ChemInform Abstract In molten NaOH/KOH, the chalcogenide ions are electrochemically oxidized to chalcogenites as shown in the scheme; the corresponding values referred to the lower limit of the electrochemical window are 1.87 V (S2-), 1.71 V (Se2-), and 1.47 V (Te2-). In the case of sulfide, the formation of disulfide at a lower potential yields a well defined hump in the voltammetric peak at 483 K, which disappears at 623 K due to the instability of disulfide at higher temperatures. Owing to their lower stability, diselenide ions are produced only in solutions with high Se2-concentration. Ditelluride ions are not detected under the conditions used.