Electrochemical reduction of pulegone
Written by sctunisie no commentsThe electrochemical reduction of pulegone has been studied in different solvents. It appears from voltametric and coulometric studies that dimerization is the main reduction way. Water facilitates the reduction in dimethylsulfoxide and acetonitrile and increases dimerization oppositely to the bielectronic reduction which leads to menthone. The last product appears often as a secondary product in exhaustive electrolysis. Three types of dimers are also formed in variable amounts: the ε-diketone and two products resulting from dehydration of hydrodimers.
F. Matoussi Mhalla, S. Harrazi
pulegone , menthone , electron exchange, electrohydrodimerisation
Pages 101-110
