Abstract
The electro-oxidation of alicyclic bromides in acetonitrile has been investigated. Cycloheptyl, cyclohexyl, and cyclopentyl bromides each gave the corresponding N-cycloalkylacetamide and cycloalkene. Cyclobutyl bromide gave only N-cyclobutylacetamide whereas cyclopropyl bromide underwent ring-opening and yielded N-allyl-acetamide. The mechanism of formation of the products is discussed and the effect of concentration, temperature, supporting electrolyte, and amount of electricity consumed was studied in the oxidation of bromocyclohexane.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 914-917 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1979 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry