Synthesis, Structure, and Thermochemical and Electrochemical Properties of Schiff Bases of the Pyridine and Quinoline Series
摘要
Abstract
A procedure has been proposed for the synthesis of pyridine and quinoline Schiff bases from the corresponding aldehydes and amines, which afforded the target products in more than 85% yield. Thermal decomposition pathways of the synthesized compounds have been identified by GC/MS and TG/DSC-MS analysis. They involve elimination of the hydrocarbon substituent from the imine fragment or the entire azomethine group with the formation of cationic 3-phenylpyridine and 6-substituted quinoline species. Cyclic voltammetric study of the title compounds has shown that their electrochemical reduction/oxidation is an irreversible process leading to fragmentation of the substrate molecules.