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Electroreduction of oxime of glycolaldehyde and of its O-methyl derivative

M. Fedoroňko, M. Petrušová, and J. Alföldi

Institute of Chemistry, Centre for Chemical Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, CS-842 38 Bratislava

Abstract: The reaction of glycolaldehyde and of its О-methyl derivative with hydroxylamine has been studied and the polarographie behaviour of the resulting oximes in aqueous buffer solutions has been analyzed. Both po­larographie waves of reduction of the oximes were found to be dependent on the ratio of the reactants, pH value of the medium, and concentration of buffers. Preparative electroreduction of the oximes studied has been per­formed under potentiostatic and pH-static conditions. On the basis of the polarographie data, course of preparative electroreductions of both oximes, and the products obtained the mechanisms of the respective chemical and electrochemical reactions have been suggested.

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Chemical Papers 42 (3) 381–388 (1988)