Phenylacetylene

Phenylacetylene is an alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group. It exists as a colorless, viscous liquid. In research, it is sometimes used as an analog for acetylene; being a liquid, it is easier to handle than acetylene gas.

Phenylacetylene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Ethynylbenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H6/c1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h1,3-7H Y
    Key: UEXCJVNBTNXOEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C8H6/c1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h1,3-7H
    Key: UEXCJVNBTNXOEH-UHFFFAOYAC
  • C#Cc1ccccc1
Properties
C8H6
Molar mass 102.133 g/mol
Density 0.93 g/cm3
Melting point −45 °C (−49 °F; 228 K)
Boiling point 142 to 144 °C (288 to 291 °F; 415 to 417 K)
Acidity (pKa) 28.7 (DMSO),[1]
23.2 (aq, extrapolated)[2]
-72.01·10−6 cm3/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Preparation

In the laboratory, phenylacetylene can be prepared by elimination of hydrogen bromide from styrene dibromide using sodium amide in ammonia:[3]

It can also be prepared by the elimination of hydrogen bromide from bromostyrene using molten potassium hydroxide.[4]

Reactions

Phenylacetylene is a prototypical terminal acetylene, undergoing many reactions expected of that functional group. It undergoes semihydrogenated over Lindlar catalyst to give styrene. In the presence of base and copper(II) salts, it undergoes oxidative coupling to give diphenylbutadiyne.[5] In the presence of metal catalysts, it undergoes oligomerization, trimerization, and even polymerization.[6][7]

In the presence of gold or mercury reagents, phenylacetylene hydrates to give acetophenone:

PhC2H + H2O → PhC(O)CH3

See also

References
  1. Bordwell, F.G. Acc. Chem. Res. 1988, 21, 456-463.
  2. Streitwieser, A.,Jr.; Ruben, D.M.E; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1971., 93, 1794-1795.
  3. Kenneth N. Campbell, Barbara K. Campbell (1950). "Phenylacetylene". Organic Syntheses. 30: 72. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.030.0072.
  4. John C. Hessler (1922). "Phenylacetylene". Organic Syntheses. 2: 67. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.002.0067.
  5. Campbell, I. D.; Eglinton, G. (1965). "Diphenyldiacetylene". Organic Syntheses. 45: 39. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.045.0039.
  6. Gerhard Hilt; Thomas Vogler; Wilfried Hess; Fabrizio Galbiati (2005). "A simple cobalt catalyst system for the efficient and regioselective cyclotrimerisation of alkynes". Chemical Communications. 2005 (11): 1474–1475. doi:10.1039/b417832g. PMID 15756340.
  7. Ardizzoia, G. A.; Brenna, S.; Cenini, S.; LaMonica, G.; Masciocchi, N.; Maspero, A. (2003). "Oligomerization and Polymerization of Alkynes Catalyzed by Rhodium(I) Pyrazolate Complexes". Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical. 204–205: 333–340. doi:10.1016/S1381-1169(03)00315-7.
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