Voltammetric and Coulometric Studies on Eugenol and Related Compounds

Anodic processes were studied for eugenol, isoeugenol and 2,6-dimethoxy-4-allylphenol by cyclic voltammetry at a glassy carbon electrode in methanol. Preparative electrolyses were also applied coulometrically to these phenols, followed by the separation and the determination of the structures of -e, -2e and -4e products. It was indicated that both radical and cationic reactions were controlled by the applied potentials, the solvent media and the substituents on the aromatic rings.