Abstract
A tentative mechanism or hydrocarbon formation is proposed which, by combining the usual mechanism of pinacol and isopropanol formation, will contribute to one clarification of the over‐all electrode process of acetone reduction (see PDF for formula). The main point lies in the fact that the radical is further reduced with dehydration of propane through the isopropyl radical which is combined with the cathode metal. In certain cases (mercury and lead, etc.) the reaction products with metal (organometallic compound) can be isolated in a relatively stable form. Generally speaking, cathode material having a negative standard electrode potential tends to follow this hydrocarbon formation process.
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