chemical reactions for the Kharasch addition reaction of chloroform to a terminal alkene.

The Kharasch addition is an organic reaction and a metal-catalysed free radical addition of CXCl3 compounds (X = Cl, Br, H) to alkenes.[1] The reaction is used to append trichloromethyl or dichloromethyl groups to terminal alkenes. The method has attracted considerable interest,[2] but it is of limited value because of narrow substrate scope and demanding conditions.[3]

The basic reaction proceeds through the CXCl2 free radical. Examples of organohalides are carbon tetrachloride and chloroform. Radicals are often generated by abstraction of a halide radical by a metal ion. The addition is an anti-Markovnikov addition. Early work linked the addition to olefin polymerization [4] and is therefore considered a first step into what was to become atom transfer radical polymerization.

An example of Kharasch addition is the synthesis of 1,1,3-trichloro-n-nonane from 1-octene and chloroform using an iron-based catalyst.[5]

History

The reaction was discovered by Morris S. Kharasch in the 1940s.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Name reactions: a collection of detailed reaction mechanisms, Jie Jack Li Springer; 2nd edition (September 17, 2003) 3540402039
  2. ^ Minisci, Francesco (1975). "Free-radical additions to olefins in the presence of redox systems". Accounts of Chemical Research. 8 (5): 165–171. doi:10.1021/ar50089a004.
  3. ^ Foo, Klement. "The Kharasch Reaction" (PDF).
  4. ^ Kharasch, M. S.; Urry, W. H.; Jensen, E. V. (1945). "Addition of Derivatives of Chlorinated Acetic Acids to Olefins". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 67 (9): 1626. doi:10.1021/ja01225a517.
  5. ^ D. Vofsi, M. Asscher (1965). "1,1,3-Trichlorononane". Organic Syntheses. 45: 104. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.045.0104.
  6. ^ Kharasch, M.; Jensen, E.; Urry, W. (1945). "Addition of Carbon Tetrachloride and Chloroform to Olefins". Science. 102 (2640): 128. Bibcode:1945Sci...102..128K. doi:10.1126/science.102.2640.128. PMID 17777366.
  7. ^ Kharasch, M. S.; Jensen, E. V.; Urry, W. H. (1947). "Reactions of Atoms and Free Radicals in Solution. X. The Addition of Polyhalomethanes to Olefins". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 69 (5): 1100–1105. doi:10.1021/ja01197a035.
  8. ^ Kharasch, M. S.; Kuderna, B. M.; Urry, W. (1948). "Reactions of atoms and free radicals in solution; the additions of bromodichloromethane and dibromodichloromethane to olefins; the preparation of 2-alkenals". Journal of Organic Chemistry. 13 (6): 895–902. doi:10.1021/jo01164a020. PMID 18106035.
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