THE SOLVENT AS H-ATOM DONOR IN ORGANIC ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS - REDUCTION OF AROMATIC HALIDES
THE SOLVENT AS H-ATOM DONOR IN ORGANIC ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS - REDUCTION OF AROMATIC HALIDES
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DOI:
10.1021/ja00532a023
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
SAVEANT, JM
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作者:
MHALLA, F;PINSON, J;SAVEANT, JM
The first step following the initial formation of the anion radical in the electrochemical reduction of aromatic halides is the cleavage of the CX bond leading to the neutral Ar· radical. The latter species undergoesthree concurrent reactions: H-atom abstraction from the solvent and electron transfer at the electrode and/or from the initial anion radical. The quantitative analysis of this threefold competitionallows one to predict the effect of the intrinsic (rate constants) and operational (concen-tration, stirring rate, cell geometry) parameters. It is the basis on which the results of deuterium incorporation by deuterated water or solvent can be used as a tool to investigate the reaction mechanism and to determine the characteristic rate constants. This is illustrated by the study of the chloro, bromo, and iodo derivatives of three aromatic residues (9-anthryl, 1-naphthyl, and 4-cyanophenyl) in MeaSO and acetonitrile. It is shown that the proposed reduction mechanism is indeed followed in each case and the degree of competition between the three concurrent steps can be evaluated. Using the values obtained independently (by cyclic voltammetry or redox catalysis) for the cleavagerate of the anion radicals of the chloro compounds, the corresponding rates for the bromo and iodo derivatives are determined as well as the rates of H-atom transfer to the three aromatic radi-cals and themagnitude of the corresponding deuterium isotope effects.