S. Senapati et al., HYDROLYSIS OF SCHIFF-BASES IN (CTAB-CHCL3-H2O) REVERSED MICELLES - ROLE OF SPACERS, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. A: Inorganic, physical, theoretical & analytical, 34(3), 1995, pp. 227-229
The schiff bases of the type (p-C16H33O-C6H4CH = N)(2)(CH2)(m) (1, m =
0, 2, 3, 4 and 6) and the ortho isomer (2, m = 0, 2, 4, 6) have been
synthesized and the hydrolysis of these compounds have been studied in
CTAB-CHCl3-H2O reversed micellar system under acidic condition. Signi
ficant variation of the reaction rate has been observed due to variati
on in the number of methylene groups in the spacer and due to the chan
ge in the position of the cetyloxy group. Difference in the rate of di
sappearance of schiff base and appearance of the product is ascribed t
o a mechanism involving a carbinolamine intermediate.