Global InformationBicyclobutane information
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Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane | |
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C4H6 |
| Molar mass | 54.092 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | colorless gas |
| Boiling point | 8.3 ± 0.2 °C |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane is an organic compound with the formula C4H6. It is a bicyclic molecule consisting of two cis-fused cyclopropane rings, and is a colorless and easily condensed gas.[1] Bicyclobutane is noted for being one of the most strained compounds that is isolatable on a large scale — its strain energy is estimated at 63.9 kcal mol−1. It is a nonplanar molecule, with a dihedral angle between the two cyclopropane rings of 123°.[2]
The first reported bicyclobutane was the ethyl carboxylate derivative, C4H5CO2Et, which was prepared by dehydrohalogenation the corresponding bromocyclobutanecarboxylate ester with sodium hydride.[2] The parent hydrocarbon was prepared from 1-bromo-3-chlorocyclobutane by conversion of the bromocyclobutanecarboxylate ester,[1] followed by intramolecular Wurtz coupling using molten sodium.[3] The intermediate 1-bromo-3-chlorocyclobutane can also be prepared via a modified Hunsdiecker reaction from 3-chlorocyclobutanecarboxylic acid using mercuric oxide and bromine:[4]
A synthetic approach to bicyclobutane derivatives involves ring closure of a suitably substituted 2-bromo-1-(chloromethyl)cyclopropane with magnesium in THF.[5] Substituted bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes can also be prepared from the reaction of iodo-bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes with amines, thiols, and sulfinate salts.[6] Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes are explored in medicinal chemistry as covalent reactive groups.[7]
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Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes to Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes
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Stereochemical evidence indicates that bicyclobutane undergoes thermolysis to form 1,3-butadiene with an activation energy of 41 kcal mol−1 via a concerted pericyclic mechanism (cycloelimination, [σ2s+σ2a]).[8]
- ^ a b Wiberg, K. B.; Lampman, G. M.; Ciula, R. P.; Connor, D. S.; Schertler, P.; Lavanish, J. (1965). "Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane". Tetrahedron. 21 (10): 2749–2769. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)98361-9.
- ^ a b Wiberg, K. B. (1968). "Small Ring Bicyclo[n.m.0]alkanes". In Hart, H.; Karabatsos, G. J. (eds.). Advances in Alicyclic Chemistry. Vol. 2. Academic Press. pp. 185–254. ISBN 9781483224213.
- ^ Lampman, Gary M.; Aumiller, James C. (1971). "Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane". Organic Syntheses. 51: 55. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.051.0055.
- ^ Lampman, Gary M.; Aumiller, James C. (1971). "Mercury(II) oxide-modified Hunsdiecker reaction: 1-Bromo-3-chlorocyclobutane". Organic Syntheses. 51: 106. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.051.0106.
- ^ D'yachenko, A. I.; Abramova, N. M.; Zotova, S. V.; Nesmeyanova, O. A.; Bragin, O. V. (1985). "New synthesis of bicyclo[1.1.0]butane hydrocarbons". Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. 34 (9): 1885–1889. doi:10.1007/BF00953929. S2CID 96988412.
- ^ Mandler, Michael; Mignone, James; Jurica, Elizabeth; Palkowitz, Maximilian; Aulakh, Darpandeep; Cauley, Anthony; Farley, Christopher; Zhang, Shasha; Traeger, Sarah; Sarjeant, Amy; Paiva, Anthony; Perez, Heidi; Ellsworth, Bruce; Regueiro-Ren, Alicia (2023-05-29). "Synthesis of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes from Iodo-Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes". doi:10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-z8jvt-v2.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Tokunaga, Keisuke; Sato, Mami; Kuwata, Keiko; Miura, Chizuru; Fuchida, Hirokazu; Matsunaga, Naoya; Koyanagi, Satoru; Ohdo, Shigehiro; Shindo, Naoya; Ojida, Akio (2020-10-28). "Bicyclobutane Carboxylic Amide as a Cysteine-Directed Strained Electrophile for Selective Targeting of Proteins". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142 (43): 18522–18531. doi:10.1021/jacs.0c07490. ISSN 0002-7863.
- ^ Woodward, Robert B.; Hoffmann, Roald (1969). "The Conservation of Orbital Symmetry". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 8 (11): 781–853. doi:10.1002/anie.196907811.