Abstract
Photoexcited electrochemically generated quinone radical anions reduced 1,2-dibromobenzene to bromobenzene, 1,4-dibromobenzene to bromobenzene and 4-chlorobenzonitrile to benzonitrile. In the presence of anthracene, 2-bromophenyl-, 4-bromophenyl- and 4-cyanophenyl-anthracenes were formed. With acetaldehyde, acetone, acetophenone, benzaldehyde and benzophenone, the major products were the corresponding pinacols, with small amounts of the two-electron secondary alcohols. In acetonitrile as solvent, cinnamonitriles, hydrocinnamonitriles and phenylglutaronitriles were formed in addition to the alcohols. Glyoxylic acid was reduced to tartaric, glycolic and malic acids. The reduction of CO2 was unsuccessful.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1829-1832 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society- Perkin Transactions 2 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry