Journal of the American Chemical Society

Curve crossing in the cyclic voltammetric oxidation of 2-phenylnorbornene. Evidence for an ECE reaction pathway

MA Fox, R Akaba

Index: Fox,M.A.; Akaba,R. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1983 , vol. 105, p. 3460

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Abstract

Abstract: The preparative electrooxidation of 2-phenylnorbornene (1) leads to the formation of a dienic oxidative coupling product 2. Analysis of the anodic behavior of 1 by cyclic voltammetry indicates a novel curve crossing, the first such experimental observation in an electrooxidation. An ECE mechanism with significant redox cross reaction is suggested as an explanation for this unusual observation.