Abstract
An improved synthetic method of a natural fungicide, phenazine-1-carboxylic acid, was reported. In brief, the process constitutes of (a) one-pot synthesis of 1-methyphenazine (IV) from pyrocatechol and 3-methyl-2-aminoaniline, (b) Wohl-Ziegler bromination of IV, (c) hydrolyzation of 1-bromomethylphenazine (III) in aqueous solution of Na2CO3/N,N-dimethylformamide (1.1:1, v/v), (d) oxidation of 1-phenazinemethanol (II) by O2 under the catalyzation of N-bromosuccinimide. This method provided an effective synthesis of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid in the overall yield of 66 %.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3355-3360 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Asian Journal of Chemistry |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
Keywords
- Natural fungicide
- One-pot
- Oxidation
- Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid