Investigation of the electro-methoxylation reaction Part 1.: Electrochemical study of 4-tert-butylcatechol and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde in methanol

被引:62
作者
Nematollahi, D [1 ]
Golabi, SM
机构
[1] Univ Bou Ali Sina, Fac Sci, Dept Chem, Hamadan, Iran
[2] Univ Tabriz, Fac Chem, Electroanalyt Chem Lab, Tabriz, Iran
来源
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | 2000年 / 481卷 / 02期
关键词
electrochemical oxidation; 4-tert-butylcatechol; 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde; methoxy-o-benzoquinone; ECE mechanism;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-0728(99)00500-8
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The electrochemical oxidation of 4-tert-butylcatechol (I) and 3,4-dihydroxybenzatdehyde (II) in methanol at various pH values has been studied using cyclic voltammetry and controlled-potential coulometry. The results indicate that in the presence of sodium acetate, 4-tert-butylcatechol (I) undergoes methoxylation according to an ECE mechanism to form the related methoxyquinone (Ic). Under these conditions, 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (II) participates in a dimerization reaction and, in acidic solution, this compound undergoes a methoxylation reaction parallel to the dimerization reaction to give the related methoxyquinone (IIc). (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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