CATHODIC CLEAVAGE OF ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS ON ELECTRODES COATED WITH POLYMERIC MATERIALS - CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY OF SOLID CATHODES MODIFIED BY POLYFLUORENES OR POLYDIBENZOFURAN

Cathodic cleavage of organic compounds at electrodes modified by polyf luorenes or polydibenzofuran is discussed and analyzed by means of cyc lic voltammetry and spectroelectrochemistry. The catalytic efficiency, expressed in terms of the potential shift found with such modified el ectrodes is found to be a function of the nature of the organic compou nd and the polymer electrode modifier. The use of different polymers a s electrode modifiers for macroelectrolysis is also described.