Formose reaction accelerated in aerosol-OT reverse micelles.

ABSTRACT: The formose reaction in reverse micelles of aerosol-OT (AOT), triton X-100 (TX), and hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) was investigated. Time-conversion data have indicated that the interfacial water layer of AOT reverse micelles is a medium that accelerates formation of glycolaldehyde in the formose reaction. The ¹³C NMR spectra for the products of the formose reaction using formaldehyde-¹³C as starting material are indicative of the formation of ethylene glycol as a major product.

SUBMITTER: Masaoka M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5238542 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature