Abstract
Abstract The cyclic condensation of active methylene compounds such as diethyl malonate, dimethyl malonate, ethyl acetoacetate, or acetylacetone and dibromoalkanes such as 1,2-dibromoethane, 1,3-dibromopropane, 1,4-dibromobutane, 1,5-dibromopentane, 1,6-dibromohexane, 1,3-dibromobutane, or 1,4-dibromopentane with electrogenerated superoxide ion was studied electrochemically in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and controlled potential macro-electrolysis. The CV shows that electrogenerated superoxide ion reacts with both active methylene compounds and dibromoalkanes in the dissolved oxygen medium. Controlled potential macro-electrolysis of the above components generally yielded cycloalkanes as the main products. In comparison, the chemical method using sodium ethoxide was also carried out. Two reaction mechanisms via the proton abstraction of active methylene compounds with electrogenerated superoxide ion and via the nucleophilic attack of the superoxide ion on dibromoalkanes are presented.
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