POLY [N-(4-PYRIDINIUM DICHROMATE)-P-STYRENE SULPHONAMIDE] AS AN EFFICIENT REAGENT FOR OXIDATION OF ALCOHOLS

Abstract

POLY [N-(4-PYRIDINIUM DICHROMATE)-P-STYRENE SULPHONAMIDE] is readily prepared. It is a stable, mild, and efficient oxidizing reagent that can be used for oxidation of different alcohols to their corresponding carbonyl compounds in approtic solvents. This polymer can be synthesized from the reaction between poly [N-(4-pyridyl)-p-styrene sulphonamide] and CrO 3 in a minimum amount of water. The latter polymer was prepared by free radical polymerization of [N-(4-pyridyl)-p-styrene sulphonamide] by using azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) as an initiator. N-(4-pyridyl)-p-styrene sulphonamide was synthesized from commercial 4-vinyl benzene sulphonic acid sodium salt and 4-amino pyridine. POLY [N-(4-PYRIDINIUM DICHROMATE)-P-STYRENE SULPHONAMIDE] can oxidize both aliphatic and aromatic alcohols in good yields at a temperature of 38°C and in CH 2 Cl 2 as solvent. One advantage in using this reagent is the mild condition of the reaction system. The synthesized compounds including polymeric reagent and carbonyl compounds were identified by HNMR and IR spectroscopy.