Villagrán, ConstanzaConstanzaVillagránLEIGH ALDOUSLagunas, M. CristinaM. CristinaLagunasCompton, Richard G.Richard G.ComptonHardacre, ChristopherChristopherHardacre2024-09-182024-09-182006https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-31344477641&origin=resultslisthttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/721119The electrochemistry of phenol and 4-tert-butyl-phenol is described in [C2mim][NTf2] and [C4mpyrr][NTf2] ionic liquids. Oxidation of phenol and phenolate is observed at Epa=+1.64and+0.24V vs. Ag in both ionic liquids. On the cathodic sweep at a potential of -2.05 V vs. Ag under an oxygen atmosphere, the production of O22- dianions triggers the formation of phenolate anions which undergo chemical oxidation to the phenoxyl radical. The phenoxyl radical then reacts with the [NTf2]- anion of the ionic liquid to form the corresponding phenyl triflate molecule. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Aryl triflateBis{(trifluoromethyl) sulfonyl}amideDecompositionIonic liquidPhenolRTIL[SDGs]SDG6journal article10.1016/j.jelechem.2005.11.0232-s2.0-31344477641