fausap
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Hello all,
in my quest to find some new film developers, I got this reaction, in water:
Metol + Sodium Hydroxide + Sodium sulfite
Metol is (C7H10NO)2SO4
This should be a very slow reaction.
Is it possible, after 1 month, I got p-Aminophenol in solution?
p-Aminophenol is C6H7NO
I attached a file with the structures.
thanks,
Fausto
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Would be a pretty cool reaction if it worked, but seems a little unlikely.
As soon as you add base to the reaction you will generate the N-methylaminophenol freebase and sodium sulfate. I don't think that's super soluble in
water, likely precluding any further reactions, at least at room temperature. Not too sure if sodium sulfite is known for it's demethylating abilities
either.
I think p-aminophenol can be generated from Tylenol pretty easily though?
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Quote: Originally posted by numos  | Would be a pretty cool reaction if it worked, but seems a little unlikely.
As soon as you add base to the reaction you will generate the N-methylaminophenol freebase and sodium sulfate. I don't think that's super soluble in
water, likely precluding any further reactions, at least at room temperature. Not too sure if sodium sulfite is known for it's demethylating abilities
either.
I think p-aminophenol can be generated from Tylenol pretty easily though? |
that's very interesting. Do you have any pointer to the Tylenol reaction?
thanks,
Fausto
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