Evidence for concerted proton-electron transfer in the electrochemical oxidation of phenols with water as proton acceptor. Tri-tert-butylphenol

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 47, 2008, Pages 15817-15819

  Costentin, Cyrille ^a   Louault, Cyril ^a   Robert, Marc ^a   Savéant, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TRI TERT BUTYLPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOSYSTEM II; POTENTIOMETRY; PROTON TRANSPORT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 56749104467     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja8064914     Document Type: Article

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