Knoevenagel condensation between carbonyl compounds and active methylene compounds as well as three component Mannich reaction between aldehydes, ketones and amines proceeded smoothly in water with good to excellent yield and high selectivity in the presence of zero and first generation poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers. The products and the catalyst were separated by simple biphasic extraction. The catalyst was found to be reusable.
Poly(6-tert-butyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,3-benzoxazine) was synthesized by
thermally activated cationic ring opening polymerization. The structure of the
polymer was confirmed by spectral and thermal studies. The highest occupied
molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) were
estimated using cyclic voltammetry and optical absorption. Modulated photocurrent
measurement technique was employed to study the spectral and field dependence of
photocurrent. Photocurrent of the order of 1.5 micro A/m2 was obtained for polymer at a
biasing electric field of 40 V/mico m.