N. Vettorazzi, J. Silber, L. Sereno
Aug 25, 1981
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Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
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Abstract The anodic oxidation of 1-naphthylamine (ArNH 2 ) has been studied at the platinum electrode in acetonitrile by controlled potential electrolysis, chronopotentiometry, cyclic voltammetry, cyclic voltammetry and spectrometric methods. From the electrochemical data a complex ECE type of mechanism is inferred with an overall efficiency of one electron per molecule of ArNH 2 . The electrochemical steps are reversible and the chemical process seems to follow second order kinetics and is extremely fast. The cation radical produced in the first charge transfer step suffers fast decomposition to give dimers which are easier to oxidize than ArNH 2 . The dimeric products were identified by comparison with authentic samples. Further complications arise due to slow reactions of the oxidized dimers. Electrochemical studies in basic media (pyridine and 2,6-lutidine) and acid media (anhydrous trifluoroacetic acid) were also performed.