PHOTO-INDUCED ELECTRON-TRANSFER OXIDATION OF NICOTINE
Irradiation of nicotine in acetonitrile in the presence of TiO2 or 9,10-dicyanoanthracene under oxygen with a 100 W high pressure mercury lamp gave nicotyrine, cotinine,, and dehydronornicotine.A reaction mechanism leading to these products trough nicotine radical cation and superoxide anion is proposed.
Yamada, Shuzo,Sakai, Toshiaki,Ohashi, Mamoru
p. 287 - 290
(2007/10/02)
Conversion of nicotine into nornicotine and N-methylmyosmine by fungi