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Biomimetic oxidation of N-nitrosodibenzylamine with molecular oxygen catalysed by chemical cytochrome P-450 in AOT reverse micelles

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Moderate yields of benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol and benzylamine are obtained by the biomimetic oxidation of N-nitrosodibenzylamine with molecular oxygen catalysed by water soluble anionic manganese(III) 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin acetate/sodium dithionite/methylene blue in aerosol-OT (AOT) reverse micelles, under phase transfer conditions with AOT concentration higher than 10−3M. The formation of α-hydroxy-N-nitrosodibenzylamine and its decomposition products, benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol in reverse micellar systems are governed by the ratio of water and AOT, pH and other changes in the microenvirpnment.

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Chauhan, S.M.S., Satapathy, S. Biomimetic oxidation of N-nitrosodibenzylamine with molecular oxygen catalysed by chemical cytochrome P-450 in AOT reverse micelles. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Chem. Sci.) 103, 645–653 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02841066

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