Effect of proton donors on the mechanism of electroreduction of alpha-radicals of linear and cyclic ethers

摘要

Using laser photoemission, we found two routes of the electroreduction of alpha-radicals (R-ads) adsorbed on a mercury electrode for linear and cyclic ethers in the presence of strong proton donors (BH+), i.e., by direct one-electron transfer and with the antecedent formation of the metastable complex [R-ads. BH+]. [References: 20]