Date of Award

5-1960

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Department

Chemistry

First Advisor

Norman E. Hoffman

Abstract

While working with two compounds, one of which was an olefin, and the other which was Nitrosyl Chloride, Dr. N. Hoffman noticed that although a normal reaction appeared to be taking place, two relatively unusual products were obtained.

As the problem was suggested to me at this point, a literature search was started, first of all, to find out the specific mechanism governing the addition of Nitrosyl Chloride to olefins; secondly, to find out if anyone who had done any type of work at all with Nitrosyl Chloride had obtained the same unusual results as were obtained here; and finally, to find out if anyone had added Nitrosyl Chloride to the particular olefin in mind.

A few articles had been written concerning the addition of Nitrosyl Chloride to olefins in general.

It was found that Perrot and Berger had added Nitrosyl Chloride to Styrene, thereby obtaining a lacrimatory orange oil, which was partly distillable with steam, and which lost HCl on distillation. Perrot and Berger also found out that Nitrosyl Chloride will not add to a compound such as Alpha-Cbloro-Beta-Nitroatyrene.

However, it was found that no one as yet had added Nitrosyl Chloride to the particular olefin in mind, and thus the reaction would have to be examined in the light of the results obtained by studying the possible variables that may have had some bearing on the particular reaction.

This, then, is the problem which is the basis for this research.

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