Electrochemical Reduction of Aromatic Ketones in N,N-Dimethylformamide Containing Benzoic Acid. Effect of the Basicity of the Carbonyl Group

1988 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 1963 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Kwiatek ◽  
MK Kalinowski

The effect of benzoic acid on the polarographic reduction of a series of aromatic ketones in N,N- dimethylformamide has been investigated. In the presence of this acid a new cathodic wave (pre-wave) appears at more positive potentials than the original (orig.) wave of the reactant. A linear correlation has been found between ΔE½ and the pKBH+ values, where ΔE½ = E½ pre.wave -E½orig.wave and pKBH+ stands for the negative logarithm of the acidity constant of the protonated ketone . It is concluded that the pre-wave is associated with the cathodic reduction of a hydrogen-bonded adduct of 1 : 1 type formed between the carbonyl compound and the acid in the double layer. The effect of the double layer on the basicity of the ketones is discussed.

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 1318-1323
Author(s):  
Miloslava Počtová

A mechanism of the electrochemical reduction of β-(4-ethylbenzoyl)-α,β-dibromopropionic acid is suggested based on the results of classical polarography and polarography with Kalousek's switch and on the identification of the polarographically active intermediate products. The substance converts to β-4-ethylbenzoylacrylic acid on the electrochemical elimination of the bromine atoms, and the latter acid is reduced further to β-4-ethylbenzoylpropionic acid. The most negative polarographic wave corresponds to the reduction of the carbonyl group in the benzoyl part of the last acid.


1974 ◽  
Vol 29 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 489-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulio Paliani ◽  
Salvatore Sorriso ◽  
Sandro Maria Murgia

The electrochemical reduction of diazoacetone in 10 % water: ethanol solution, between pH = 3 and pH = 9, has been studied. Two waves have been observed in acid solution: the first is attributed to the reduction of diazoacetone to aminoacetone and the second one to the reduction of 2,5-dimethyldihydropyrazine (formed by dimerization of the aminoacetone) to 2,5-dimethylpiperazine. In neutral and alkaline media the first wave splits into two waves corresponding to a reduction of diazoacetone to hydrazone and aminoacetone.


2012 ◽  
pp. 251-256
Author(s):  
A. Benavides-Mendoza ◽  
D. Burgos-Limón ◽  
H. Ramírez ◽  
V. Robledo-Torres ◽  
A. Sandoval-Rangel

2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (33) ◽  
pp. 12966-12973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie S. Silvester ◽  
Weisi He ◽  
Leigh Aldous ◽  
Christopher Hardacre ◽  
Richard G. Compton

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamaâ Douch ◽  
Guy Mousset

The electrochemical reduction of aromatic or α,β ethylenic aromatic ketones in nonaqueous solvent (DMF) has been performed in the presence of EuCl3•6H2O. Ligand exchange between DMF and water molecules of the europium salt was first studied. A voltammetric study shows that complexation involving electrogenerated Eu(II) and ketone may occur at the electrode interface or in solution, leading respectively to [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] stoichiometries. The stereochemistry of hydrodimerization products is studied.


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