Journal article
Reduction of vicinal dihalides. II. Leaving group effects on the electrochemical reduction of 1,2-Dihalo-1,2-diphenylethanes and 1,2-Dihalocyclohexanes
Australian Journal of Chemistry, Vol.44(4), pp.791-798
1991
Abstract
Leaving group effects on the electrochemical dehalogenation of organic vicinal dihalides have been examined in acetonitrile for the 1,2-dihalo-1,2-diphenylethanes and trans-1,2-dihalo-cyclohexanes. Reduction potentials and product distributions support a stepwise addition of two electrons, as previously proposed for the isomers of 1,2-dibromo-1,2-diphenylethane. A general reduction mechanism for the vicinal dihalides is proposed. Literature data for the electrochemical reduction of the 5,6-dihalodecanes, previously thought to favour a concerted two-electron mechanism, may be explained in terms of a stepwise process.
Details
- Title
- Reduction of vicinal dihalides. II. Leaving group effects on the electrochemical reduction of 1,2-Dihalo-1,2-diphenylethanes and 1,2-Dihalocyclohexanes
- Authors/Creators
- P. Fawell (Author/Creator)J. Avraamides (Author/Creator)G. Hefter (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Australian Journal of Chemistry, Vol.44(4), pp.791-798
- Publisher
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005540364007891
- Copyright
- (c) CSIRO
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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