Hydration of Schiff bases

No comparable study of the hydration of the C=N bond has been made although its properties lie between those of the C=C and C=0 bonds. The hydration of Schiff bases, such as benzylideneaniline (1), to cations of Dimroth bases, such as 2, is well-known, but attempts to follow this reaction kinetically have been frustrated by the ready breakdown of the neutral species, e.g. 2, to benzaldehyde and aniline. About ten years ago, workers in this Department were surprised to find the C=N bond in many pteridines is capable of hydration, analogous to the reaction 1 2. The surprise stemmed principally... 

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See also in sourсe #XX -- [ , ]

See also in sourсe #XX -- [ , ]

See also in sourсe #XX -- [ , ]

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