Here are the voltammograms for a compound (let's call it X) in three different solvents.
http://i40.tinypic.com/x9lqd.jpgThese are the mechanisms I have proposed for each, so I'd really appreciate it if anyone can tell me where I'm going wrong. This is for an introductory level class but I'm still having a difficult time understanding how to propose mechanisms.
a) CH
2Cl
2forward:
X + e
- ---> X
-X
- + CH
2Cl
2 ---> CH
2Cl-X + Cl
-back:
CH
2Cl-X + e
- ---> [CH
2Cl-X ]
-b) THF
forward:
X + e
- ---> X
-X
- + e
- ---> X
2-back:
X
2- ---> X
- + e
-X
- ---> X + e
- c) THF + CH
3I
forward:
X + e
- ---> X
-X
- + CH
3I ---> CH
3X + I
-back:
CH
3X + e
- ---> [CH
3X]
-Any comments / suggestions are very much appreciated, and thank you!