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Cyclohexa-1,3-diene (also known as Benzane) is an organic compound with the formula (C2H4)(CH)4. It is a colorless, flammable liquid. Its refractive index is 1.475 (20 °C, D). It is one of two isomers of cyclohexadiene, the other being 1,4-cyclohexadiene.

Synthesis

Cyclohexadiene is prepared by the double dehydrobromination of 1,2-dibromocyclohexane:[1]

(CH2)4(CHBr)2 + 2 NaH → (CH2)2(CH)4 + 2 NaBr + 2 H2

Reactions

Useful reactions of this diene are cycloadditions, such as the Diels-Alder reaction.[2]

Conversion of cyclohexa-1,3-diene to benzene + hydrogen is exothermic by about 25 kJ/mol in the gas phase.[3][4]

cyclohexane → cyclohexa-1,3-diene + 2 H2 (ΔH = +231.5 kJ/mol; endothermic)
cyclohexane → benzene + 3 H2 (ΔH = +205 kJ/mol; endothermic)
cyclohexa-1,3-diene → benzene + H2 (ΔH = -26.5 kJ/mol; exothermic)

Compared with its isomer cyclohexa-1,4-diene, cyclohexa-1,3-diene is about 1.6 kJ/mol more stable.[5]

Cyclohexadiene and its derivatives form (diene)iron tricarbonyl complexes. Illustrative is [(C6H8)Fe(CO)3], an orange liquid. This complex reacts with hydride-abstracting reagents to give the cyclohexadienyl derivative [(C6H7)Fe(CO)3]+.[6] Cyclohexadienes react with ruthenium trichloride to give (Benzene)ruthenium dichloride dimer.[7]

Occurrence

Cyclohexa-1,3-diene is a fairly common motif in nature.[8] One example is chorismic acid, an intermediate in the shikimic acid pathway. Of the several examples of the terpenoids and terpenes, a prominent example is phellandrene.

Coenzyme A-conjugated to the 2-position of cyclohexadiene-2-carboxylic acid is an intermediate in the biodegradation of aromatic carboxylic acids.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Schaefer, John P.; Endres, Leland (1967). "1,3-Cyclohexadiene". Organic Syntheses. 47: 31. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.047.0031.
  2. ^ Sanjeeva Rao Guppi, George A. O'Doherty, "1,3-Cyclohexadiene" Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, 2008 John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rn00921
  3. ^ US National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST Chemistry WebBook 1,3-Cyclohexadiene Benzene
  4. ^ J. Sherman The heats of hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society; Volume 16, Number 2 / February, 1939
  5. ^ NIST Chemistry WebBook 1,4-Cyclohexadiene
  6. ^ Pearson, Anthony J.; Sun, Huikai (2008). "Cyclohexadieneiron Tricarbonyl". E-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rn00791. ISBN 978-0471936237.
  7. ^ Bennett, M. A.; Huang, T. N.; Matheson, T. W.; Smith, A. K. (1982). "16. (η6 -Hexamethylbenzene)Ruthenium Complexes". (η6-Hexamethylbenzene)ruthenium Complexes. Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 21. pp. 74–78. doi:10.1002/9780470132524.ch16. ISBN 9780470132524.
  8. ^ Gribble, G.W. (1991). "Natural Products Containing a Cyclohexane, Cyclohexene, or Cyclohexadiene Subunit". Second Supplements to the 2nd Edition of Rodd's Chemistry of Carbon Compounds. pp. 375–445. doi:10.1016/B978-044453347-0.50066-5. ISBN 978-0-444-53347-0.
  9. ^ Porter, A. W.; Young, L. Y. (2014). "Benzoyl-CoA, a Universal Biomarker for Anaerobic Degradation of Aromatic Compounds". Advances in Applied Microbiology. 88: 167–203. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-800260-5.00005-X. ISBN 978-0-12-800260-5. PMID 24767428.
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