HYDROXYLATION OF AROMATIC RINGS IN AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION INDUCED BY ARGON ARC PLASMA

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80053-8

Plasma-induced reaction in an aqueous solution of phenyl-containing amino acids resulted in the formation of several hydroxyphenyl amino acids, which was explained by the action of hydroxyl radicals generated by decomposition of water molecules by the high energy plasma.