Fig. 3: Experiments used to elucidate the aggregation effect with aqueous media.
From: Aggregation-induced C–C bond formation on an electrode driven by the surface tension of water
a The image of net cathode. b The image of aggregated state of substrate 1a on graphite felt cathode in aqueous media under standard conditions. c The image of graphite cathode in reaction of 1a under standard conditions in MeCN. d Mass distribution of 1a between solvent and aggregation on electrode in different solvents. e Mass distribution of compounds between water and aggregation on electrode. f Mass distribution of 1a between water and aggregation on graphite felt anode and cathode in reaction with water as solvent g CV analyses of 1a in different solvents. (Pt(+)|Glassy carbon(-)|Hg/HgO ref, 50 mV/s, solute 0.04 mol/L in 0.1 M NaOH or MeCN). h CV analyses of 1a and 2a in water (Pt(+)|Glassy carbon(−)|Hg/HgO ref, 50 mV/s, solute 0.04 mol/L in 0.1 M NaOH). i Reaction of 1a and 2a under controlled cathodic potential. j Trapping radicals in the reaction mixture. k Result from highly diluted homogenous aqueous solution of 1a. l reaction of substrate 1b involving double reactive sites. m The influence of 1a on the yield of 3a. n The influence of current density on the conversion of 1a. o The influence of 2a on the conversions of 1a and 2a. p The conversion and chemoselectivity in varied solvents.
