ANDRZEJ LASIA and ABDELHAQ RAMI. 1987. Can. J. Chem. 65, 744 (1987). The electroreduction of 9-anthraldehyde (ANCHO) and 10-methyl-9-anthraldehyde (MeANCHO) has been studied in aprotic solvents. The anion free radicals of both compounds undergo subsequent dimerization reaction with ANCHOT being more reactive than MeANCHO'. The rate constant of the dimerization reaction depends on the solvent and for ANCHO' in HMPA is equal to 2 x lo4 M-I S-I . Using spectroscopic measurements it has been shown that thedimerization takes place at position 10.ANDRZEJ LASIA et ABDELHAQ RAMI. 1987. Can. J. Chem. 65, 744 (1987).L'ClectrorCduction du 9-anthraldkhyde (ANCHO) et du 10-mCthyl-9-anthraldChyde (MeANCHO) a CtC CtudiCe dans les solvants aprotiques. Les anions radicaux de ces composCs se dimCrisent et ANCHOS est beaucoup plus rkactif que MeANCHO'. La constante de vitesse de dimkrisation dCpend du solvant et pour ANCHO' dans le HMPA cette constante Cgale 2 X lo4 M-I s-'. La structure de dimkre a CtC CtudiCe par la spectroscopie rmn et on a trouvC que la dimCrisation a lieu i la position 10.