Formation of Chloroamines from Styrene under Conditions Mimicking Those of Water"Chlorination"Treatment

Abstract

The reaction of styrene with sodium hypochlorite in the presence of ammonium ion in 0.3 M phosphate buffer (pH 6.0) at room temperature afforded N-chloro-1-phenyl-2-chloroethylamine and N, N-dichloro-1-phenyl-2-chloroethylamine. 1-Phenyl-2-chloroethylamine hydrochloride, obtained as the reduction product of the two N-chloroamines, was shown to be mutagenic in the Salmonella typhimurium test.