Journal article
Reduction of vicinal dihalides. I. The electrochemical reduction of meso and (±)-1,2-Dibromo-1,2-diphenylethane
Australian Journal of Chemistry, Vol.43(8), pp.1421-1430
1990
Abstract
The mechanism of the electrochemical dehalogenation of organic vicinal dihalides has been examined in acetonitrile by using meso- and (±)-1,2-dibromo-1,2-diphenylethane. Reduction potentials and product distributions obtained from the isomeric dibromides could not be accommodated within a mechanism involving a concerted addition of two electrons. However, these results can be explained by a stepwise addition of electrons, allowing the possibility of bond rotation at an intermediate stage. The product distributions obtained from the reduction of the (±)- dibromide were found to be potential-dependent, a result not previously observed for this compound, but consistent with a stepwise mechanism.
Details
- Title
- Reduction of vicinal dihalides. I. The electrochemical reduction of meso and (±)-1,2-Dibromo-1,2-diphenylethane
- Authors/Creators
- P. Fawell (Author/Creator)J. Avraamides (Author/Creator)G. Hefter (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Australian Journal of Chemistry, Vol.43(8), pp.1421-1430
- Publisher
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005540370807891
- Copyright
- © CSIRO 1990
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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