Anodic oxidation of phenylacetate ions

Abstract

The major factors influencing the competition between radical and carbonium ion pathways have been assessed for the anodic oxidation of substituted phenyl-acetate ions at platinum: the distribution of products, and the effect of added perchlorate ion, can be rationalised in terms of a scheme which involves the adsorption of key intermediates, and from which expressions may be derived relating product distribution with structural, electrochemical, and adsorption parameters.