Hexachloroethane → endo-Dicyclopentadiene

HRID 1516132Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1516132 reaction equation
[CH2:1]1[CH:5]2[CH:6]3[CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]([CH:4]2[CH:3]=[CH:2]1)[CH2:7]3.ClC(Cl)(Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl>>[CH2:1]1[CH:5]2[C@@H:6]3[CH:10]=[CH:9][C@H:8]([CH:4]2[CH:3]=[CH:2]1)[CH2:7]3

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 6214Hexachloroethane2×HCID 6492Dicyclopentadiene2×

Product 1

HCID 15618652endo-Dicyclopentadiene

Procedure

A 10.0 gram (75.6 mmol) amount of dicyclopentadiene was added to a 20 ml scintillation vial. A 5.0 milligram (7.2 μmol) amount of RuClH(H2)(PCy3)2 was added. One equivalent of hexachloroethane was charged per equivalent of RuClH(H2)(PCy3)2 via the addition of 0.1 mls of a 72 mM hexachloroethane solution. The ring opening polymerization of dicyclopentadiene was observed slowly by a gradual thickening of the solution to a rubbery viscous material after three hours. After 24 hours, the material was a soft rubbery material.

Workup

  1. waitAfter 24 hours

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-97987a41f66f43e49dbce923b18d06b1
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2012_07
Patent number
US08227371B2

Reaction notes

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