D. Nematollahi, M. Alimoradi, S. W. Husain
Mar 5, 2006
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Electrochimica Acta
Abstract
Abstract Electrochemical oxidation of catechols ( 1a – e ) has been studied in the presence of 2-acetylcyclopentanone ( 3 ) as a nucleophile in aqueous solutions, using cyclic voltammetry and controlled-potential coulometry. The results indicate that the quinones derived from catechols ( 1a – e ), participate in Michael addition reactions with anion of 2-acetylcyclopentanone ( 3 ) and via EC mechanism pathway, converted to corresponding catechol derivatives ( 4a – e ). In this work, we derived novel catechol derivatives with good yields based on electrochemical oxidation in aqueous solutions, at carbon electrode in an undivided cell, using environmentally friendly method.