Acid continued degradation products

Photolytic. An aqueous solution containing p-chloronitrobenzene and a titanium dioxide (catalyst) suspension was irradiated with UV light ilk >290 nm). 2-Chloro-5-nitrophenol was the only compound identified as a minor degradation product. Continued irradiation caused additional degradation yielding carbon dioxide, water, hydrochloric and nitric acids (Hustert et al., 1987). 

At pH 7.0 and 37 °C, the degradation of ascorbic acid continues further, the main products being threose, glyceraldehyde, xylosone, and 3-deoxyxylosone.551 Threose is more reactive compared with an aldopentose or an aldohexose. At pH 7.0 and 37 °C, it has a half-life of about 3.5 d. It seems probable that threose is a major factor in Maillard reactions involving ascorbic acid. 

Heller and colleagues at Advanced Polymer Systems (Redwood City, CA) continue to develop additional polyorthoesters with a variety of physical properties and potential applications. ° Generally speaking, polyorthoesters do possess the potential to exhibit surface-eroding behavior. However, several issues that may limit the commercial application of this class of polymers are still present. One issue is that synthesis of these polymers involves complicated monomers and polymerization chemistry. The second issue is, to date, the toxicology and biocompatibility of these polymers and their degradation products have not yet been fully characterized. Finally, the requirement for pH-regulating additives such as acids and bases... 

---