ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDY ON REDOX REACTION OF IODIDE AND BROMIDE IN PRESENCE OF BENZOYLACETONE AT CARBON ELECTRODES

Electrochemical oxidation of iodide and bromide have been studied in the presence of benzoylacetone in dilute acetic acid medium using cyclic voltammetry (cv) at carbon electrodes. at graphite paste and glassy carbon electrodes the iodide/iodine and bromide/bromine systems show reversible redox reaction involving transfer of two electrons. in presence of benzoylacetone the oxidized product iodine/bromine, undergo chemical reaction to produce halo-derivatives. so, this process provides a route of electrochemical synthesis of 2-iodo and 2-bromobenzoylacetone in an undivided cell.