Chemistry:Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone

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Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone
Skeletal formula
Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone xtal-2.png
Perspective view, showing the canted phenyl rings[1]
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,3,4,5-Tetraphenylcyclopenta-2,4-dien-1-one
Other names
Tetracyclone, TPCPD, Cyclone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C29H20O
Molar mass 384.478 g·mol−1
Appearance black solid
Melting point 219 to 220 °C (426 to 428 °F; 492 to 493 K)[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone is an organic compound with the formula (C6H5)4C4CO. It is a dark purple to black crystalline solid that is soluble in organic solvents. It is an easily made building block for many organic and organometallic compounds.

Structure

The C5O core of the molecule is planar and conjugated, but the bonds have a definite alternating single- and double-bond nature. The C2–C3 and C4–C5 distances are 1.35 Å, while the C1–C2, C3–C4, C5–C1 are closer to single bonds with distances near 1.50 Å.[1] The phenyl groups of tetraphenylcyclopentadienone adopt a "propeller" shape in its 3D conformation. The four phenyl rings are rotated out of the plane of the central ring because of steric repulsion with each other.[3]

Unlike the parent compound cyclopentadienone, which rapidly dimerizes,[4] the tetraphenyl derivative is stable.

Synthesis

Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone can be synthesized by a double aldol condensation involving benzil and dibenzyl ketone in the presence of a basic catalyst.[2][5]

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Reactions

The central ring can act as a diene in Diels–Alder reactions with various dienophiles. For example, reaction with benzyne leads to 1,2,3,4-tetraphenylnaphthalene and reaction with diphenylacetylene leads to hexaphenylbenzene.[5] In this way, it is a precursor to graphene-like molecules,[6] such as coronene.

Hexaphenylbenzene synthesis from tetraphenylcyclopentadienone.svg

Similarly, pentaphenylpyridine derivatives may be prepared via a Diels–Alder reaction between tetraphenylcyclopentadienone and benzonitrile.[7]

Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone can provide an effective alternative to DDQ in aromatization of parts of porphyrin structures:[8]

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Ligand in organometallic chemistry

The Shvo catalyst is a ruthenium complex of tetraphenylcyclopentadienone

Tetraarylcyclopentadienones are a well studied class of ligands in organometallic chemistry. The Shvo catalyst, useful for certain hydrogenations, is derived from tetraphenylcyclopentadienone.[9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 J. C. Barnes; W. M. Horspool; F. I. Mackie (1991). "2,3,4,5-Tetraphenylcyclopenta-2,4-dien-1-one and 5,6,7,8-tetrachloro-3a,9a-dihydro-2,3,3a,9a-tetraphenylcyclopenta[2,3-b][1,4]benzodioxin-1-one–toluene (2/1): Compounds of photochemical interest". Acta Crystallogr. C 47: 164–168. doi:10.1107/S0108270190005145. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 John R. Johnson, J. R.; Grummitt, O. (1943). "Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone". Organic Syntheses 23: 92. http://www.orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=CV3P0806. ; Collective Volume, 3, pp. 805 
  3. Sheley, C. F.; Shechter, H. (1970). "Cyclopentadienones from 1,2,4-cyclopentanetriones, 2-cyclopentene-1,4-diones, and 3-cyclopentene-1,2-diones". The Journal of Organic Chemistry 35 (7): 2367–2374. doi:10.1021/jo00832a058. 
  4. Ogliaruso, Michael A.; Romanelli, Michael G.; Becker, Ernest I. (1965). "Chemistry of Cyclopentadienones". Chemical Reviews 65: 261–367. doi:10.1021/cr60235a001. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Fieser, L. F. (1966). "Hexaphenylbenzene". Organic Syntheses 46: 44. http://www.orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=CV5P0604. ; Collective Volume, 5, pp. 604 
  6. Feng, Xinliang; Pisula, Wojciech; Müllen, Klaus (31 January 2009). "Large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Synthesis and discotic organization". Pure and Applied Chemistry 81 (12): 2203–2224. doi:10.1351/PAC-CON-09-07-07. 
  7. Hawkins, P. J.; Janz, J. G. (1949). "315. The reaction of cyanogen and related nitriles with 1 : 3-dienes. Part I. Thermodynamic considerations, and a study of the uncatalysed reaction of cyanogen and related nitriles with 1 : 3-butadiene". Journal of the Chemical Society: 1479-148. doi:10.1039/JR9490001479. 
  8. M.A. Filatov; A.Y. Lebedev; S.A. Vinogradov; A.V. Cheprakov (2008). "Synthesis of 5,15-Diaryltetrabenzoporphyrins". J. Org. Chem. 73 (11): 4175–4185. doi:10.1021/jo800509k. PMID 18452337. 
  9. Quintard, Adrien; Rodriguez, Jean (14 April 2014). "Iron Cyclopentadienone Complexes: Discovery, Properties, and Catalytic Reactivity". Angewandte Chemie International Edition 53 (16): 4044–4055. doi:10.1002/anie.201310788. PMID 24644277.