Primary amines, oxidation

It is well documented that amines oxidise differently in non-aqueous environments to those pathways seen in aqueous systems. In the former systems, hydrogen abstraction of the a-carbon predominates. The reactivity is in the decreasing order tertiary > secondary > primary amines. Oxidation in non-aqueous systems results in amides, aldehydes and carbon-nitrogen cleavage products [67]. 

However, these oxidations usually take a more complicated course, because the azanols themselves are oxidized easily, and in the case of primary amines, oxidation occurs all the way to nitro compounds, in fair-to-good yields ... 

Most amines are oxidized by common oxidants such as H2O2, permanganate, and peroxyacids. Primary amines oxidize easily, but complex mixtures of products often result. The following sequence shows increasingly oxidized products of a primary amine,... 

Figure 4 Representative illustrations of primary amine oxidation (A), secondary amine oxidation (B), tertiary amine oxidation (C), and xenobiotics that undergo N-hydroxylation or oxidation reactions (D).

The probable reaction course to the nitroalkane (XI), after the formation of the amine-ozone adduct (Reaction 1), is shown by Reactions 7 to 9 and summed up in Reaction 10. A primary amine oxide would not be expected to be stable and should rearrange to the hydroxylamine (IX, Reaction 7). A similar set of reactions (Reaction 8) should result in the nitrosoalkane (X), which should then be converted to the nitroalkane (XI) as shown in Reaction 9. Evidence for this series of reactions was the observation of the blue color of the nitrosoalkane (X) throughout the ozonation and the demonstration, in separate experiments, that the hydroxylamine (IX) reacts with two mole equivalents of ozone and the nitrosoalkane (X) with one mole equivalent of ozone, each to give the nitroalkane (XI). 

Chiraldex G -BP Amino acids, certain primary amines, oxides and furans. 

Mono-substitution products of primary amines cannot easUy be prepared by direct action of the appropriate reagent for example, bromination of aniline yields largely the 2 4 6-tribomo derivative and nitration results in much oxidation. If, however, the amino group is protected as in acetanilide, smooth substitution occurs. Thus with bromine, />-bromoacetanilide is the main product the small quantity of the ortlio isomeride simultaneously formed can be easily eliminated by crystallisation. Hydrolysis of p-bromoacetanilide gives/ -bromoaniline ... 

Reactions with Ammonia and Amines. Acetaldehyde readily adds ammonia to form acetaldehyde—ammonia. Diethyl amine [109-87-7] is obtained when acetaldehyde is added to a saturated aqueous or alcohoHc solution of ammonia and the mixture is heated to 50—75°C in the presence of a nickel catalyst and hydrogen at 1.2 MPa (12 atm). Pyridine [110-86-1] and pyridine derivatives are made from paraldehyde and aqueous ammonia in the presence of a catalyst at elevated temperatures (62) acetaldehyde may also be used but the yields of pyridine are generally lower than when paraldehyde is the starting material. The vapor-phase reaction of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and ammonia at 360°C over oxide catalyst was studied a 49% yield of pyridine and picolines was obtained using an activated siHca—alumina catalyst (63). Brown polymers result when acetaldehyde reacts with ammonia or amines at a pH of 6—7 and temperature of 3—25°C (64). Primary amines and acetaldehyde condense to give Schiff bases CH2CH=NR. The Schiff base reverts to the starting materials in the presence of acids. 

Primary amines form Schiff bases, (CH3 )2C=NR. Ammonia induces an aldol condensation followed by 1,4-addition of ammonia to produce diacetone amine (from mesityl oxide), 4-amino-4-methyl-2-pentanone [625-04-7] (CH2)2C(NH2)CH2COCH2, and triacetone amine (from phorone),... 

Primary amino groups are oxidized stepwise by ozone to hydroxylamine, nitroso, and nitro (54,58) tertiary amines are oxidized to amine oxides. 

Linear alpha-olefins are the source of the largest volume of ahphatic amine oxides. The olefin reacts with hydrogen bromide in the presence of peroxide catalyst, to yield primary alkyl bromide, which then reacts with dimethylamine to yield the corresponding alkyl dimethyl amine. Fatty alcohols and fatty acids are also used to produce amine oxides (Fig. 1). 

Primary and secondary amines are oxidized to the respective hydroxyl amines, and further oxidation to the nitro compound occurs ia the case of primary amines. 

AHphatic amine oxides such as alkyl dimethyl amine oxides and aLkylbis(2-hydroxylethyl)amiae oxides range from practically nontoxic to slightly toxic (79). Reported LD qS range from 1.77 g/kg to 6.50 g/kg. The commercial concentrated products are primary skin and eye irritants. At concentrations of 2%, these products may be considered as nonirritating to the skin or eye. 

Cyclohexylamine is miscible with water, with which it forms an azeotrope (55.8% H2O) at 96.4°C, making it especially suitable for low pressure steam systems in which it acts as a protective film-former in addition to being a neutralizing amine. Nearly two-thirds of 1989 U.S. production of 5000 —6000 t/yr cyclohexylamine serviced this appHcation (69). Carbon dioxide corrosion is inhibited by deposition of nonwettable film on metal (70). In high pressure systems CHA is chemically more stable than morpholine [110-91-8] (71). A primary amine, CHA does not directiy generate nitrosamine upon nitrite exposure as does morpholine. CHA is used for corrosion inhibitor radiator alcohol solutions, also in paper- and metal-coating industries for moisture and oxidation protection. 

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