- Bechamp reaction
In
organic synthesis , the Bechamp reaction is used for producing arsonic acids from activated aromatic rings such asaniline . [A. J. Bechamp, Compt. Rend. 56, 1172 (1863)] [P. Ehrlich and A. Bertheim, Ber. 40, 3292 (1907)] [H. P. Brown and C. S. Hamilton, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 56, 151 (1934)] [C. S. Hamilton and J. F. Morgan, Organic Reacrions II, pp 415, 428 (New York, 1944)] It was first described by A. J. Bechamp in 1863. The reaction is anelectrophilic aromatic substitution , usingarsenic acid as a reactant.One example of an important arsonic acid is
roxarsone . This is 4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzenearsonic acid. It exhibits an anticoccidial action and promotes growth in animals. [ [http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Roxarsone Biology Online definition of Roxarsone] ] [Biotransformation of 3-Nitro-4-hydroxybenzene Arsonic Acid (Roxarsone) and Release of Inorganic Arsenic by Clostridium Species, John F. Stolz, Eranda Perera, Brian Kilonzo, Brian Kail, Bryan Crable, Edward Fisher, Mrunalini Ranganathan, Lars Wormer, and Partha Basu. Environ. Sci. Technol.; 2007; 41(3) pp 818 - 823]:
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