Electrochemical Reduction Behaviour of Guanethidine

P. Chenna Rohini Kumar; G. R. K. Naidu; C. Sridevi; C. Suresh Reddy

Electrochemical Reduction Behaviour of Guanethidine

P. Chenna Rohini Kumar ¹, G. R. K. Naidu ², C. Sridevi ³, C. Suresh Reddy ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Chemistry, S.V. University, Tirupati – 517502, India
2 Department of Environmental Sciences, S.V. University, Tirupati-517502, India
3 Department of Chemistry, S.P.W.Degree and P.G. College – Tirupati-517502, India

The electrochemical reduction behaviour of 2-[2-(azocan-1-yl) ethyl] guanidine (Guanethidine) has been studied in different supporting electrolytes (HClO₄, HCl, H₂SO₄) in DMF water mixtures by employing D.C polarography, controlled potential electrolysis and millicoulometry. The kinetic parameters such as diffusion coefficient(D) and heterogeneous forward rate constant (k° _{f, h}) values were evaluated and reported. A reduction mechanism is proposed in consistency with the data obtained.