Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis of imines from nitrobenzene and TiO 2 particles suspended in alcohols via semiconductor photocatalysis type B

O Rios-Bernÿ, SO Flores, I Córdova, MA Valenzuela

Index: Rios-Berny, Omar; Flores, Sergio O.; Cordova, Ivan; Valenzuela, Miguel A. Tetrahedron Letters, 2010 , vol. 51, # 20 p. 2730 - 2733

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Abstract

UV irradiation on a non-aqueous suspension of titanium dioxide with nitrobenzene and different alcohols in deaerated conditions produces imines and aniline as main products. The conversion of nitrobenzene and the corresponding selectivity of imines or aniline depend on the type of alcohol used. A low conversion (3–12%) and selectivity close to 100% to imines were obtained with methyl, ethyl, or propyl alcohol. Otherwise, using i-propanol ...