Diamine compounds, dinitro compounds and other compounds, and methods of producing thereof and uses related thereof
Provided herein are (phenylene)dialkanamines, and methods of producing such (phenylene)dialkanamines from various furanyl and benzyl compounds. Such furanyl compounds may include, for example, bis(nitroalkyl)furans, bis(aminoalkyl)furans, and nitroalkyl(furan)acetonitriles. Such compounds may include, for example, bis(nitroalkyl)benzenes. Provided herein are also alkyldiamines, and methods for producing such alkyldiamines from furanyl compounds.
1. A composition, comprising:
a compound of formula (Q):
wherein Y is halo.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein Y is chloro or bromo.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a compound of formula (R):
or any isomers thereof, wherein Y is halo.
4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the composition comprises the (Z) isomer of the compound of formula (R).
5. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the composition comprises 2-(chloromethyl)-5-[(Z)-2-nitroethenyl]furan.
6. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the composition comprises the (E) isomer of the compound of formula (R).
7. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the composition comprises 2-(chloromethyl)-5-[(E)-2-nitroethenyl]furan.
8. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the composition comprises a crystalline form of 2-(chloromethyl)-5-[(E)-2-nitroethenyl]furan.
9. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the composition comprises 2-(chloromethyl)-5-[(E)-2-nitroethenyl]furan having an X-ray powder diffraction pattern substantially as shown in FIG. 5 .
10. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the composition comprises 2-(chloromethyl)-5-[(E)-2-nitroethenyl]furan having an X-ray powder diffraction pattern that comprises at least one peak at about 39.8 degrees 2θ.
11. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the 2-(chloromethyl)-5-[(E)-2-nitroethenyl]furan has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern that further comprises at least one additional peak at about 13.0 degrees 2θ, about 26.2 degrees 2θ, about 53.9 degrees 2θ, or about 69.0 degrees 2θ.
12. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a polymerization catalyst.
13. The composition of claim 3 , wherein Y is chloro or bromo.
14. The composition of claim 3 , further comprising a polymerization catalyst.