Author: Aieshri Swargiary, Dulu Brahma, Somali Mukherjee, Pranjal Kalita and Arunendu Mondal

DOI: http://doi.org/10.31788/RJC.2023.1638350

Benzylamine to imine conversion through oxidative coupling reaction has been achieved with almost 91% yield under very mild conditions by applying a one-dimensional coordination polymer as a catalyst and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as an oxidizing agent. The 1D-coordination polymer, [{Cu2(2,3-pydc)2(2,2ʹ-bpy) (H2O)2}.4H2O]n(A) has been re-synthesized by different synthetic process using the ligands 2,3- pyridinedicarboxylic acid (2,3-pydc) and 2,2Ꞌ-bipyridine (2,2Ꞌ-bpy) and it has been characterized by utilizing different physicochemical techniques such as IR-spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis and TGDTA analysis including reestablishment of X-ray single crystal structure. The proposed mechanism of the reaction indicates that the catalytic reaction is facilitated by a flexible and coordinatively unsaturated Cu(II) center and through the formation of tert-butyl peroxy radical.

Keywords: Benzylamine, Imine, 1D-Coordination Polymer, 2,3- Pyridinedicarboxylic Acid, 2,2Ꞌ-Bipyridine, CuComplex, Catalyst.