An Electrochemical and Spectroelectrochemical Study of Substituted Alkylidenecyclopropabenzenes. 1-(Diphenylmethylene)cyclopropabenzene in the First Anodic and Cathodic Voltammetric Waves in Acetonitrile
Abstract
Electrochemical and modulated specular reflectance spectroelectrochemical (MSRS) investigations were performed on 1- (diphenylmethylene)cyclopropabenzene in nominally dry acetonitrile solution. The results indicate the formation of a stable anion radical and a quasi stable cation radical. The first order homogeneous rate constant for the decay of the cation radical was computed. Cycloproparenes possess some of the highest strain energies known; the parent compound I has a strain energy of 68 kcal/mol. As a result, the electrochemical oxidation and reduction potentials of the neutral molecules are lower than those of most other electroactive hydrocarbons.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 15, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA200308
Entities
People
- B. Halton
- F. Safarazi
- J. K. Foley
- K. Ashley
- P. J. Stang
- Q. Mei
- S. J. Buckland
- Stanley Pons
Organizations
- University of Utah