Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1409932 Journal of Molecular Structure 2010 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

The regioselective methoxycarbonylation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), 2,3,4′-trichlorobiphenyl (РСВ22), and 2,5,4′-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB31), carried out in the presence of modified Co2(CO)8 cobalt carbonyl catalyst proceeds with substitution of chlorine atom in the position 3 for РСВ22 and yields methyl 2-chloro-3-(4-chlorophenyl)benzoate 1, while for PCB31 results in methyl 4-chloro-2-(4-chlorophenyl)benzoate 2. The substitution of methoxycarbonyl group for chlorine in ortho-position of trichlorobiphenyls seems not to affect the twist angle of the biphenyl unit. However, the twist angle of the methoxycarbonyl group relative to the phenyl ring was found to be significantly larger in the meta-derivative 1 than the ortho-derivative 2. To rationalize conformational differences between the two esters 1 and 2 in their crystal structures the optimized geometries and potential energy curves (relative energy versus torsion angle) were calculated at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory.

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