92050-12-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Ag-TiO2/clay composite photocatalyst for the oxidation-cyclization of 1,2-diamine compounds with propylene glycol or alcohols
Selvam, Kaliyamoorthy,Annadhasan, Mari,Velmurugan, Rengasamy,Swaminathan, Meenakshisundaram
, p. 831 - 837 (2010)
Silver-loaded TiO2 (Ag-TiO2) and acidic clay (K10 montmorillonite) composite photocatalyst has been successfully applied for the light-induced conversion of o-phenylenediamine (OPD) and its derivatives to substituted benzimidazoles with various alcohols in acetonitrile using UV-A and solar light. The influence of the various photocatalysts, solvents, and substituents on the yield and selectivity of the products has been investigated. The mechanism of photocatalysis is proposed. Loading silver on TiO2 enhances product yield and selectivity both in UV and solar light. In the presence of primary alcohols, 2-aminothiophenol forms only disulfide and hence Ag-TiO2/ clay can be used as a green catalyst for the synthesis of disulfides.
Oxidations of Aromatic Amines by Superoxide Ion
Crank, George,Makin, Mohammad I. H.
, p. 845 - 855 (2007/10/02)
Superoxide ion acts as a mild and highly selective oxidizing agent for aromatic amines.Aniline and α-naphthylamine were not oxidized, but β-naphthylamine formed dibenzophenazine, dibenzophenazine and 2,2'-azonaphthalen-1-ol. o- and p-Diamines are oxidized to diaminoazobenzenes but m-diamines are unreactive.Similarly o- and p-aminophenols are oxidized to dihydroxyazobenzenes but m-aminophenols are unaffected, and o-mercaptoaniline forms the disulfide.The oxidations are considered to be free-radical processes, initiated by hydrogen abstraction by superoxide from the substrates.The biological significance of the results is discussed.
