Method for the preparation of a sodium salt of 1-alkyne compound
AssigneeShin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshinobu Ishihara, Kenichi Taguchi, Akira Yamamoto
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Abstract
The invention provides a novel and improved method for the preparation of a sodium salt of a 1-alkyne of the general formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group free from aliphatic unsaturation, by the reaction of a corresponding 1,2-alkadiene with metallic sodium in an inert organic solvent. According to the invention, the metallic sodium is dispersed in the inert solvent as finely as possible to have a particle diameter not exceeding 1000 .mu.m so as that the reaction velocity is very much increased even under atmospheric pressure to give an improved yield of the product.
Claims4
A method for the preparation of a sodium salt of a 1-alkyne represented by the general formula ##STR4## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each denote a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group free from aliphatic unsaturation, which comprises the steps of:
- (a) adding metallic sodium to an inert organic solvent,
- (b) heating the metallic sodium in the inert organic solvent at a temperature higher than the melting point of the metallic sodium with agitation to form a dispersion of the molten metallic sodium in a finely divided form having a particle diameter not exceeding 500 .mu.m, and
- (c) admixing a 1,2-alkadiene represented by the general formula ##STR5## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each have the same meaning as defined above, with the dispersion of the molten metallic sodium in the inert organic solvent.
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