Electrochemical study of some 2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine derivatives

Abstract

A set of 2,5-dimethoxyamphetarnines differing in their substitution at C4 was studied by differential pulse voltammetry and linear scan cyclic voltammetry in aqueous media. These experiments showed a single oxydation peak for each of the compounds studied. This peak is attributed to oxidation of the aromatic ring with formation of a radical cation stabilized by the methoxy group bonded to the benzene ring.