4,4'-Bipyridine

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4,4′-Bipyridine
4,4′-bipyridine
4,4′-Bipyridine molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4,4′-Bipyridine
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
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113176
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
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EC Number
  • 209-036-3
3759
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C10H8N2/c1-5-11-6-2-9(1)10-3-7-12-8-4-10/h1-8H ☒N
    Key: MWVTWFVJZLCBMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • c1cnccc1-c2ccncc2
Properties
C10H8N2
Molar mass 156.188 g·mol−1
Melting point 114 °C (237 °F; 387 K)
Boiling point 305 °C (581 °F; 578 K)
Structure
0 D
Related compounds
Related compounds
2,2′-Bipyridine
Pyridine
4-Pyridylnicotinamide
Terpyridine
Biphenyl
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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4,4′-Bipyridine (abbreviated to 4,4′-bipy or 4,4′-bpy) is an organic compound with the formula (C5H4N)2. It is one of several isomers of bipyridine. It is a colorless solid that is soluble in organic solvents. is mainly used as a precursor to N,N′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium [(C5H4NCH3)2]2+, known as paraquat.

History

4,4′-Bipyridine was first obtained in 1868 by the Scottish chemist Thomas Anderson via heating pyridine with sodium metal.[1] However, Anderson's empirical formula for 4,4′-bipyridine was incorrect.[2] The correct empirical formula, and the correct molecular structure, for 4,4′-bipyridine was provided in 1882 by the Austrian chemist Hugo Weidel and his student M. Russo.[3]

Uses

4,4'-Bipyridine is an intermediate in the production of paraquat, a widely-used herbicide. In this process, pyridine is oxidized to 4,4'-bipyridine in a coupling reaction, followed by dimethylation to form paraquat.[4]

Reactions

The reducing agent is N,N'-bis(trimethylsilyl)-4,4'-bipyridinylidene is produced by reduction of 4,4'-bipyridine in the presence of trimethylsilyl chloride (Me = CH3):

NC5H4C5H4N + 2 Li + 2 Me3SiCl → Me3SiNC5H4C5H4NSiMe3 + 2 LiCl

The silylated derivative, which is red, is used in salt-free reductions.[5]

4,4′-bipyridine forms a variety of

coordination polymers.[6]

References

  1. ^ See:
    • Anderson, Thomas (1868). "On the products of the destructive distillation of animal substances. Part V." Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 25: 205–216.
      S2CID 251577345
      .       Anderson called 4,4′-bipyridine "Dipyridine".
    • German translation: Anderson, Th. (1870). "Ueber die Producte der trockenen Destillation thierischer Materien. Fünfter Theil" [On the products of the dry distillation of animal materials. Fifth part.]. Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie (in German). 154: 270–286.
      doi:10.1002/jlac.18701540303
      .
    • See also: Fehling, Hermann Christian von, ed. (1890). Neues Handwörterbuch der Chemie [New Concise Dictionary of Chemistry] (in German). Vol. 5. Braunschweig, Germany: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn. p. 974. See γ-Dipyridyl.
  2. ^ Anderson gave the empirical formula for 4,4′-bipyridine as C10H10N2. See:
    • (Anderson, 1868), p. 209.
    • (Fehling, 1890), p. 974 (γ-Dipyridyl).
  3. S2CID 97065714
    . The empirical formula for 4,4′-bipyridine (γ-Dipyridyl) appears on p. 856 ; the molecular structure of 4,4′-bipyridine (γ-Dipyridyl) appears on p. 867.
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  5. S2CID 73505603
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  6. PMID 17031423
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