INDIRECT ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION OF SOME PEROXIDE DERIVATIVES

Indirect reduction of derivates of tert-butyl hydroperoxide by means o f aromatic radical anions in DMF results in the formation of tert-buto xy radicals, which abstract a hydrogen atom from DMF. The N,N-dimethyl aminocarbonyl radical may couple with the radical anion or be reduced by it; from this competition the reduction potential of the N,N-dimeth ylaminocarbonyl radical is estimated to be -1.62 V (SCE).