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The Electrochemical Reduction of Benzene—First Direct Determination of the Reduction Potential
Author(s) -
Mortensen John,
Heinze Jürgen
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198400841
Subject(s) - reduction (mathematics) , benzene , electrochemistry , electron transfer , chemistry , value (mathematics) , materials science , photochemistry , mathematics , organic chemistry , electrode , statistics , geometry
The reduction potential of benzene is −3.42±0.05 V vs. SCE. This value was measured cyclovoltammetrically at −60°C under “super‐dry” conditions. The step observed corresponds to two‐electron transfer.