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
Other names Phenylacetylene
Identifiers
CAS Number	536-74-3 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEMBL	ChEMBL234833 Y
ChemSpider	10364 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.861
PubChem CID	10821
UNII	239WSR2IBO Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1060211
InChI 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
SMILES C#Cc1ccccc1
Properties
Chemical formula	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]
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	-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). Y verify (what is YN ?) 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] Yet another method involves the Sonogashira coupling of iodobenzene with trimethylsilylacetylene, followed by removal of the trimethylsilyl group using TBAF.^[5]

Reactions

Phenylacetylene is a prototypical terminal acetylene, undergoing many reactions expected of that functional group. It undergoes semihydrogenation over Lindlar catalyst to give styrene. In the presence of base and copper(II) salts, it undergoes oxidative coupling to give diphenylbutadiyne.^[6] In the presence of metal catalysts, it undergoes oligomerization, trimerization, and even polymerization.^[7][8]

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

PhC₂H + H₂O → PhC(O)CH₃

See also

• Alkyne
• Alkyne trimerisation

References

1. Bordwell, F.G. (1988). "Equilibrium acidities in dimethyl sulfoxide solution". Acc. Chem. Res. 21: 456–463. doi:10.1021/ar00156a004.
2. Streitwieser, A. Jr.; Ruben, D.M.E (1971). "Acidity of hydrocarbons. XXXV. Equilibrium acidities of phenylacetylene and tert-butylacetylene in cyclohexylamine". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 93: 1794–1795. doi:10.1021/ja00736a045.
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. Nwokogu, Godson C.; Zemolka, Saskia; Dehme, Florian (2007). "Trimethylsilylacetylene". EROS. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rt288.pub2. ISBN 978-0471936237.
6. Campbell, I. D.; Eglinton, G. (1965). "Diphenyldiacetylene". Organic Syntheses. 45: 39. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.045.0039.
7. 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.
8. 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.