ORGANIC ELECTRO-OXIDATIONS.

Abstract

It was found possible to oxidize picrate ion on a platinum electrode in acetonitrile solution. A detailed study of the electrode process was undertaken by means of voltammetry, chronopotentiometry, and controlled potential coulometry. An overall reaction process is proposed which involves a very short-lived picryl radical that decays by at least two different reactions--the most predominant of which forms picric acid by hydrogen abstraction.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608754

Entities

People

  • D. H. Geske

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acetonitrile
  • Acids
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Electrodes
  • Elements
  • Hydrogen
  • Nitriles
  • Organic Compounds
  • Oxidation
  • Picric Acid
  • Platinum
  • Potentiostatic Techniques
  • Voltammetry

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Electrochemical Surface Science
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics