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James Schlegel email:
jimms@rutgers.edu
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Research Interests
Our research is mainly devoted to characterizing a wide variety of electrochemical reactions. Current projects consist of:- Electrochemical oxidation of enamines which are related to a key
intermediate for thiamine diphosphate dependent enzymes. Electrochemical
studies of model compounds are currently in progress to help delineate the
oxidative pathways. Questions being asked include whether the oxidation of
an aldehyde to the acyl equivalent takes place by two
single electron transfer steps or by a two electron transfer, and whether the
oxidation involves a distinct covalent intermediate between the oxidant and the reductant.
- Studies into oscillatory electrochemical reactions. In our work, we have observed oscillation of the rest potential at a mercury electrode in the presence of cobalt ammine complexes. This is the first reported observation of an oscillation reaction occurring at mercury electrodes.