Stamm, T. published the artcileZeolite-catalyzed isomerization of aromatic amines to methyl-aza-aromatics, Synthetic Route of 18437-58-6, the publication is Journal of Catalysis (1995), 155(2), 268-82, database is CAplus.
The scope and mechanism of the isomerization of arylamines to methyl-substituted aromatic heterocycles have been studied. Aniline, toluidines, naphthylamines and m-phenylenediamine all reacted to the corresponding ortho-methyl-substituted aza-aromatics when exposed to high NH3 pressure and elevated temperature in the presence of acid catalysts. Zeolites with a three-dimensional pore structure, especially H-ZSM-5, showed the best performance. Optimum reaction conditions are around 600 K and 10 MPa. Two mechanisms which had been proposed earlier for this apparent N-ortho C exchange reaction proved untenable. Neither incorporation of the N atom into the aromatic ring nor a mechanism based on an intramol. Ritter reaction could explain the required high NH3 pressure or the product distribution. Two new mechanisms are proposed which can explain all observations. In both mechanisms, reaction starts with addition of NH3 to the arylamine, followed by ring opening. In one mechanisms an alkyno-imine intermediate is formed; in the other mechanisms an enamino-imine intermediate is formed through a reverse aldol reaction. In both cases ring closure and NH3 elimination lead to the required aromatic heterocycles. The high NH3 presure is explained by the need to add NH3 to the aromatic ring, and the high temperature by the need to desorb NH3 from the acid sites.
Journal of Catalysis published new progress about 18437-58-6. 18437-58-6 belongs to pyridine-derivatives, auxiliary class Pyridine,Amine, name is 4-Amino-2-picoline, and the molecular formula is C15H24O2, Synthetic Route of 18437-58-6.
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