Polarographic Study of Aminoalkyl Esters of αβ-Unsaturated Acids and Their Reactions

The review is devoted to the polarographic study of the reactions of aminoalkyl esters of αβ-unsaturated acids: electrochemical reduction, hydrolysis (including hydrolysis in a two-phase system), partition, and isomerisation. Detailed polarographic characteristics and equations for the polarographic wave and the kinetics and equilibria of the reactions using the limiting polarographic current are presented. The corresponding analytical applications of the method are considered. The kinetics and mechanisms of the processes are discussed from the standpoint of the structure of the electrical double layer, the acid–base properties of the aminoalkyl esters, and intramolecular hydrogen bonds in conjunction with correlation analysis. A comparison is made with data obtained by pH-stat and spectrophotometric methods.
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