Electrochemical Reduction of 1,2-Di(p-tolylimino)ethane and 1,2-Di(2,4-dimethylphenylimino)ethane in Dimethylformamide

• 来源期刊: 中国化学(英文版)
• 年，卷（期）: 2007,（10）
• 页码范围: 1577-1580
• 页数: 4页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

1,2-Di(p-tolylimino)ethane (Ⅰ) and 1,2-Di(2,4-dimethylphenylimino)ethane (Ⅱ) were synthesized and their electrochemical behavior investigated in dimethylformamide using classical voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, controlled potential electrolysis and coulometry. Both bis-Schiff base ligands examined show a cathodic irreversible peak which corresponds to one-electron reduction of the substrate to form anion radical. According to the fact obtained from cyclic voltammetry, that the current function(ip/v1/2) is a decreasing function of the scan rate, it can be concluded that there is a following coupling chemical reaction (EC mechanism). Thus, the most probable mechanism of electroreduction of both ligands is the coupling of two radicals to form a dimer.