Yn. Ogibin et al., REARRANGEMENT OF TRANS-STILBENE INTO DIPHENYLACETALDEHYDE ACETALS INDUCED BY DIRECT ANODIC-OXIDATION, Russian chemical bulletin, 46(12), 1997, pp. 2089-2092
Direct anodic oxidation of trans-stilbene in lower alcohols and in som
e other solvents in the presence of KF or Bu4NBF4 is accompanied by it
s electrooxidatve rearrangement into diphenylacetaldehyde acetals; a c
ompeting reaction yields 1,2-dialkoxy-1,2-diphenylethanes.