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Hamid Salehzadeh1, Mohammad Hossein Mashhadizadeh1
1Faculty of Chemistry , Kharazmi University , Tehran 1571914911 , Iran.
Abstract:
Here we report a paired electrochemical coupling of readily accessible nitro-compounds with benzyl alcohols to yield nitrone derivatives. In this work, electrochemical behavior of nitrobenzene and benzyl alcohol derivatives was studied by cyclic voltammetry and controlled potential coulommetry. Electrochemical reactions have been performed in aqueous/ethanol (or acetonitrile) solutions by employing common graphite electrodes and a simple controlled current protocol which can make this strategy more appealing than other conventional pathways.
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