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Electrochemical Character and Application of Halide Mediators Using CF3CH2oh As Solvent

Thursday, 28 May 2015: 08:05
PDR 5 (Hilton Chicago)
C. M. Lam (University of California Santa Barbara), C. Zeng (Beijing University of Technology), and R. D. Little (University of California Santa Barbara)
The electrochemical characteristics of bromide and iodide in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE) has been investigated and studied by cyclic voltammetry.

TFE is a protic solvent that has different nucleophilicity compared to other common alcohol solvents. Based on the experimental results, iodide and bromide lose two electrons and form a triiodie/tribromide system in one oxidation wave in TFE. The processes were found to be diffusion-controlled.

Different types of electrochemical reactions were attempted and studied in TFE. TFE found to be useful for the synthesis and benzylic C-H bond activation.

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