Dicyclopentadiene

Dicyclopentadiene, abbreviated DCPD, is a chemical compound with formula C10H12. At room temperature, it is a clear light yellow color liquid with an acrid odor. Its energy density is 10,975 Wh/l. Dicyclopentadiene is coproduced in large quantities in the steam cracking of naphtha and gas oils to ethylene. The major use is in resins, particularly, unsaturated polyester resins. It is also used in inks, adhesives, and paints.

Dicyclopentadiene[1]
Names
IUPAC name
Tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]deca-3,8-diene
Other names
1,3-Dicyclopentadiene, Bicyclopentadiene, 3a,4,7,7a-Tetrahydro-1H-4,7-methanoindene (endo isomer: (3aR*,4S*,7R*,7aS*)- , exo isomer: (3aS*,4S*,7R*,7aR*)-)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations DCPD
1904092
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.958
EC Number
  • 201-052-9
KEGG
MeSH Dicyclopentadiene
RTECS number
  • PC1050000
UNII
UN number UN 2048
Properties
C10H12
Molar mass 132.20 g/mol
Appearance Colorless, crystalline solid[2]
Odor disagreeable, camphor-like[2]
Density 0.978 g/cm3
Melting point 32.5 °C (90.5 °F; 305.6 K)
Boiling point 170 °C (338 °F; 443 K)
0.02%[2]
Solubility very soluble in ethyl ether, ethanol
soluble in acetone, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, n-hexane, toluene
log P 2.78
Vapor pressure 180 Pa (20 °C)[2]
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Flammability code 3: Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions. Flash point between 23 and 38 °C (73 and 100 °F). E.g. gasolineHealth code 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineReactivity code 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no code
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1
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Flash point 32 °C (90 °F; 305 K)
503 °C (937 °F; 776 K)
Explosive limits 0.8%-6.3%[2]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
none[2]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3)[2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
N.D.[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

The top seven suppliers worldwide together had an annual capacity in 2001 of 179 kilotonnes (395 million pounds).

Synthesis and structure

The spontaneous dimerization of cyclopentadiene at room temperature to form dicyclopentadiene proceeds to around 50% conversion over 24 hours and yields the endo isomer in better than 99:1 ratio as the kinetically favored product (about 150:1 endo:exo at 80 °C).[3] However, prolonged heating results in isomerization to the exo isomer. The pure exo isomer was first prepared by base-mediated elimination of hydroiodo-exo-dicyclopentadiene.[4] Thermodynamically, the exo isomer is about 0.7 kcal/mol more stable than the endo isomer.[5]

Reactions

Above 150 °C, dicyclopentadiene undergoes a retro-Diels–Alder reaction at an appreciable rate to yield cyclopentadiene. The reaction is reversible and at room temperature cyclopentadiene dimerizes over the course of hours to re-form dicyclopentadiene. Cyclopentadiene is a useful diene in Diels–Alder reactions as well as a precursor to metallocenes in organometallic chemistry. It is not available commercially as the monomer, due to the rapid formation of dicyclopentadiene; hence, it must be prepared by "cracking" the dicyclopentadiene (heating the dimer and isolating the monomer by distillation) shortly before it is needed.

The thermodynamic parameters of this process have been measured. At temperatures above about 125 °C in the vapor phase, dissociation to cyclopentadiene monomer starts to become thermodynamically favored (the dissociation constant Kd = [cyclopentadiene]2 / [dicyclopentadiene] > 1). For instance, the values of Kd at 149 °C and 195 °C were found to be 277 and 2200, respectively.[6] By extrapolation, Kd is on the order of 10–4 at 25 °C, and dissociation is disfavored. In accord with the negative values of ΔH° and ΔS° for the Diels–Alder reaction, dissociation of dicyclopentadiene is more thermodynamically favorable at high temperatures. Equilibrium constant measurements imply that ΔH° = –18 kcal/mol and ΔS° = –40 eu for cyclopentadiene dimerization.[7]

Hydrogenation of dicyclopentadiene gives endo-tetrahydridodicyclopentadiene (TH-dimer), a fuel in military applications. On reaction with aluminium chloride at elevated temperature, this C10 hydrocarbon rearranges to adamantane.[8]

Dicyclopentadiene polymerizes. Copolymers are formed with ethylene or styrene. The "norbornene double bond" participates.[9] Using ring-opening metathesis polymerization a homopolymer polydicyclopentadiene is formed.

Hydroformylation of DCP gives the dialdehyde called TCD dialdehyde (TCD = tricyclodecane). This dialdehyde can be oxidized to the dicarboxylic acid and to a diol. All of these derivatives have some use in polymer science.[10]

Hydrogenation of dicyclopentadiene gives the saturated derivative C10H16, which undergoes acid-catalyzed rearrangement to adamantane.[11]

References

  1. Merck Index, 11th Edition, 2744
  2. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0204". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. Xu, Rui; Jocz, Jennifer N.; Wiest, Lisa K.; Sarngadharan, Sarath C.; Milina, Maria; Coleman, John S.; Iaccino, Larry L.; Pollet, Pamela; Sievers, Carsten; Liotta, Charles L. (2019-09-05). "Cyclopentadiene Dimerization Kinetics in the Presence of C5 Alkenes and Alkadienes". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 58 (50): 22516–22525. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04018. ISSN 0888-5885.
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  5. Narayan, Adithyaram; Wang, Beibei; Nava Medina, Ilse Belen; Mannan, M. Sam; Cheng, Zhengdong; Wang, Qingsheng (2016-11-01). "Prediction of heat of formation for exo-Dicyclopentadiene". Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 44: 433–439. doi:10.1016/j.jlp.2016.10.015. ISSN 0950-4230.
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  7. Lenz, Terry G.; Vaughan, John D. (1989-02-01). "Employing force-field calculations to predict equilibrium constants and other thermodynamic properties for the dimerization of 1,3-cyclopentadiene". The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 93 (4): 1592–1596. doi:10.1021/j100341a081. ISSN 0022-3654.
  8. Schleyer, Paul von R.; Donaldson, M. M.; Nicholas, R. D.; Cupas, C. (1973). "Adamantane". Organic Syntheses.; Collective Volume, 5, p. 16
  9. Li, Xiaofang; Hou, Zhaomin (2005). "Scandium-Catalyzed Copolymerization of Ethylene with Dicyclopentadiene and Terpolymerization of Ethylene, Dicyclopentadiene, and Styrene". Macromolecules. 38 (16): 6767. Bibcode:2005MaMol..38.6767L. doi:10.1021/ma051323o.
  10. Kohlpaintner, Christian; Schulte, Markus; Falbe, Jürgen; Lappe, Peter; Weber, Jürgen (2008). "Aldehydes, Aliphatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_321.pub2.
  11. Hönicke, Dieter; Födisch, Ringo; Claus, Peter; Olson, Michael (2002). "Cyclopentadiene and Cyclopentene". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a08_227.
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