ISSN:
1572-8838
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
Abstract The anodic oxidation of N-anions of diacylimides which are acidic enough to be deprotonated by relatively weak bases in protic solvents was investigated with respect to the electrode kinetics and preparative aspects. All imide anions are oxidized in a one-electron step to the respective imide radicals. Of the imides investigated, two were cyclic carboxylic imides (succinimide and phthalimide) three were sulphonyl imides (di-p-toluene and di-benzene sulphimide, dimethane sulphimide) and one was a mixed carboxylate-sulphonate imide (saccharate). The imide radicals produced by anodic oxidation of the dicarboxylate imides do not couple to form a hydrazine derivative but induce solvent oxidation by H-abstraction. The disulphonyl imides couple to unstable hydrazine derivatives although H-abstraction occurs to more than 80%. Only the anodic coupling of the N-anion of imido-disulphonic acid to hydrazine tetrasulphonate discovered by Grinstead [3] can be performed with good selectivity and current and mass yields. The optimum conditions for this reaction are determined in order to show that it may serve in the future as one step in a new hydrazine process.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00937344
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