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• This invention relates to a process for preparing 3,3' , 6,6' -tetraalkyl-2,2' -biphenols and 3, 3 ',6, 6'- tetraalkyl-5, 5' -dihalo-2, 2' -biphenols.
• Substituted biphenols such as 3, 3', 6,6'- tetraalkyl-2,2' -biphenol; 3, 3', 4, 4', 5, 5', 6,6'- octaalkyl-2 , 2 ' -biphenols; 3,3' ,5,5' ,6,6' -hexaalkyl- 2, 2' -biphenols; 3 , 3 ' , 5, 5' -tetraalkyl-2 , 2 ' -biphenol ; 3- alkyl-5, 5' ,6, 6', 7, 1 ' 8, 8' -octahydro-2 , 2 ' -binaphthol; 3,3 ' -dialkyl-5,5 1 ,6, 6' ,7, 7' 8, 8' -octahydro-2 , 2 ' - binaphthol and 3 , 3 ' 6, 6' -tetralkyl-5 , 5' -d
• Such ligands include phosphines, phosphinites, phosphonites, and phosphites.
• Mono (phosphorous) ligands are compounds that contain a single phosphorus atom which serves as a donor to a transition metal, while bis (phosphorus) ligands, in general, contain two phosphorus donor atoms and typically form cyclic chelate structures with transition metals.
• biphenols can be made by the oxidative coupling of (mono) phenols , but often other types of products, such as ketones, are obtained, and/or overall yields are poor for other reasons .
• Phenols can be oxidatively coupled to make the corresponding biphenols by the use of a variety of oxidizing agents, such as nitric acid, ferric chloride, potassium ferricyanide, chromic acid, 2 , 3-dichloro-5 , 6- dicyanobenzoquinone and di-t-butyl peroxide.
• 2,2'- Dihydroxy-3 , 3 ' -di-isopropyl-6, 6 ' -dimethylbiphenyl can be prepared from 2 -isopropyl- 5-methyl -phenol with 2,3- dichloro-5, 6-dicyanobenzoquinone or di-t-butyl peroxide. See Tetrahedron, 1875, 1971 and J. Chem. Soc, Perkin Trans. II, 587, 1983.
• Some of the oxidants and/or co-catalysts involve the use of relatively expensive and/or explosive (peroxides) compounds, which pose disadvantages for large scale commercial use
• Phenols can also be oxidatively coupled using a combination of a transition metal catalyst and an oxidizing agent such as persulfate anion or oxygen. See U.S. Patents 6,077,979; 4,139,544; 4,132,722; 4,354,048; and 4,108,908. See also J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 4456 and J. Org. Chem. 1983, 48, 4948.
• the cited patents disclose the use of oxygen as an oxidizing agent with various copper complexes as catalysts (copper chromite; copper acetate with sodium mercaptoacetate; copper acetate with pentasodium/diethylenetriaminepentacetate ; copper acetate with 1 , 3-diamino-2-hydroxypropane-tetracetic acid) .
• copper chromite copper acetate with sodium mercaptoacetate
• copper acetate with pentasodium/diethylenetriaminepentacetate copper acetate with 1 , 3-diamino-2-hydroxypropane-tetracetic acid
• the examples in the patents disclose the use of 2 , 6-disubstituted phenol or 2 , 4-di-tert-butylphenol .
• the present invention is a process for making a compound of the formula I
• R 1 is Ci to Cio primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl
• R 2 is Ci to Cio primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl
• X is H, CI, Br, or I, comprising :
• the present invention is a process for making a compound of the formula IV
• R 1 is Ci to Cio primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl
• R 4 is Ci to Cio primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl, and X is H, Cl, Br, or I comprising :
• R ,3 is C 4 to C 20 tertiary alkyl
• the present invention is a process for making a compound of the formula I
• R 1 is Ci to Cio primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl
• R 2 is Ci to Cio primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl
• X is H, comprising :
• the present invention is a compound selected from the group consisting of 3,3' ,6,6' -tetramethyl-2,2' -biphenol, and
• the first aspect of the present invention provides a process for preparing 3 , 3 ' , 6, 6 ' -tetraalkyl-2 , 2 ' - biphenol, comprising (1) substituting chlorine for hydrogen at the 4- position of 2 , 5-dialkylphenol, (2) oxidatively coupling the resulting 2 , 5-dialkyl-4- chloro-phenol , and (3) removing chlorine from the resulting compound.
• the second step is carried out by analogy with the methods of Sartori, et al (Tetrahedron, 1992, 48, 9483), but using the free phenol rather than its dichloroaluminate derivative. The three steps of the process are shown below.
• R 1 is Ci to Cio primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl; and R 2 is Ci to C ⁇ 0 primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl .
• Preferred R 1 are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, cyclohexyl, and cyclopentyl .
• Preferred R 2 are methyl and ethyl .
• the alkyl groups at the 2- and 5-postions may be the same or different.
• a 2,5- dialkylphenol can be reacted with a chlorinating agent, such as chlorine or sulfuryl chloride, preferably in the presence of 1 to 10 mol% of a catalyst such as aluminum chloride or a diaryl sulfide such as diphenyl sulfide or a mixture thereof.
• a chlorinating agent such as chlorine or sulfuryl chloride
• a catalyst such as aluminum chloride or a diaryl sulfide such as diphenyl sulfide or a mixture thereof.
• the reaction may be conducted neat (without a solvent) or in a medium such as dichloromethane, chlorobenzene, or other inert solvent at a temperature between -30 and 60°C, preferably at about 25 °C.
• the reaction is typically performed at or about atmospheric pressure for ease of operation.
• the resulting 2 , 5-dialkyl-4-chlorophenol can be oxidatively coupled to give the corresponding dimeric chlorophenols (5,5'- dichloro-3,3' ,6,6' -tetraalkyl-2,2' -biphenol) .
• the preferred method for oxidative coupling of the chlorinated phenols is by the use of an iron (III) salt, preferably ferric chloride, in a suitable polar, aprotic solvent such as dichloromethane or nitromethane, preferably nitromethane at temperature between 0°C and 60°C, preferably about 35°C.
• the product is isolated by dilution with water and filtration.
• dechlorination of 5,5' -dichloro-3 , 3 ' ,6,6' -tetraalkyl-2 , 2 ' -biphenols can be accomplished by hydrogenolytic reduction to provide the required 3 , 3 ' , 6 , 6 ' -tetraalkyl-2 , 2 ' - biphenols.
• the reduction is carried out in the presence of hydrogen gas, preferably at pressures between 1 and 50 atmospheres and temperature between 5° and 80°C, and a formate salt, such as sodium formate, and Raney ® nickel or palladium catalyst such as palladium hydroxide on carbon.
• the second aspect of the present invention provides a process for preparing a compound of the formula IV, comprising (1) substituting a tertiary alkyl group for hydrogen at the 4 -position of 2,5- dialkylphenol , (2) oxidatively coupling the resulting 2 , 5-dialkyl-4-tert-alkyl-phenol , and (3) removing the tertiary alkyl group from the resulting compound.
• a protic solvent such as methanol
• R 1 is Ci to Cio primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl
• R 4 is Ci to C ⁇ 0 primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl
• R 3 is C 4 to C 2 o tertiaryl alkyl.
• a 2,5- dialkylphenol can be reacted with a tert-alkyl halide in the presence of a Lewis Acid catalyst, such as zinc chloride or aluminum chloride, to give a 2 , 5-dialkyl-4- tert-alkylphenol .
• the 2 , 5-dialkyl-4- tert-alkylphenol can be prepared from contacting 2,5- dialkylphenol with 2 , 2-dialkylethylene in the presence of an acid catalyst.
• An example of the alternative method is the incorporation of a tert-butyl group into the 4- position of 2 , 5-dialkylphenol by reacting 2,5- dialkylphenol with isobutylene in the presence of sulfuric acid.
• 5-dialkyl-4- tert-alkylphenol can be oxidatively coupled using a copper diamine catalyst and oxygen as the oxidizing agent.
• the copper diamine catalyst can be prepared using the procedure described in the Tetrahedron Letters, 1994, 35, 7983.
• a copper halide such as CuCl, CuBr, Cul, or CuCl 2
• a mixture of alcohol such as methanol
• the diamine is slowly added.
• air is sparged through the mixture with vigorous stirring.
• the catalyst is filtered. Additional catalyst can be obtained by concentrating the filtrate and filtering the desired catalyst.
• the catalyst can also be prepared in situ by contacting the copper halide and the diamine in the solvent for the coupling reaction.
• Suitable solvents for the oxidative coupling of tri and tetrasubstituted phenols are methylene chloride and aromatic solvents such as xylene, benzene and toluene.
• Example of diamines include, but are not limited to, the following: N,N, N' ,N' -tetraethylethylene diamine, N,N,N' ,N' -tetraethyl-l,3-propanediamine, N,N,N',N'- tetraethylmethane diamine, N,N,N' ,N' -tetramethyl-1, 6- hexanediamine, N,N,N' ,N' -tetramethyl-1, 3- propanediamine, dipiperidinomethane, N,N,N',N'- tetramethylethylene diamine and 1 , 4-diazabicyclo- (2, 2 , 2) -octane.
• the 3, 3', 6,6'- tetraalkyl-5 , 5 ' -di- tert-alkyl-2 , 2 ' -biphenol can be dealkylated by contacting it with a strongly acidic catalyst, such as an alkyl- or arylsulfonic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, aluminum chloride, or the like, optionally in the presence of a solvent such as toluene, chlorobenzene, nitromethane, or xylene, typically at temperatures between 10 and 150°C.
• a strongly acidic catalyst such as an alkyl- or arylsulfonic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, aluminum chloride, or the like
• a solvent such as toluene, chlorobenzene, nitromethane, or xylene, typically at temperatures between 10 and 150°C.
• the oxidative coupling can be carried out neat (without a solvent) or using one or more of a wide range of poorly oxidizable solvents including dichloromethane, chlorobenzene, toluene, xylenes, nitromethane, paraffins, etc. Static air, air-flow, or oxygen can be used as oxidants in the oxidative coupling .
• the third aspect of the present invention provides a process for making a compound of the formula I
• R 1 is Ci to Cio primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl
• R 2 is Ci to Co primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl
• X is H, comprising :
• the preferred method for oxidative coupling of the chlorinated phenols is by the use of an iron (III) salt, preferably ferric chloride, in a suitable polar, aprotic solvent such as dichloromethane or nitromethane, preferably nitromethane at temperature between 0°C and 60°C, preferably about 35°C.
• a suitable polar, aprotic solvent such as dichloromethane or nitromethane, preferably nitromethane at temperature between 0°C and 60°C, preferably about 35°C.
• the product is isolated by dilution with water and filtration.
• dechlorination of 5, 5' -dichloro-3, 3' , 6, 6' -tetraalkyl-2, 2' -biphenols can be accomplished by hydrogenolytic reduction to provide the required 3 , 3 ' , 6 , 6' -tetraalkyl-2 , 2 ' - biphenols.
• the reduction is carried out in the presence of hydrogen gas, preferably at pressures between 1 and 50 atmospheres and temperature between 5° and 80°C, and a formate salt, such as sodium formate, and Raney ® nickel or palladium catalyst such as palladium hydroxide on carbon. If a palladium catalyst is used, the reaction is generally carried out in a protic solvent such as methanol, containing 1.0 to 4.0 equivalents of an amine such as triethylamine to absorb the hydrogen chloride produced in the reaction.
• a protic solvent such as methanol
• a 3 , 3 ' , 6, 6' -tetraalkyl-5 , 5 ' -dihalo- 2 , 2 ' -biphenol may be halogenated at the para positions of 3 , 3 ', 6 , 6 ' -tetraalkyl-2 , 2 ' -biphenol , as shown below,
• R 1 is Ci to C ⁇ 0 primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl
• R 2 is Ci to C ⁇ 0 primary or secondary alkyl or cycloalkyl
• X is Cl, Br or I .
• Addition of Br to 3 , 3 ' , 6, 6 ' -tetraalkyl-2 , 2 ' - biphenols can be accomplished by reaction of Br 2 in a suitable solvent.
• suitable solvents for bromination are low polarity solvents such as chloroform, dichloromethane, carbon tetrachloride, and carbon disulfide. In some cases, aqueous bromine can be used.
• the preferred process is one carried out in a low polarity solvent. This reaction can be accomplished at -10°C to 50°C, preferably at room tempearature .
• the compounds which are produced by the processes of the present invention can be used as reactants to make phosphorous-containing ligands that are useful to make catalysts that, in turn, are useful in both hydrocyanation and hydroformylation reactions.
• Bidentate phosphite ligands are particularly useful.
• Bidentate phosphite ligands can be prepared as described in U.S. Patent 5,235,113 by contacting phosphorochloridites with the biphenol compounds made by the processes of the present invention.
• the biphenols of the present invention are substituted for the aromatic diol .
• the compounds which are produced by the processes of the present invention can be polymerized and then used as reactants to make phosphorous-containing ligands that are useful to make catalysts that, in turn, are useful in both hydrocyanation and hydroformylation reactions.
• the compounds made by the processes of the present invention, in which X is H can be used to make polymeric ligands by a process which comprises: (1) reacting the compounds made by the processes of the present invention, in which X is H, with a compound containing at least two benzyl chloride groups, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst, and (2) reacting the product of step (1) with at least one phosphorochloridite compound in the presence of an organic base.
• the Lewis acid catalyst is zinc chloride or aluminum chloride
• the organic base is a trialkylamine .
• step (3) (4) reacting the product of step (3) with at least one phosphorochlorodite compound in the presence of an organic base.
• the Group VIII transition metal is palladium, nickel or copper and the organic base is a trialkylamine compound in which the alkyl group is a Ci to C i2 branched or straight chain alkyl group. More preferably the organic base is triethylamine .
• Bidentate phosphinite and phosphonite ligands are useful as part of a catalyst system for the hydrocyanation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds.
• Bidentate phosphinite ligands are also useful as part of a catalyst system for the hydrocyanation of aromatic vinyl compounds .
• Hydroformylation is another industrially useful process that utilizes catalysts made from phosphorus- containing ligands.
• the use of phosphine ligands, including diphosphines, is known for this purpose.
• the use of catalysts made from phosphite ligands is also known.
• Such catalysts usually contain a Group VIII metal. See for example, U.S. Patent 5,235,113.
• Two particularly useful compounds that can be made by the present processes are 3 , 3 ' , 6 , 6' -tetramethyl - 2 , 2 ' -biphenol and 3 , 3 ' -di-isopropyl-6, 6' -dimentyl -2 , 2 ' - biphenol.
• Example 1 Process in accordance with the first aspect of the invention for preparing 3 , 3' , 6, 6' -tetramethyl-2, 2 ' - biphenol
• This substituted biphenol was prepared similarly to the third step of Example 1 except 5, 5' -dichloro- 3 , 3 ' -diisopropyl-6, 6 ' -dimethyl-2 , 2 ' -biphenol was used instead of 5, 5' -dichloro-3 , 3 ' , 6, 6 ' -tetramethyl -2 , 2 ' - biphenol, mp 89-92°C.
• Second step of the process Preparation of 5, 5' -Bis (t- butyl) -3, 3' , 6, 6' -tetramethyl-2 , 2 ' -biphenol :
• Second step of the process Preparation of 5, 5' -Di-t- butyl -3 , 3 ' -di-isopropyl ,6,6' -dimethyl-2 , 2 ' -biphenol : To a solution of 20 g (0.104 mol) of 4-t- butylthymol in 50 mL of dichloromethane was added 1.0 g (5 mmol) of copper chlorohydroxide-TMEDA complex and the dark purple mixture was allowed to stir under ambient air for three days (50% conversion) . The mixture was diluted with hexanes, washed with aqueous EDTA solution, dried (MgS0 4 ) and concentrated to dryness.
• the mixture was 15.0% 5, 5 ' -di-t-butyl-3 , 3 ' -di- isopropyl , 6 , 6 ' -dimethyl-2 , 2 ' -biphenol .
• 1.5 g p- toluenesulfonic acid was charged, and the mixture was heated to 130°C.

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