P. Audebert et al., ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION OF SOME ENOL SILYL ETHERS - INVESTIGATIONS ON THE REACTIVITY OF CYCLIZABLE CATION-RADICALS, Journal of electroanalytical chemistry [1992], 445(1-2), 1998, pp. 203-209
The electrochemical oxidation of several silyl enolethers (SE) formed
from a variety of differently substituted alpha- or beta-tetralones by
side chains is described. The behaviour of the cation radicals of the
SE has been found to be strongly dependent on the substituted lateral
chain, especially when the substituent contains a cyclizable group li
ke a double bond. The difference between the oxidation potentials has
been attributed to the occurrence of a first order chemical reaction b
etween the cation radical and the substituent, which is probably a cyc
lization reaction. The relative rates of this reaction have been discu
ssed in relation to the substituent. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. Al
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