Effect of the Nature of Surfactant on the Reactivity of C,N-diphenylnitrone towards Acrylonitrile in Different Microemulsions Systems

Abstract

The present work provides an insight into the effect of the nature of surfactant (cationic, anionic), a component of water- and oil-borne microemulsions, on the reaction rate of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of C,N-diphenylnitrone with acrylonitrile. The electrostatically attractive character of the cationic surfactant, would bring the reactants closer to each other; hence, a rate enhancement would ensue, particularly within the water-rich zone. Besides the fact that acrylonitrile played a dual role, as a component of the microemulsion and a dipolarphile in the cycloaddition reaction, made the work-up advantageously sound. Additionally, the increase in reagents molar ratio was found to promote higher reactivity.

Keywords

• acrylonitrile
• cycloaddition
• isoxazolidine
• microemulsion
• nitrone