Abstract

The mechanism of the oxidation of mixtures of 2,6-dimethylaniline (1), N,N-dimethylaniline (2), 2,6-diethylaniline (3), N,N-diethylaniline (4), N-methylaniline (5), 2,6-difluoroaniline (6), and 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroaniline (7) with 4-aminophenol (8) by cerium(IV) ions in aqueous perchloric acid has been investigated. The indoaniline salts [O=C6H4=N-C6H2(R1)2NH(R2)2]+ClO4− (R1=H,R2=CH3, C2H5 orvice versa) are formed as intermediates in the cross-coupling reaction; they undergo oxidation to imino-4-benzoquinone (9) and its corresponding derivatives by cerium(IV) ions in high yields. The mechanism of this process is discussed.

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