| Abstract
| - The catalytic reaction of cis-bisglycinato copper(II) monohydrate in the presence of hydrogen peroxideleads to hydroxylation of phenol to give catechol and hydroquinone (1:1.2 ratio) in good yield. 2,6-Dimethylphenol can be hydroxylated by hydrogen peroxide and a catalytic amount of cis-bisglycinatocopper(II) monohydrate to give an aggregate of 1,4-dihydroxy-2,6-dimethylbenzene and 2,6-dimethylphenol. A similar reaction of o-cresol gives 2,5-dihydroxytoluene. The reactivity of cis-bisglycinato copper(II) monohydrate in hydrogen peroxide with o-cresol is 4.5 times faster thanthat of a similar reaction by trans-bisglycinato copper(II) monohydrate. A catalytic reaction of cis-bisglycinato copper(II) monohydrate with aniline in aqueous hydrogen peroxide gives polyanilinesin the form of pernigraniline with different amounts of Cu(OH)2 attached to them. The two majorcomponents of polyanilines obtained have Mn values of 1040 and 1500, respectively. Resistance offilms of these polyanilines increases with temperatures from 40 °C to a maximum value at 103 °Cand then decreases in the region of 103−150 °C, showing the property of a thermoelectric switch.The aggregate prepared from hydroxylation of 2,6-dimethylphenol shows a similar property in theregion of 30−180 °C.
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