Vinylacetylene
Chemical compound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vinylacetylene is the organic compound with the formula C4H4 or H2C=CH−C≡CH. The colourless gas was once used in the polymer industry. It is composed of both alkyne and alkene groups and is the simplest enyne.
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Preferred IUPAC name
But-1-en-3-yne | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.650 |
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Properties | |
H2C=CH−C≡CH | |
Molar mass | 52.07456 g/mol |
Appearance | colourless gas |
Boiling point | 0 to 6 °C (32 to 43 °F; 273 to 279 K) |
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Very flammable. Extremely dangerous because it can explode, even without air. |
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Flash point | < −5 °C (23 °F; 268 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Safety
Vinylacetylene is extremely dangerous because in high enough concentrations (typically > 30 mole percent, but pressure dependent) it can auto-detonate (explode without air being present) especially at elevated pressures, such as those seen in chemical plants processing C4 hydrocarbons (hydrocarbons with 4 carbon atoms).[2] An example of such an explosion occurred at a Union Carbide plant in Texas City in 1969.[3]
Synthesis
Vinylacetylene was first synthesized by Hofmann elimination of the related quaternary ammonium salt:[4]
- [(CH3)3N+−CH2−CH=CH−CH2−N+(CH3)3](I−)2 → 2 [(CH3)3NH]+I− + H2C=CH−C≡CH
It is usually synthesized by dehydrohalogenation of 1,3-dichloro-2-butene Cl−CH2−CH=CCl−CH3.[5]
It also arises via the dimerization of acetylene, which is catalyzed by copper(I) chloride.[6]
Dehydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene is yet another route.[citation needed]
Application
At one time, chloroprene (2-chloro-1,3-butadiene), an industrially important monomer, was produced via the intermediacy of vinyl acetylene.[7] In this process, acetylene is dimerized to give vinyl acetylene, which is then combined with hydrogen chloride to give 4-chloro-1,2-butadiene via 1,4-addition. This allene derivative which, in the presence of cuprous chloride, rearranges to 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene:[8]
- H2C=CH−C≡CH + HCl → H2ClC−CH=C=CH2
- H2ClC−CH=C=CH2 → H2C=CH−CCl=CH2
References
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