Original scientific paper

Electroorganic Chemistry. VI. Mechanism and Product Studies in the Electroreductoin of 1,3-Dibromides

Joseph Casanova ; Department of Chemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
Harold R. Rogers ; Department of Chemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
Joanne Murray ; Department of Chemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
Riad Ahmed ; Department of Chemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
Ossama Rasmy ; Department of Chemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
Marko Tarle ; Department of Chemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA

Abstract

Products of the electroreduction of 1,3-dihromopropane,
1, 3-dibromo-1 -phenylpropane, 1,3-dibromo-1,3 -diphenylpropane,
enđo-4-syn-8-dibromodibenzobicyclo[3.2.1] octadiene, and 1,8-bis-
(bromomethyl)naphthalene at a mercury cathode were examined.
The influence of change in potential, of addition of radical and carbanion scavengers, of added adsorbable species on product distribution, and the presence of organomercurial species in the products implicate a reaction path which involves sequential one electron reductions with the intervention of organomercury(l) radicals and possible dimeric mercury(l) species.

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Hrčak ID:

137405

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/137405

Publication date:

10.8.1990.

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