Étude de la reduction électrochimique des hydrocarbures aromatiques polynucleaires dans le diméthylacétamide

The electrochemical reduction of some aromatic polynuclear hydrocarbons has been studied in anhydrous dimethylacetamide. The half-wave potentials of the stages of reduction and the nature and the reversibility of the reactions have been studied with rotating platinum and dropping mercury electrodes. A study in greater detail of the first stage of the reduction has shown the formation of radical anions by electrochemical methods and electron spin resonance.