Concerted and stepwise dissociative electron transfers. Oxidability of the leaving group and strength of the breaking bond as mechanism and reactivity governing factors illustrated by the electrochemical reduction of α-substituted acetophenones

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2420-2429

  Andrieux, Claude P ^a   Savéant, Jean Michel ^a   Tallec, André ^b   Tardivel, Robert ^b   Tardy, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IN VITRO STUDY; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0242516752     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja963674b     Document Type: Article

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