Handbook Series in Organic Electrochemistry

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Oxidation of Benzidine on Low-Iron Smectites: A Proposed Mechanism

“…Polarography, however, indicates that aniline oxidizes as readily as BZ in acid aqueous solution. Oxidation potentials for aniline and BZ under the same experimental conditions are +0.42 V and +0.47 V (relative to the standard calomel electrode), respectively (Meites and Zuman, 1977). Therefore, promotion of oxidation is not wholly explained by the chemical environment of the surface or the tendency of the surface to adsorb the oxidation product more strongly, inasmuch as both BZ and aniline are subject to these influences.…”

Half a Century of Research Using Polarography

“…The first such collection was published in 1950 (270). A cooperation with Professor L. Meites who possessed very critical mind, as well as attention to details and ability to organize, led to publication of 14 volumes of data (271,272) characterizing numerically electrode processes involving both inorganic and organic compounds.…”

Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of ketones and of α- and β-diketones on Raney metal electrodes

“…Generally, electroreduction of ketones takes place at quite negative potentials, i.e., from -1.2 to -2.2 V (vs. ECS) for cyclohexanone and from -1 to -1.6 V (vs. ECS) for acetophenone (25). In the case of a-diketones, the reported potentials are about -l and -2 V (vs. ECS) for the reduction of the first and second carbonyl group, respectively.…”