Quinone Formation via Ceric Ammonium Nitrate Oxidations of 2-Alkyl-1,4-dialkoxybenzenes

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dc.contributor.advisorLove, Brian Ernest
dc.contributor.authorSimmons, Alexander Linwood
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBurns, Colin Sanderson
dc.contributor.departmentChemistry
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-25T19:34:58Z
dc.date.available2017-02-07T22:22:33Z
dc.date.created2016-05
dc.date.issued2016-05-03
dc.date.submittedMay 2016
dc.date.updated2016-05-25T18:24:28Z
dc.degree.departmentChemistry
dc.degree.disciplineMS-Chemistry
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.degree.nameM.S.
dc.description.abstractQuinones are cyclohexadiendiones that have a variety of uses ranging from medical applications to synthetic building blocks. Medicinal applications stem from the potent biological activity (e.g. antitumor and antibiotic) these compounds and some derivatives possess. The most common preparation method to access these compounds is oxidative demethylation of hydroquinone dimethyl ethers typically using ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN). Oxidation using CAN can yield a product mixture of the (mono)quinone and the symmetric dimeric quinone. Previous work in our group has resulted in the development of several protocols for altering the monoquinone to diquinone ratio by altering reaction conditions (e.g. substrate concentration, mode of addition, etc.). The current focus further explores manipulation of this ratio and reaction efficacy through substrate solubility and cerium coordination. We will discuss how ether linkages of various hydrophobicities and coordination modes change product outcome and if altering a single ether linkage or both linkages affect the product ratio.
dc.embargo.lift2016-11-25
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/5319
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectmonoquinone
dc.subjectdiquinone
dc.subjectceric ammonium nitrate
dc.subjectchemistry
dc.subject.lcshQuinone
dc.subject.lcshCerium oxides
dc.subject.lcshOxidation
dc.titleQuinone Formation via Ceric Ammonium Nitrate Oxidations of 2-Alkyl-1,4-dialkoxybenzenes
dc.typeMaster's Thesis
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