichloro-4-methylpenta-1,3-diene and 80 parts of manganic acetate dihydrate were then added simultaneously at 90-94 over 55 minutes, The reaction mixture was stirred at 90-94 until the colour changed to a pale brown (which required about 10 minutes).
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- 9 _ lV~U3~0 DX.28041 The reaction was then stirred at 90-94 for a further 20 minutes, cooled to room temperature and stirred for 1 hour. The precipitate was filtered and washed with 2 x 50 parts of acetic acid. The acetic acid was then removed from the combined filtrate and washings under reduced pressure to leave a residue containing 34.8% of 2~ dichlorovinyl)-3,3-dimethyl-5-oxotetrahydrofuran.
Example 6 1.8 Parts of vanadium pentoxide were added with stirring at room temperature to 200 parts of acetic acid and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes. 60 Parts of manganic acetate dihydrate and 250 parts of acetic anhydride were added to the mixture at room temperature and the mixture stirred for a urther 10 minutes. The mixture was heated to 100C and 15.1 :~ parts of 1,1-dichloro-3,3-dimethyl-4-methyl-penta-1,3-diene were ad~ed. The reaction mixture was stirred at 100~C until the colour changed to beige (this required about 30 minutes). The reaction was cooled to room temperature and stirred for a further 1 hour. The precipitate was removed by filtration and washed with
Esters, such as the _-phenoxybenzyl ester, of 3-~dichlorovinyl-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-carboxylic acid are valuable insecticides. It has now been found that 4 ~ ~-dichlorovinyl-3,3-dimethylbutyrolactones and the corresponding dibromo compounds, which can be easily prepared from readily available starting materials, can be coverted into 3-~ ~-dichloro or dibromo vinyl-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid or esters of these with e.g. lower alcohols from which the insecticidal esters can be obtained.
According to the invention there are provided lactones of the formula:
\ CH3 C = CH - CH f CH3 ~co~ Il) . . .
' wherein each Y is a chlorine or bromine atom and R is a hydrogen atom, a cyano or carboxy group or an optionally substituted alkyl group.
Where R is not a hydrogen atome the lactone may be the cis or trans isomer or mixtures of these.
As optionally substituted alkyl groups which may be represented by R there may be mentioned methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, tert, -butyl, _-butyl, carboxymethyl or cyanomethyl.
According to the invention there is also provided a process for the manufacture of lactones of formula I which comprises reacting --` 10~3~ ;0 Dx.28041 dichloro(or dibromo)-4-methylpenta-l,3-diene with an acid of the formula Cll2R.CO2ll, in which R has the significance given above, in presence of a salt of a metal in one of its higher valency states.
As metals there may be mentioned metals having at least two valency states, the higher valency state used in the reaction being for example manganese (III), cerium (IV) and vanadium (V). The metal may be used as a salt of the acid of formula CH2R.CO2H, or may be for example in the form of metal oxide. Alternatively the metal may be present in the anion of the salt.
The salt may be added having the metal in the desired higher valency state, or a salt of the metal in a lower valency state may be used and oxidised in situ, for example with potassium permanganate, to the desired higher valency state before introduction of the diene. Alternatively the required higher valency state may be achieved by e.g. electrochemical or selective oxidation methods during the reaction.
Salts of two or more metals may be used in con~unction if desired, for example salts of manganese and vanadium especially ~. I
using only small proportions of vanadium.
The process of the invention may be carried out at a temperature preferably between ambient and 200C at atmospheric pressure, although increased pressure may be used if desired.
It is usually convenient to use an excess of the acid which also serves to dissolve the metal salt.
The metal salt is preferably used in amount sufficient to provide the equivalent of about one atom of oxygen, assuming the metal l~f~3~0 Dx.2~041 is reduced to its lower valency state, for each mol. of diene.
The acid may be for example acetic or propionic acid or may be a substituted acid such as cyanoacetic acid or succinic acid. These substituted acids react more readily than e.g. acetic acid in the process.
Improved yields are usually obtained by the addition of a salt, for example sodium or potassium salt, of the acid.
- It is preferred to carry out this reaction under an inert atmosphere, such as nitrogen, and in substantial absence of water which may conveniently be brought about by addition of the anhydride of the acid.
If desired the reaction may be carried out in an inert solvent, for example acetonitrile, adiponitrile, tetrahydrofuran or dimethylsulphoxide.
The lactone may be isolated by conventional means, for example ; evaporation of excess of the acid, preferably under reduced pressure, addition o. water and extraction of the product in a water-immiscible solvent. Removal of the solvent leaves crude product which may be purified by distillation under reduced pressure.
The lactone may contain minor amounts of an isomeric lactone in which the -0-C0-CHR- group is attached to the remainder of the molecule the reverse way round, i.e. with the oxygen atom nttached directly to the carbon ntom carrying the two methyl groups.
It is not necessary to remo~e this impurity if the lactone is to be used in the second process of the invention According to the invention there is further provided a ,. :' ~: ' : .
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`lU 9f~3 ~ 0 Dx.28041 second process by which esters of the formula:
C ~ C}~ 1 3 Y CH --- C - CH
t CR 1 ,i,., C02R
~ wherein R is an optionally substituted alkyl group and R and Y have ., -~ the meanings given hereinbefore are prepared by treating a lactone of ;~ 5 for~ula I with an acid chloride or bromide and treating the product with an alcohol of the formula R OH and a base.
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- This second process proceeds in three stages ~hich may be carried out if desired, especially in respect of the first and . second stages, without isolation of the intermediate products.
,j:,, ~ 10 Each individual stage, and the two combinations of successive stages, .. ~, , 1~ -are also features of the invention. ;7 ~' In the first stage of the process the lactone ring is opened and Lhe appropriate 3,3-dimethyl-4-chloro (or bromo)- . .
6,6-dichloro (or dibromo)hex-5-enoyl chloride (or bromide) is obtained. In this stage lt is preferred that R be a hydrogen atom or optlonally substituted alkyl group.
The first stage of the process is conveniently carried ; out using at least a molar amount, and preferably not more than 1.5 t ',t molar amounts, of acid chloride or bromide at a temperature between F
~1~ 20 ambient and the boiling point of the reaction mixture.
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The second stage of the process, treatment with the alcohol of the formula RlOH, is preferably carried out without isolation of the product of the first stage. The alcohol is preferably used in excess, for example 1.5 molar proportions, and a reaction temperature from ambient to the boiling point of the reaction mixture may conveniently be used. The alcohol, RlOH, is preferably a lower alkyl alcohol, especially methanol or e~hanol.
The product of the second stage, the ester of the acid of which the acid chloride resulted from the first stage, may if desired be isolated by conveniently means, for example removal of excess alcohol, RlOH, and distillation under reduced pressure, but it is not usually necessary to carry out such isolation before carrying out the third stage.
The third stage, treatment with the base, may be carried out at a temperature between ambient and the boiling point of the reaction mixture using a solvent conveniently the alcohol, RlOH. The base is preferably an alkali metal alkoxide, for example NaORl, but may be another alkoxide or sodium hydroxide in ethanol.
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~ 0 Dx.28041 The amount of base is preferably from 2.0 to 3.0 molar ~` equivalents.
The cyclopropanecarboxylic ester may be isolated by conventionalmeans, for example neutralisation by the addition of e.g. dilute sulphuric acid, separation from the residue of any salt, removal of excess alcohol by distillation, addition to water and extraction with a water-immiscible solvent. After re~noval of the solvent the product may be purified by distillation under reduced pressure.
The cyclopropanecarboxylic ester may be converted into an insecticidal ester by known means, for example an ester interchange reaction ~ith e.g. m-phenoxybenzyl alcohol using a catalyst such as potassium tert,-butoxide or may be converted into for example the corresponding acid or acid chloride which may then be esterified with e.g. _-phenoxybenzyl alcohol.
The process of the lnvention, providing the lactones of the invention, followed by the further process of the invention and introduction of an appropriate esterifying group afford a route to insecticidal esters of 3~ dichloro(or dibromo) vinyl-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-2-carboxylic acids which has iewer stages and gives higher yields than the routes 7nitherto described or used.
The invention is illustrated but not limited by the following examples in which all parts and percentages are by weight unless stated ` otherwise.
Example l 53 g. of manganous acetate tetrahydrate were dissolved in 3000 ml.
of acetic acid and stirred at 0C under a nitrogen atmosphere. ~.0 g of potassium permanganate were added slowly. Ithen the addition was complete 75 ml. of acetic anhydride, 125 g. of anhydrous sodium acetate were added followed by 22.6 g.
of l,l-dichloro-4-methyl-pentadiene-1,3. The mixture was stirred at t7he boiling .
1090;3~0 Dx.28041 point (125C) until the brown colour (manganic salt) was discharged (about '~ 2.5 hours), cooled to room tem?erature and filtered to remove sodium acetate.
The sodium acetate was washed with acetic acid. The filtrate and washings were combined, heated under reduced pressure to remove acetic acid, dissolved in water and extracted with ether. The ether extract was washed with saturated sodium carbonate solution, dried, and the ether distilled off. The residues thus obtained from the experiments were combined and fractionated to give 16.1 g. of mean fraction, boiling at 89-112C at a pressure of 0.25 mm. of mercury and containing approximately 67% of 2~ dichlorovinyl-3,3-dimethyl-5-oxotetrahydrofurarl, identified by mass spectroscopy, which gave m/e 208, and infra red spectroscopy, which gave a main absorption based at 1780 cm 1 elastomeric of a lactone.
Example 2 ,:
- 500 ml. of acetic acid, 150 ~. of anhydrous potassium acetate, 25 ml. of acetic anhydride and 23.4 g. of ammonium vanadate were stirred at the boilin~ point under nitrogen. 15.1 g. of 1,1-dichloro-4-methyl-pentadiene were added o~er 30 minutes and the mixture maintained at the boiling point for 5 hours during which time the colour cllanged from green to blue. The mixture was then evaporated under reduced pressure, dissolved in water, and extracted with ether. The ether extract was washed with dilute sodium hydroxide solution, dried, and distilled to give impure 2~ dichlorovlnyl-3,3-dimethyl-5-oxotetrahydrofuran, which after analysis by gas-liquid chromatography indicated a conversion of 10-15%.
J~xample 3 ; 25 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated but all the manganese ~as added as potassium permanganate (30 g.) and the sodium acetate was omitted.
A similar product was obtained.
.. . . s Dx.28041 ` Example 4 200 Parts of acetic acid and 75 parts of manganous acetate tetrahydrate were heated Wit}l agitation to 80C. 14 Parts of - potassium permanganate were then added portionwise to the mixture (there was an exothermic reaction). The mixture was stirred at 80-85C
for 10 minutes. 300 Parts of acetic anhydrate were added and the temperature rose to 120C. The mixture was cooled to 100C. 15.1 Parts of l,l-dichloro-4-methylpenta-1,3-diene were added at 100C and the mixture stirred at 100 until the colour changed to a pale brown (about 40 minutes were required). The suspension was boiled for 1 hour and then cooled to room temperature and stirred for a further 1 hour.
The cold suspension was filtered, the precipitate being washed with 2 x 50 parts of acetic acid. The acetic acid was removed from the combined filtrate and washings, water added and the whole extracted with ether. On evaporation a residue was obtained which contained 29.5% of 2-(~,~-dichlorovinyl)-3,3-dimethyl-5-oxotetra-hydrofuran.
Example 5 -250 Parts of acetic acid and 250 parts of acetic anhydride were mixed and stirred at 90C and 15.1 parts of 1,1-dichloro-4-methylpenta-1,3-diene and 80 parts of manganic acetate dihydrate were then added simultaneously at 90-94 over 55 minutes, The reaction mixture was stirred at 90-94 until the colour changed to a pale brown (which required about 10 minutes).
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- 9 _ lV~U3~0 DX.28041 The reaction was then stirred at 90-94 for a further 20 minutes, cooled to room temperature and stirred for 1 hour. The precipitate was filtered and washed with 2 x 50 parts of acetic acid. The acetic acid was then removed from the combined filtrate and washings under reduced pressure to leave a residue containing 34.8% of 2~ dichlorovinyl)-3,3-dimethyl-5-oxotetrahydrofuran.
Example 6 1.8 Parts of vanadium pentoxide were added with stirring at room temperature to 200 parts of acetic acid and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes. 60 Parts of manganic acetate dihydrate and 250 parts of acetic anhydride were added to the mixture at room temperature and the mixture stirred for a urther 10 minutes. The mixture was heated to 100C and 15.1 :~ parts of 1,1-dichloro-3,3-dimethyl-4-methyl-penta-1,3-diene were ad~ed. The reaction mixture was stirred at 100~C until the colour changed to beige (this required about 30 minutes). The reaction was cooled to room temperature and stirred for a further 1 hour. The precipitate was removed by filtration and washed with
2 x 50 parts of acetic acid. The acetic acid was removed from the combined filtrate and washings, water was added and the whole extracted with ether. On evaporation a residue was obtained which contained 28.2% of 2-(~ dichlorovinyl)-3,3-dimethyl-5-oxo-tetrahydrofuran.
Example 7 -29.08 Parts of thionyl chloride were added dropwise with ,i.
stirring at room temperature to 20.8 parts of 2-(~,~-dichlorovinyl)-.
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Example 7 -29.08 Parts of thionyl chloride were added dropwise with ,i.
stirring at room temperature to 20.8 parts of 2-(~,~-dichlorovinyl)-.
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3,3-dimthyl-5-oxotetrallydrofuran. Tl~e mixture was boiled for 1 hour after which the unreacted thionyl chloride was distilled off to give crude 3,3-dimethyl-4,6,6-triclllorollex-5-enoyl chloride 20 Parts of ethanol were then added dropwise, the temperature being maintained at below 30C and the mixture was then refluxed for 1 hour. The product was distilled under reduced pressure giving 15.28 parts of ethyl 4,4,G-trichloro-3,3-dimethylhex-5-enoate, which contained a minor amount of unchanged lactone.
: Example 8 A slurry of 11.2 parts of potassium t-butoxide in 200 parts of toluene was added slowly to 13.7 parts of ethyl 4,6,6-trichloro-3,3-dimethyl-hex-5-enoate stirred at below 0C and stirred at below 0C for a further 1 hour. The mixture was ~ neutralised to pll 6 with concentrated hydrochloric acid. Water was :
added to dissolve the precipitated salt and the toluene layer separated. The water layer was extracted again with toluene and the toluene then removed from the combined extracts giving in nearly ~- theoretical yield the mixed cis and trans forms of ethyl 3-~
dichlorovinyl-2,2-dimeehylcyclopropanecarboxylate.
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added to dissolve the precipitated salt and the toluene layer separated. The water layer was extracted again with toluene and the toluene then removed from the combined extracts giving in nearly ~- theoretical yield the mixed cis and trans forms of ethyl 3-~
dichlorovinyl-2,2-dimeehylcyclopropanecarboxylate.
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Claims (5)
1. Lactones of the formula:
wherein each Y is a chlorine or bromine atom and R is a hydrogen atom, or a cyano, carboxy,methyl, ethyl isopropyl, n-propyl, tert-butyl, n-buty, carboxymethyl or cyanomethyl group
wherein each Y is a chlorine or bromine atom and R is a hydrogen atom, or a cyano, carboxy,methyl, ethyl isopropyl, n-propyl, tert-butyl, n-buty, carboxymethyl or cyanomethyl group
2. A process for the manufacture of lactones as claimed in Claim 1 which comprises reacting 1, 1-dichloro (or dibromo)- 4-methylpenta-1,3-diene with an acid of the formula CH2R.CO2H in the presence of a salt of manganese (iii), cerium (iv) or vanadium(v).
3. A process as claimed in Claim 2 wherein there are present salts of manganese and vanadium.
4. A process as claimed in Claim 2 wherein there is present a sodium or potassium salt of the acid of the formula CH2R.CO2H.
5. A process as claimed in any one of Claims 2-4 wherein there is present the anhydride of the acid of the formula CH2R.CO2H.
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| CA256,648A CA1090360A (en) | 1975-07-11 | 1976-07-09 | Lactones |
| CA000347185A CA1218074A (en) | 1975-07-11 | 1980-03-06 | Lactones |
| CA000509681A CA1233832A (en) | 1975-07-11 | 1986-05-21 | Lactones |
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| GB29253/75 | 1975-07-11 | ||
| GB29253/75A GB1527989A (en) | 1975-07-11 | 1975-07-11 | 4-dihalovinyl-3,3-dimethylbutyrolactones and their use in the production of insecticides |
| CA256,648A CA1090360A (en) | 1975-07-11 | 1976-07-09 | Lactones |
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| CA000347185A Division CA1218074A (en) | 1975-07-11 | 1980-03-06 | Lactones |
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| CA256,648A Expired CA1090360A (en) | 1975-07-11 | 1976-07-09 | Lactones |
| CA000347185A Expired CA1218074A (en) | 1975-07-11 | 1980-03-06 | Lactones |
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| CA000347185A Expired CA1218074A (en) | 1975-07-11 | 1980-03-06 | Lactones |
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