Substituent and solvent dependence of the one-electron reduction of 5-substituted-N-methylisatins in aprotic solvents

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• 作者：Andrew Yeagley ; AuBrei J. Weigand-Heller ; Derek Hinds ; Ashley K. Gerrish ; Corey D. Weaver ; Owen A. Moe ; ^moe@lvc.edu
• 关键词：N-methylisatin ; Isatin ; Cyclic voltammetry ; Reduction potential ; Hammett equation ; Solvent dependence
• 刊名：Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：1 February 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：651
• 期：2
• 页码：228-232
• 全文大小：376 K

文摘

Potentials for the one-electron reduction of nine 5-substituted N-methylisatins were measured in ten aprotic solvents by cyclic voltammetry. Best-fit Hammett ¦Ò substituent constants were determined and used in Hammett plots to determine reaction constants, ¦Ñ, for all solvents. Correlations of solvent polarity parameters with the Hammett ¦Ñ values and with measured reduction potentials suggest that empirical solvent parameters that reflect the strength of solvent molecular cohesive forces and solvent Lewis acidity are important predictors of the ability of solvent to facilitate the one-electron reduction of isatins in aprotic media by stabilizing the radical anion reduction products.