A Molecular Rearrangement of Tertiary Amines

Cockburn, William F (1949) A Molecular Rearrangement of Tertiary Amines. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

The rearrangement of phenacylbenzylaniline to alpha-anilino-beta-phenylpropiophenone, first achieved by T. S. Stevens, has been confirmed, and the reaction conditions more fully investigated. Further proof of rearrangement has been obtained in the identification of beta-phenylpropiophenone as a by-product. Experiments have been carried out with a number of other tertiary amines, and in the case of two, namely, phenaoyl-alpha-phenethylaniline, and phenaoylallylaniline, strong indications of rearrangement have been observed. In the case of the other amines investigated, general decomposition has been found to occur under the reaction conditions employed.

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Keywords: Organic chemistry, Molecular chemistry
• Date of Award: 1949
• Depositing User: Enlighten Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:1949-79759
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 31 Mar 2020 09:09
• Last Modified: 31 Mar 2020 09:09
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/79759