Electroreduction of the activated olefinic double bond in some 2-aryl-1(2-acetylamino-1,3,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-propionitrile derivatives

The electrochemical reduction of a series of the title compounds has been investigated in alcoholic buffered media at the DME. A mechanism for the reduction process has been proposed and confirmed through spectrophotometric and potentiometricpKa determinations and identification of CPE products. A trial to calculate the kinetic parameterk f,h o by different methods is included.