Electrocatalytic reduction of butanone II. kinetics of the production of butanol 2

By using a square wave modulation technique, a fast reversible step is isolated ahead of the rate determining process for the reduction of butanone to butanol-2.

By comparison with analogous results obtained previously for the reduction of acetone to propane, it is concluded that this reversible step is situated ahead of the branching between the alcane and alcohol paths.