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The oxidation of cyclic diols on a gold elecrode structure‐reactivity relationships
Author(s) -
Luczak Teresa,
Holze Rudolf,
BeltowskaBrzezinska Maria
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
electroanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1521-4109
pISSN - 1040-0397
DOI - 10.1002/elan.1140060911
Subject(s) - cyclic voltammetry , electrochemistry , reactivity (psychology) , chemistry , electrolyte , diol , electrode , organic chemistry , pathology , medicine , alternative medicine
The electrooxidation of the three isomeric 1,2‐, 1,3‐, and 1,4‐cyclohexanediols at a gold electrode in contact win an alkaline electrolyte solutior has been studied with cyclic voltammetry. Signficant differences in the electrochemical activity of the isomers were found. The 1,2‐diol is by far the most active one. Its trans‐isomer is more reactive than the cis‐isomer. These differences are rationalized based on the molecular structure and the different elearosorption properties.