Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1991, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (8): 1119.

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Studies on Spectroelectrochemistry (Ⅲ)--The Oxidation Behaviour of Diethylstilbestrol and the Rearrangement of Electrode Reaction Product on an Optical Thin Layer Gold Minigrid Electrode

Deng Jia-qi, Deng Zi-feng, Wu Xing-liang   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433
  • Received:1990-03-06 Online:1991-08-24 Published:1991-08-24

Abstract: In methanol-Britton Robinson Buffer-sodium chloride solution and in the presence of ferro-cence as a catalyst, the electrochemical oxidation of diethylstilbestrol was investigated by the thin layer spectroelectrochemical method at an optical gold minigrid electrode. It is found that diethylstilbestrol is electrooxidized to 4,4'-diethylstilbestrol quinone, then the latter rearranges to Z,Z-dienestrol. The rearrangement rate constant over the range of pH from 6 to 8 was measured by single potential-step chronoabsorptometry.

Key words: Spectroelectrochemistry, Single potential-step chronoabsorptometry, Diethylstilbestrol

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