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Lotzkar, Harry (1937) The Thermal Cis-Transisomerization of Cinnamic Acid Catalyzed by Iodine. Master's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/53cg-va67. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03182025-211218731
Abstract
In this investigation, a study was made of the kinetics and mechanism suggested by the kinetics of the iodine-catalyzed thermal conversion of cis-cinnamic acid to trans-cinnamic acid. Berthoud and Urech studied the kinetics of the iodine-sensitized photo-chemical conversion of cis-cinnamic acid to trans-cinnamic acid and proposed a mechanism for it. They found that the reaction rate is given by
[Equation. See abstract in scanned thesis for details]
They suggested the following mechanism for the photochemical conversion:
I2 + h✓ → 2I
C + I → CI
CI → TI
TI → T + I
2I → I2
where C and T denote cis-cinnamic acid and trans-cinnamic acid, resp. Structurally, the conversion is represented as follows:
[Formula. See abstract in scanned thesis for details]
Item Type: | Thesis (Master's thesis) |
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Subject Keywords: | (Chemistry) |
Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology |
Division: | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
Major Option: | Chemistry |
Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) |
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Defense Date: | 1937 |
Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:03182025-211218731 |
Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03182025-211218731 |
DOI: | 10.7907/53cg-va67 |
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ID Code: | 17071 |
Collection: | CaltechTHESIS |
Deposited By: | Ben Maggio |
Deposited On: | 31 Mar 2025 18:48 |
Last Modified: | 31 Mar 2025 18:53 |
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