Abstract: The theoretical study of the 6-aminoquinoline (6-QNH(2)) electrochemical oxidation mechanism, based on the semi-empirical quantum chemical computations of the heat of formation, ionization energy, and spin density of reaction intermediates, taking into account the influence of pH and solvation effects, has been conducted. Two possible 6-QNH(2) electro-oxidation pathways are investigated, namely, the initial single-electron oxidation of 6-QNH(2) at lower electrode potentials, leading to the formation of cation radicals [6-QNH(2)](center dot+) in...
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