- Angeli-Rimini reaction
The Angeli-Rimini reaction is an
organic reaction between analdehyde and the sulfonamide "N-hydroxybenzenesulfonamide" in presence of base forming anhydroxamic acid .The other reaction product is a
sulfinic acid . The reaction was discovered by the two Italian chemistsAngelo Angeli and E. Rimini, and was published in 1896. [Angelo Angeli Gazz. Chim. Ital. 1896, 26, 17.] [Rimini, E.Gazz. Chim. Ital. 1901, 31, 84.]Chemical test
The reaction is used in a
chemical test for the detection of aldehydes in combination withferric chloride . In this test a few drops of aldehyde containing specimen is dissolved inethanol , thesulfonamide is added together with somesodium hydroxide solution and then the solution is acidified toCongo red . An added drop of ferric chloride will turn the solution an intense red when aldehyde is present. The sulfonamide can be prepared by reaction ofhydroxylamine and benzenesulfonyl chloride inethanol withpotassium metal. [Gattermann, Ludwig, "The Practical Methods of Organic Chemistry", 1937 [http://www.sciencemadness.org/library/books/gatterman_1937.pdf#search=%22Angeli-Rimini%20reaction%22 Link] (4.5 MB)]Reaction mechanism
The
reaction mechanism for this reaction is not clear and several potential pathways exist ["Reaction of aldehydes with N-hydroxybenzenesulfonamide. Acetal formation catalyzed by nucleophiles"Alfred Hassner, E. Wiederkehr, and A. J. KascheresJ. Org. Chem. ; 1970; 35(6) pp 1962 - 1964; (DOI|0.1021/jo00831a052)] . The N-hydroxybenzenesulfonamide 1 or its deprotonated form 2 is anucleophile in reaction with thealdehyde 3 to intermediate 4. Afterintramolecular proton exchange to 5 a sulfinic acid anion is split off and hydroxamic acid 8 results throughnitrone 6 and intermediate 7. Alternativelyaziridine intermediate 9 directly forms the end=product. The formation of thenitrene intermediate 10 is ruled out given the lack of reactivity of the chemical mixture towards simplealkene s.cope
The Angeli-Rimini reaction has recently been applied in
solid-phase synthesis with the sulfonamide covelently linked to apolystyrene solid support. ["Angeli-Rimini's Reaction on Solid Support: A New Approach to Hydroxamic Acids" Andrea Porcheddu and Giampaolo GiacomelliJ. Org. Chem. ; 2006; 71(18) pp 7057 - 7059; (Note) (DOI|10.1021/jo061018g)]References
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