Electrochemistry at very high potentials: The use of ultramicroelectrodes in the anodic oxidation of short-chain alkanes

John Cassidy; S. B. Khoo; Stanley Pons; Martin Fleischmann

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Electrochemistry at very high potentials: The use of ultramicroelectrodes in the anodic oxidation of short-chain alkanes

John Cassidy, S. B. Khoo, Stanley Pons, Martin Fleischmann

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Abstract

The use of ultramicroelectrodes in aprotic solvents containing no intentionally added supporting electrolyte allows the observed anodic oxidation limit in acetonitrile to be considerably extended. The anodic oxidation of methane, butane, and other aliphatic alkanes is clearly observed under steady-state conditions at potentials up to approximately 4.3 V (Ag⁺ reference). The oxidation of the solvent occurs significantly at potentials greater than 4.5 V and appears to result in radical coupling reactions forming both soluble and insoluble polymers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3933-3935
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Physical Chemistry
Volume	89
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/j100264a034
Publication status	Published - 1985
Externally published	Yes

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