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Superoxide ion, generated by electrochemical reduction of O-2 in dimet
hylformamide at mercury cathode, reacts as an effective nucleophile wi
th hloareness (1a-4a) and as a base with phenacyl halides (5a and 6a)
affording phenols (1a-4b) and trans-dibenzoylethene (5b) respectively.