Electrochemical reduction of methyl 2-bromomethylbenzoate at carbon cathodes in dimethylformamide containing water

CR Allen, DK Brown, JL Potts, C Ji

Index: Allen, Caroline R.; Brown, Drew K.; Potts, Jessica L.; Ji, Chang Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2013 , vol. 160, # 7 p. G3069-G3072

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Abstract

Abstract Cyclic voltammetry and controlled-potential electrolysis have been employed to examine the electrochemical reduction of methyl 2-bromomethylbenzoate at carbon cathodes in dimethylformamide (DMF) containing tetramethylammonium tetrafluoroborate (TMABF 4). A cyclic voltammogram for the reduction of the substrate exhibits one irreversible cathodic wave with a peak potential of− 1.45 V vs. SCE, which is due to the two-electron ...