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The Thermal Cis-Transisomerization of Cinnamic Acid Catalyzed by Iodine

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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)
Subject Keywords:(Chemistry)
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Major Option:Chemistry
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Dickinson, Roscoe Gilkey
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
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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