On the oxidation of malonic acid by ceric ions

The oxidation of malonic acid by ceric ions has been investigated in sulfuric acid solution under a variety of conditions. The initial rate at low ceric ion concentrations is first order in each of the two reactants and has an activation energy of 11.6 kcal/mol; the instantaneous rate constant increases somewhat with time during a single run. At higher concentrations of ceric ion, semilogarithmic plots are sigmoid with a reduced rate constant at long times. The rate decreases slightly with increasing sulfuric acid concentration. Rates of carbon dioxide evolution may be much less than rates of ceric ion reduction because of supersaturation effects. The observations can be explained if dissolved oxygen reacts with organic radicals to catalyze the rate of initial attack on malonic acid, but oxygen must also be consumed irreversibly during these reactions. Computations with plausible rate constants have simulated the experimental observations. These oxygen effects can rationalize peculiar almost discontinuous changes in rate when bromomalonic acid is oxidized by ceric ion. These effects may also explain the previously puzzling observation that some Belousov–Zhabotinsky solutions are oscillatory in bulk but become quiescent but excitable when spread in a thin film in contact with air.     

Oxidation of methylbenzimidazoles with ceric ammonium nitrate

A convenient method for the preparation of benzimidazole carboxaldehydes by the oxidation of methylbenzimidazoles with cerie ammonium nitrate is described. A series of methyl, dimethyl, and trimethylbenzimidazoles was treated with ceric ammonium nitrate in sulfuric acid, and the major ethyl acetate soluble products were characterized. In addition to carboxaldehyde products, side reactions yielding benzimidazolediones and nitrobenzimidazoles were also observed.     

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Volumetric estimation of uranium-part III, with ceric sulphate

Summary The use of diphenylamine, diphenylbenzidine, diphenylamine sulphonate and N-phenylanthranilic acid as inside indicators in the titration of uranium IV salt with ceric sulphate has been investigated in detail. Experimental conditions have been defined under which these indicators function efficiently.     

Polymerization of acrylamide with ceric ion–malic acid redox pair

The polymerization of acrylamide (M) in aqueous sulfuric acid medium initiated with ceric ammonium sulfate–malic acid redox pair was investigated at 35 ± 0.2°C under nitrogen atmosphere. The initiation was caused by the free radical generated by the decomposition of the complex formed between ceric ion and malic acid (MA). The rate of monomer disappearance was proportional to the first power of malic acid, ceric ion, and monomer concentrations at lower ceric ion concentrations. However, at higher ceric ion concentrations the rate was independent of [Ce(IV)]. The rate of ceric ion disappearance was proportional to [MA] and [Ce(IV)] but independent of [M] at lower ceric ion concentrations. The activation energy was found to be 57.74 kJ/mol. Sulfuric acid retarded the reaction. Molecular weights increased with increasing [M] and decreasing [Ce(IV)].     

Polymerization of methyl methacrylate with ceric ion-methanol redox system

The polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated by Ce⁴⁺ methanol redox system was studied in aqueous solution of nitric acid at 15°C. The polymerization was initiated by primary radicals formed from Ce⁴⁺/alcohol complex. Poly(methyl methacrylate) chains containing the alcohol residue were obtained. Variations in the temperatuare and concentration of the components of the redox system allowed the control of the rate of polymerization and molecular weight of the polymer. The concentration of the hydroxyl end groups in the poly(methyl methacrylate) of low molecular weight was determined by titration and by spectrometric method.     

Volumetric Studies In Oxidation-Reduction Reactions: Oxidation with ceric sulphate ferrous ethylenediamine sulphate method

Ceric sulphate has been used as an oxidizing agent in acid medium for the indirect volumetric determinations of ferrous ammonium sulphate, cuprous chloride, potassium thiocyanate, sodium thiosulpliate, sodiuin nitrite, hydrogen peroxide, sodium oxalate, hydroquinone and pyruvic acid. The excess of ceric sulphate added to each of the substances in acid medium was titrated with standard ferrous ethylenediamine sulphate solution using ferroin as an indicator.     

Oxidative cyclization and fragmentation of steroidal alcohols induced by ceric ammonium nitrate

Oxidative cyclizations of steroidal alcohols (1a–1d) using ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) in aqueous acetonitrile or aqueous acetic acid gave the corresponding cyclic ethers (2a–2d), whereas the tertiary alcohol (4) gave secosteroid (5).     

Volumetric studies in oxidation-reduction reactions: Reduction with ferrous ethylenediamine sulphate ceric sulphate method

Ferrous ethylenediamine sulphate has been used as a reducing agent in acid medium for the indirect volumetric estimations of potassium chlorate, potassium bromate, potassium metaperiodate, potassium dichromate, potassium ferricyanide, potassium permanganate, potassium persulphate, hydrogen peroxide and ceric sulphate. The excess of ferrous ethylenediamine sulphate added to each of the substances in acid medium was titrated with standard ceric sulphate solution using ferroin as an indicator.     

Vinyl polymerization initiated by ceric ion reducing agent systems in sulfuric acid medium

Polymerization of the monomers, methyl acrylate (MA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) was carried out in sulfuric acid medium at 15°C. With the redox initiator system, ceric ammonium sulfate–malonic acid. There was no induction period, and a steady state was attained in a short time. There was found to be no polymerization even after 1 hr. in the absence of the reducing agent R. The initiation was by the radical produced from the Ce⁴⁺–malonic acid reaction. The rate of monomer disappearance was proportional to [M]^1.5, [R]^0.5, and [Ce⁴⁺]^0.3–0.5, and the rate of ceric disappearance was directly proportional to [R] and [Ce⁴⁺]. Chain lengths of the polymers were directly proportional to [M] and inversely to [R]^1/2 and [Ce⁴⁺]^1/2. The experimental results were explained by a kinetic scheme involving the following steps: (a) oxidation of the substrate to give the primary radical which reacts with Ce⁴⁺ to give the products, (b) initiation by the primary radical, (c) propagation, and (d) termination of the growing polymer radicals by the mutual type. For the polymerization of acrylonitrile (AN) by the redox system, ceric ammonium sulfate–cyclohexanone (CH), in sulfuric acid at 15°C., the scheme was modified to include linear type of termination by Ce⁴⁺, along with the mutual termination to explain the results especially under conditions with [Ce⁴⁺] ≥ [CH].     

Methyl orange as a redox indicator in titrations with ceric ammonium nitrate in perchloric acid

Summary Conditions for the use of methyl orange as a redox indicator for the titration of iron(II), hydroquinone and oxalate with cerio ammonium nitrate dissolved in perchloric acid, have been established. It is found that methyl orange behaves as a reversible indicator with a transition potential of 955±10 mV. Nitric acid as a medium of titration is not satisfactory.

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Zusammenfassung Methylorange kann als Redoxindicator bei der Titration von Eisen(II), Hydrochinon und Oxalat mit Cer(IV)-ammoniumnitrat in perchlorsaurer Lösung verwendet werden. Der Indicator hat ein Umschlagspotential von 955±10 mV. In salptersaurem Medium erhält man keine befriedigenden Werte.

     

The mechanism of consumption of ceric salt with cellulosic materials

Efforts were made in the present study to elucidate the mechanism of graft copolymerization of cellulose in the presence of a ceric salt as initiator. When cellulose is treated with an aqueous solution of the ceric salt, ceric ion is consumed in a roughly first-order reaction in the oxidation of cellulose and in the adsorption on cellulose, and the ratio of the rate constants of oxidation and adsorption is about 1:3 in the case of sulfite pulp. Ceric ion is adsorbed so strongly on cellulose as not to be readily desorbed by treatment with water, dilute acid, or dilute alkali. The number of moles of adsorbed ceric ion was approximately equal to the number of moles of the total carbonyl groups in the cases of cotton and sulfite pulp, which are low in hemicellulose content, and was several times as large in the cases of kraft pulp and semichemical pulp, which contain about 22% hemicellulose. In these samples, however, it was interesting to note that the amount of the adsorbed ceric ion was roughly equal to the amount consumed in oxidation. Cellulose on which ceric ion is adsorbed reacts with methyl methacrylate to yield graft copolymers; a higher molecular weight of grafts, smaller number of grafts, and lower graft efficiency than in a standard polymerization were observed. Since the stability of the adsorbed ceric ion is high, a contribution of the adsorbed ceric ion to the graft copolymerization appears small, and the oxidation reaction, which proceeds slightly more slowly than adsorption, seems more important to the graft copolymerization.     

Mode of initiation in ceric salt initiated aqueous polymerization of methylmethacrylate

Summary The basic reaction for the production of initiating radicals in Ceric salt initiated polymerization of methylmethacrylate is strongly dependent on the acidity of the medium and independent of the nature of the anion associated' with the ceric ion. In moderately acid medium the primary reaction is the formation of hydroxyl radicals by ceric ion oxidation of water. When ceric sulfate is used as the initiator these hydroxyl radicals initiate the polymerization and appear as hydroxyl endgroups in the polymers. On the other hand, when ammonium ions are present, as in case of ceric ammonium sulfate initiator or ceric sulfate initiator in the presence of ammonium sulfate, some of the hydroxyl radicals generated in the primary reaction, react with the ammonium ions producing ammonium radicals and both hydroxyl and ammonium radicals act as the initiator giving rise to both hydroxyl and amine endgroups in the polymers. In strongly acid medium the basic initiating reaction changes into one in which the monomer transfers an electron to the ceric ion producing monomer radicals which initiate the polymerization and polymers with no endgroups are formed.

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Zusammenfassung Die Grundreaktion zur Erzeugung von Startradikalen aus Cersalz-initiierter Polymerisation von Methylmethacrylat ist von der Aciditäat des Mediums stark abhängig und unabhängig von der Natur des Anions, das mit den Cerionen assoziiert ist. Im mäßig sauren Medium besteht die primäre Reaktion in der Bildung von Hydroxylradikalen durch das Cerion auf Basis der Oxidation von Wasser. Wenn Cersulfat als Initiator verwendet wird, starten die Hydroxylradikale die Polymerisation und erscheinen als Kettenendgruppen. Andererseits, bei Gegenwart von Ammonium, wie im Falle des Cerammoniumsulfats oder Cersulfats in Gegenwart von Ammoniumsulfat, reagieren einige der Hydroxylradikale in primärer Reaktion mit den Ammoniumionen und erzeugen Ammoniumradikale, und darn geben beide-Hydroxyl-und Ammoniumradikale - als Initiatoren Anlaß für Hydroxyl-und Aminendgruppen der Hydroxylketten. In stark saurem Medium verändert sich die Startreaktion in eine andere, in der Monomere ein Elektron an das Cerion transferieren und hierdurch Monomerradikale erzeugen, die die Polymerisation starten und Polymere ohne Endgruppen bilden.

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Potentiometric studies in oxidation-reduction reactions: Reduction with ferrous ethylenediamine sulphate ceric sulphate method

Ferrous ethylenediamine sulphate has been used as a reducing agent to determine indirectly potassium permanganate, ceric sulphate, potassium chlorate, hydrogen peroxide, potassium persulphate, potassium dichromate and potassium bromate by a potentiometric method. An excess of ferrous ethylenediamine sulphate added to each of the substances in acid medium was titrated with a standard solution of ceric sulphate, using platinum foil as an oxidation-reduction electrode coupled with a saturated calomel electrode through an agar-agar potassium chloride bridge.     

Grafting acrylic acid monomer to poly-(vinyl alcohol) and methyl cellulose by ceric ion

A graft copolymer of acrylic acid on poly(vinyl alcohol) was prepared by use of the ceric ion–polyol redox system in aqueous medium. The graft copolymer obtained was water-soluble under the specified experimental conditions. The efficiency of grafting was determined by measuring carboxyl group content (as expected from acrylic acid unit) in the copolymer by applying the newly developed reverse dye-partition technique. The graft copolymer was also characterized by viscosity and solubility measurements. The effect of varying concentration of catalyst, monomer, and grafting time has also been determined.     

Surface modification of monodisperse hydroxyl functionalized polymeric microspheres using ceric ammonium nitrate

The surface modification of monodisperse hydroxyl functionalized polymeric microspheres was carried out by utilizing a redox initiation system. Styrene, divinylbenzene and hydroxyethyl methacrylate were used as the second monomer in the seeded polymerization. An excessive amount of the second monomer emulsion was swollen into the polystyrene (PS) seed particles completely by controlling the medium solvency and swelling temperature. The hydroxyl functional groups were radicalized by the ceric ammonium nitrate in nitric acid solution, and the methyl methacrylate was reacted uniformly on the surface of microspheres. From the SEM, and FE-TEM measurements, highly monodisperse microspheres having a smooth surface, and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) coating layer were observed, respectively. The surface characteristics of the PS seed particles, hydroxyl functionalized and surface-modified polymeric microspheres were confirmed by utilizing FT-IR, XPS and thermal analysis.     

Polymerization of acrylonitrile initiated by ceric ion-organic sulphur compounds reducing agent systems

Polymerization of acrylonitrile was investigated using ceric ion-organic sulfur compounds reducing agent systems. The organic sulphur compounds used as the reductants are, thiourea, thioacetamide, 2-amino ethanethiol, cysteine, and thioglycolic acid. The rates of polymerization were measured within the temperature range of 25 to 40 °C. The initiation was by the radical produced from Ce⁴⁺-sulphur compounds reaction. The rate of monomer disappearance was proportional to [M]^1.5, [S]^0.5 and the rate of ceric disappearance was directly proportional to [S] and [Ce⁴⁺]. A kinetic scheme involving the initiation by the primary radical and termination of the growing polymer radicals by the mutual type has been suggested and the kinetic percentage have been evaluated.     

Synthesis of 3-substituted 4(3h)-quinazolinones catalyzed by ceric ammonium nitrate

The synthesis of 3-substituted 4(3H)-quinazolinones from anthranilic acid, orthoesters, and amines in the presence of ceric ammonium nitrate has been studied. The reaction occurred in a few minutes at room temperature under solvent-free conditions and in excellent yields. The probable conversion mechanism has been discussed.     

Polymerization of acrylonitrile initiated by ceric ion–citric acid redox system

Heterogeneous polymerization of acrylonitrile initiated by ceric ammonium sulfate–citric acid (C.A.) redox system is reported at 35 ± 0.2°C under nitrogen atmosphere. The rate of monomer disappearance is found to be proportional to [C.A.]⁰, [Ce⁴⁺]^0.63, and [Monomer]^1.59. The rate of ceric ion disappearance is directly proportional to ceric ion concentration but independent of monomer concentration. The initial rate was independent of [H₂SO₄]. The molecular weight of polyacrylonitrile increases with increasing monomer concentration and decreasing ceric ion concentration. Activation energy was found to be 27.9 kJ/mol.     

Synthesis of ubiquinone and menaquinone analogues by oxidative demethylation of alkenylhydroquinone ethers with argentic oxide or ceric ammonium nitrat

It was found that alkenylhydroquinone ethers demethylated with argentic oxide or ceric ammonium nitrate in the presence of 2,4,6-pyridinetricarboxylic acid as a catalyst and afforded ubiquinone-2, menaquinone-2 and their analogs in yields of 53 to 89%. The new approach to the synthesis of starting alkenylhydroquinone ethers as well as 2,4,6-pyridinetricarboxylic acid and its derivatives has been reported.