Electrolysis of Tetrakis(4-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)methane Ð Fragmentation of a Tetraarylmethane under Oxidative Conditions
Thomas J. Zimmermann and Thomas J. J. Müller
Department Chemie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5Ð13 (Haus F), D-81377 München, Germany
Reprint requests to PD Dr. Thomas J. J. Müller. E-mail: tom@cup.uni-muenchen.de Z. Naturforsch.56b,1349Ð1353 (2001); received August 31, 2001
Cyclic Voltammetry, Redox Chemistry, Tetraarylmethanes
Upon anodicoxidation tetrakis(4-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)methane (3) fragments to give the stable speciescrystal violet(6),N,N,N⬘,N⬘-tetramethyl benzidine radical cation (8) and Michler’s hydrol blue(12) that can be readily identified by their characteristic UV/vis absorption bands.