Electrochemical and spectroscopic behavior of trifluoromethylacetophenone in aqueous and micellar medium

E Liotier, G Mousset, C Mousty

Index: Liotier, Elodie; Mousset, Guy; Mousty, Christine Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1995 , vol. 73, # 9 p. 1488 - 1496

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Abstract

The electrochemical behavior of 4-trifluoromethylacetophenone (TFMA) has been studied in aqueous (2≤ pH≤ 10), micellar, and ethanolic solutions using polarographic techniques. A slow hydration process of the carbonyl group has been observed by means of polarography and UV-visible spectrophotometry. Besides the well-known pH dependence of the electroreduction of aromatic ketones, CF bond cleavages concomitant to the ketone ...