title: On the surface-catalyzed reaction between the gases 2,2-dimethylpropanal and methanamine. formation of active-site imines.
abstract: The reaction that occurs when vapors of 2,2-dimethylpropanal and methanamine are allowed to mix in an infrared gas cell has been examined. The disappearance of starting materials and formation of E-imine product, monitored simultaneously, is best fit by a process involving wall-associated water. The same or closely related processes have been successfully modeled; such processes may also be common to pyridoxal-catalyzed transamination and related reactions in biological systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Arcadia University, Glenside, Pennsylvania 19038, USA.
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mascavage
authors.forename: Philip E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Sonnet
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Dalton