Electrochemical behavior of a nitrobenzenesulfonyl derivative of aniline in aqueous solution

The electrochemical behavior of aniline protected by a nitrobenzene sulphonyl group in aqueous solution at a mercury electrode is reported. At pH < 10 the compound was reduced in a single well-defined step. Reduction of the nitro group involving a preceding protonation step was postulated. Two reduction steps are present at higher pH (pH &gt; 11). Controlled potential electrolysis confirms that the reduction of the nitro group in a four-electron step to N-phenyl-4-hydroxylamine sulphonamide is always the preponderant process.

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Main Authors: Zanoni,M.V. Boldrin, Rosa,I.L.V., Pesquero,C.R, Stradiotto,N.R.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 1997
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50531997000300007
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