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Electrochemical oxidation of 4-methylcatechol in the presence of β-diketones
Nematollahi, Davood,Rafiee, Mohammad,Khavasi, Hamid Reza
, p. 1505 - 1511 (2008)
Electrochemical oxidation of 4-methylcatechol (1) in the presence of, benzoylacetone (2), dibenzoylmethane (3), 3-hydroxy-1H-phenalen-l-one (4), acetylacetone (5), dimedone (6), and 2-acetylcyclohexanone (7) as nucleophiles has been studied in detail by cyclic voltammetry and controlled-potential coulometry. The results indicate that the electro-chemically generated quinone participates in Michael addition reaction with 2-7 via various mechanisms to produce new organic compounds. Furthermore, our studies show that the structure of intermediates play a crucial role in product selectivity under controlled-potential conditions. Various types of products were also obtained through the selective oxidation at the surface of a carbon electrode in an undivided cell.
