Keywords
cyclic voltammetry
dinitrones
methoxide anion
nitrones
nucleophilic addition
Abstract
The title reaction in methanol includes the addition of MeO– to the carbonyl group of a pyrrolinone ring followed by ring opening, and the one-electron oxidation of the formed anion results in the formation of a stable nitroxide, as found by cyclic voltammetry and EPR spectroscopy.
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