Biphasic redox chemistry of α-tocopherol: Evidence for electrochemically induced hydrolysis and dimerization on the surface of and within femtolitre droplets immobilized onto graphite electrodes

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 836-842

  Wain, Andrew J ^a   Wadhawan, Jay D ^a,b   France, Robert R ^a   Compton, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DIMER; ELECTROLYTE; GRAPHITE; RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPETITION; COUPLING FACTOR; DIMERIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; HYDROLYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; LIQUID; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POTENTIOMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 1542719750     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b315052f     Document Type: Article

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