Electro-organic synthesis of some cyclopentanone derivatives
Abstract
The electroreduction of some benzothiazole derivatives in aqueous media has been studied. A mechanism is suggested and discussed for the formation of the Cyclopentanone derivatives which were isolated and identified. The mechanism proposed has been confirmed by polarographic analyses, cyclic voltammetry, spectrophotometric pKa determination, identification of CPE products, and the study of Hammett relations.