Solvents Inducing Oxidation of Hydroxylamines

Shizuyo Horiyama, Kiyoko Suwa, Masae Yamaki, Hiromi Kataoka, Toyoshi Katagi, Mitsuo Takayama, Takae Takeuchi
2002 Chemical and pharmaceutical bulletin  
Hydroxylamines gradually undergo oxidation to their oximes on being dissolved in organic solvent (e.g. methanol). This phenomenon was followed by 1 H-NMR and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The oxidation rate was estimated from the peak area observed on the mass chromatogram at the protonated molecule or fragment ion on LC-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI)-MS. The results showed that the oxidation rate of hydroxylamines depended on the solvent type.
doi:10.1248/cpb.50.996 pmid:12130865 fatcat:bbz3kyrqxvc6bmwla4u6b7i3fu