The electrolysis of aqueous solutions of a number of quaternary ammonium salts containing allyl, benzyl, fluorenyl, acenaphthenyl, benzhydryl and cinnamyl groups was found to yield, respectively, propylene, toluene, fluorene, acenaphthene, diphenylmethane and a mixture of allylbenzene and propenylbenzene. Evidence is presented which indicates that the mechanism of electrolysis involves a one-electron transfer to form an intermediate radical.that the electrolysis of triethylanilinium iodide in (1) This research was performed in part under Contract No. DA-36-039-SC-71186 between the Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories, Department of the Army, and the Sprague Electric Co.(2) B.
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