Abstract

N - phenyl cyclohexenylimide and 3,5 - dinitrobenzoic acid were subjected to biotransformation on maize fermenting system. These compounds were left for two weeks in the fermenting system and later extracted with a mixture of n - hexane, diethyl ether and ethanol. The TLC of the biotransformed products were carried out. The structures proposed for the isolated biotransformed products were based on FT - IR and NMR spectral data. One of the biotransformed products arose from the reduction of N - phenyl cyclohexenyl imide while decarboxylation of 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid resulted in 1,3- dinitrobenzene.

Key words:  Biotransformation, N – phenyl cyclohexenyl imide, 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid, fermenting system.