title: Self-decarboxylation of trichloroacetic acid redox catalyzed by trichloroacetate ions in acetonitrile solutions.
abstract: In mixtures of trichloroacetate ion and trichloroacetic acid in acetonitrile, trichloromethyl radicals are produced as a result of the redox reaction between the acid and its conjugate base. The reaction follows a loop mechanism in which the trichloroacetic acid is slowly consumed by proton reduction while the trichloroacetate ion is oxidized like in an electrochemical Kolbe reaction. The hydroquinone-trichloroacetate complex was a good sensor of this unexpected self-decarboxylation redox reaction.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química del Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Av. IPN 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
authors.forename: Drochss P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Valencia
authors.forename: Pablo D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Astudillo
authors.forename: Annia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galano
authors.forename: Felipe J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: González