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2,2-Dimethylbutane

2,2-Dimethylbutane, trivially known as neohexane, is an organic compound with formula C6H14 or (H3C-)3-C-CH2-CH3. It is therefore an alkane, indeed the most compact and branched of the hexane isomers — the only one with a quaternary carbon and a butane (C4) backbone.

Synthesis

2,2-Dimethylbutane can be synthesised by the hydroisomerisation of 2,3-dimethylbutane using an acid catalyst.[4]

It can also be synthesised by isomerization of n-pentane in the presence of a catalyst containing combinations of one or more of palladium, platinum, rhodium and rhenium on a matrix of zeolite, alumina, silicon dioxide or other materials. Such reactions create a mixture of final products including isopentane, n-hexane, 3-methylpentane, 2-methylpentane, 2,3-dimethylbutane and 2,2-dimethylbutane. Since the composition of the final mixture is temperature dependant the desired final component can be obtained choice of catalyst and by combinations of temperature control and distillations.[5][6][7]

Uses

Neohexane is used as an additive in fuels and in the manufacture of agricultural chemicals.[8] It is also used in a number of commercial, automobile and home maintenance products, such as adhesives, electronic contact cleaners and upholstery polish sprays.[9]

In laboratory settings, it is commonly used as a probe molecule in techniques which study the active sites of metal catalysts. Such catalysts are used in hydrogen-deuterium exchange, hydrogenolysis, and isomerization reactions. It is well suited to this purpose as 2,2-dimethylbutane contains both an isobutyl and an ethyl group.[10]

See also

References

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  6. ^ Den Hartog, A. J.; Rek, P. J. M.; Botman, M. J. P.; De Vreugd, C.; Ponec, V. (1988). "Reactions of 2,2-dimethylbutane on platinum-rhenium/alumina catalysts. Effect of sulfur and chlorine on the selectivity". Langmuir. 4 (5). American Chemical Society (ACS): 1100–1103. doi:10.1021/la00083a006. ISSN 0743-7463.
  7. ^ Brown, Ronald; Kemball, Charles; McDougall, Gordon S. (1995). "Exchange reactions of 2,2-dimethylpentane, 2,2-dimethylbutane and 2,2-dimethylpropane over Pt/SiO2 and Rh/SiO2". Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions. 91 (7). Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC): 1131. doi:10.1039/ft9959101131. ISSN 0956-5000.
  8. ^ "Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet - 2,2-Dimethylbutane" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Health. June 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. ^ "2,2-Dimethylbutane". Consumer Products Information Database. 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. ^ Burch, R.; Paál, Z. (1994). "The use of 2,2-dimethylbutane (neohexane) as a probe molecule of metal catalysts". Applied Catalysis A: General. 114 (1). Elsevier BV: 9–33. doi:10.1016/0926-860x(94)85106-9. ISSN 0926-860X.