Polyethylene Glycols as Efficient Catalysts for the Oxidation of Xanthine Alkaloids by Ceric Ammonium Nitrate in Acetonitrile: A Kinetic and Mechanistic Approach

Kinetics of oxidation of xanthine alkaloids, such as Xanthine (XAN), hypoxanthine (HXAN), caffeine (CAF), theophylline (TPL), and theobromine (TBR), have been studied with ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) using poly ethylene glycols (PEG) as catalysts. Reaction obeyed first order kinetics in both [CAN]...

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Published in:Advances in Physical Chemistry 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.76-86
Main Authors: Shylaja, S., Rajanna, K. C., Ramesh, K., Rajendar Reddy, K., Giridhar Reddy, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acids
Alkaloids
Chemical industry
Chemical reaction, Rate of
Chemical reactions
Chemical research
Kinetics
Methods
Molecular weight
Nitrates
Oxidation
Oxidation-reduction reaction
Polyethylene glycol
Properties
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Summary:Kinetics of oxidation of xanthine alkaloids, such as Xanthine (XAN), hypoxanthine (HXAN), caffeine (CAF), theophylline (TPL), and theobromine (TBR), have been studied with ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) using poly ethylene glycols (PEG) as catalysts. Reaction obeyed first order kinetics in both [CAN] and [Xanthine alkaloid]. Highly sluggish CAN-xanthine alkaloid reactions (in acetonitrile media even at elevated temperatures) are enhanced in presence PEGs (PEG-200, -300, -400, -600). An increase in [PEG] increased the rate of oxidation linearly. This observation coupled with a change in absorption of CAN in presence of PEG, [H–(OCH2–CH2)n–O–NH4Ce(NO3)4(CH3CN)] (PEG bound CAN species), is considered to be more reactive than CAN. The mechanism of oxidation in PEG media has been explained by Menger-Portnoy’s enzymatic model.
ISSN:1687-7985
1687-7993
DOI:10.1155/2013/835610