Polarographic and cyclic voltammetric studies of bromohydrins in acetonitrile showed a single diffusion-limited two-electron irreversible cathodic wave/peak followed by chemical transformations. Controlled-potential electrolyses of the compounds gave a mixture of two products with epoxide as one of them in all cases. The mechanism of reduction is discussed in the light of proton-transfer reactions in neutral aprotic media. © 1993.

N. Bhuvaneswari

Kalapattukuppuswamy Kuppuswamy B. Balasubramanian

Chittoor Sivaramakrishnan Venkatachalam

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Proton-transfer reactions in the cathodic reduction of bromohydrins in neutral aprotic media

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry

The controlled-potential electrolysis of various substituted bromo epoxides in acetonitrile at a mercury pool electrode led to selective reduction of the carbonbromine bond affording the respective epoxide products in 80-90% yield. © 1992.

Tetrahedron Letters

Selective Reduction of the CarbonBromine Bond in Bromo Epoxides

The controlled-potential electrolyses of various substituted chlorovinylimines, viz., 4-chloro-3-(N-aryliminomethyl)-2H(1)-benzopyrans in dimethylformamide(DMF) solutions at mercury pool electrode yielded selectively the corresponding chlorine reduced products in moderately good yields. © 1989.

A selective cathodic reduction of β-chlorovinylimines in N,N′ dimethylformamide

J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1

Electrochemical cyclization of 1-phenyl-2(-1′chlorophenyl)-substituted five-membered nitrogen heterocycles. Application to the synthesis of phenanthridines

Journal	Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
ISSN	00220728
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