Organic Chemistry: Current Research
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Green route to synthesis of (4-methoxy-phenyl)- phosphonodithioic acid and its Ni & Co complexes

2^nd International Conference on Past and Present Research Systems of Green Chemistry

September 14-16, 2015 Orlando, USA

Tomilola Ajayi

University of Kwazulu-natal, South Africa

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Organic Chem Curr Res

Abstract :

This review presents an overview of the reaction of 2, 4-bis (4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane-2,4-disulfide (Lawesson�s reagent) with ROH [R = Me, Et, iPr& But] to produce the non-symmetric (4-methoxy-phenyl)-phosphonodithioicacid acid which was complex to Ni(II) & Co(II) by green synthesis approaches that have advantages over conventional methods involving heat and chemical solvent associated with environmental toxicity. Most of the synthetic methods reported to date rely heavily on organic solvents. In the present approach, the compounds were synthesized solvent less and were characterized by 1H, 31P NMR, and Mass Spectroscopy. The nickel complexes are square planar and the cobalt complex octahedral. All the data correspond to what has previously reported. This new route saves time, cost, energy and it is environmental friendly synthesized. These compounds have been reported to have antibacterial properties.

Biography :

Tomilola Ajayi is a doctoral student in School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal. He got his first degree from University of Ilorin, Nigeria and his master’s degree from University of Lagos, Nigeria where he carried out research on inorganic (speciation) pollutant in one of the rivers in Lagos. He is currently working on green route to synthesis of Thiophosphorus ligands and complexes. He is currently working under the supervision of Professor Werner E Van Zyl.

Email: 213523472@stu.ukzn.ac.za