TY - JOUR
T1 - Electrolyte free electro-organic synthesis: The cathodic dimerisation of 4-nitrobenzylbromide in a micro-gap flow cell
AU - He, P
AU - Watts, P
AU - Marken, F
AU - Haswell, S J
N1 - ID number: ISI:000231591000009
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The electrochemical reduction of 4-nitrobenzylbromide is studied in NN-dimethylformamide solution in the presence and in the absence of intentionally added supporting electrolyte. By conventional voltammetry it is shown that an ECE-type reaction occurs with formation of the dimer 4,4'-dinitrodibenzyl irrespective of the presence of supporting electrolyte. Next, a micro-gap flow cell is characterised and employed for the preparative electro-reduction in the absence of supporting electrolyte. Excellent yields of the dimer are obtained and explained based on a self-propagation mechanism. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - The electrochemical reduction of 4-nitrobenzylbromide is studied in NN-dimethylformamide solution in the presence and in the absence of intentionally added supporting electrolyte. By conventional voltammetry it is shown that an ECE-type reaction occurs with formation of the dimer 4,4'-dinitrodibenzyl irrespective of the presence of supporting electrolyte. Next, a micro-gap flow cell is characterised and employed for the preparative electro-reduction in the absence of supporting electrolyte. Excellent yields of the dimer are obtained and explained based on a self-propagation mechanism. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/23844526867
U2 - 10.1016/j.elecom.2005.06.013
DO - 10.1016/j.elecom.2005.06.013
M3 - Article
SN - 1388-2481
VL - 7
SP - 918
EP - 924
JO - Electrochemistry Communications
JF - Electrochemistry Communications
IS - 9
ER -