Electroreduction of organic compounds. 31. Electroreduction of 2- and 3-Chlorodibenzofuran in Deuterated Methanol |
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Authors: | Jü rgen Voss,Edgar Waller,Petra Krä nke |
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Abstract: | The cathodic reduction of dibenzofuran ( 2 ), 2-chlorodibenzofuran ( 4 ), and 3-chlorodibenzofuran ( 1 ) in deuterated methanol is investigated. The Birch-type reduction product 1,4-dibenzofuran ( 3 ) is formed from 1 via 2 , whereas 2-chloro-1,4-dihydrodibenzofuran ( 5 ) is obtained as by-product besides 3 from 4 as starting compound. Deuterium is only incorporated into the reduction products if CH3OD or CD3OD but not if CD3OH are used. This observation is strongly indicative of a polar mechanism involving protonation rather than a radical mechanism with hydrogen atom abstraction to be operative. |
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