Polarographic Reduction of Ethylene Glycol at d.m.e.
Corresponding Author(s) : K.P. Kamal
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 11 No. 1 (1999): Vol 11 Issue 1
Abstract
Polarographic reduction of ethylene glycol in unbuffered supporting electrolytes like molar potassium chloride and saturate potassium sulphate has been carried out at dropping mercury electrode. A single d.c. step was observed. The E1/2 in 1 M KCl
solution was found to be -0.22 V vs. SCE, whereas in saturated
potassium sulphate, it is 0.26 V vs. SCE The appearence of a single
d.c. step suggests that only one hydroxyl group of ethylene glycol
suffers cathodic reduction giving most likely ethanol.
Keywords
Polarographic Reduction
Ethylene Glycol
d.m.e.
Kamal, K., Singh, S., & Mujitaba, S. (2010). Polarographic Reduction of Ethylene Glycol at d.m.e. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 11(1), 237–239. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/23250
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