Table 3.

Determination of the redox potential of TmI₂(ROH)_n by reduction of aromatic hydrocarbons.

Entry	Hydrocarbon	−E1/2 [V][a]	Reaction with TmI2 observed[c]
1	cyclooctatetraene[b]	1.83	+
2	anthracene	1.98	+
3	stilbene	2.21	+
4	1,4-diphenylbenzene	2.40	+
5	1,3,5-triphenylbenzene	2.51	+
6	naphthalene	2.61	+
7	styrene	2.65	+
8	benzene	3.42	−

^[a]In volts vs. SCE; E_1/2 describes half-reduction potential; see Ref. 17.

^[b]Ref. ^13d.

^[c]Determined by GC and/or ¹H NMR spectroscopy.