Investigation of electrochemically induced Michael addition reactions. Oxidation of some dihydroxybenzene derivatives in the presence of azide ion

D Nematollahi, H Khoshsafar

Index: Nematollahi, Davood; Khoshsafar, Hosain Tetrahedron, 2009 , vol. 65, # 24 p. 4742 - 4750

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Abstract

In aqueous solution containing azide ion as a nucleophile, electrochemical oxidation of hydroquinone and some dihydroxybenzoic acids have been studied using cyclic voltammetry and controlled-potential coulometry. The voltammetric data show that electrochemically generated para and ortho-benzoquinones participate in Michael addition reactions with azide ions to form the corresponding diazido or diaminobenzoquinones. In ...