Development of an electrolytic system for non-kolbe electrolysis based on the acid-base reaction between carboxylic acids as a substrate and solid-supported bases

T Tajima, H Kurihara, T Fuchigami

Index: Tajima, Toshiki; Kurihara, Hitoshi; Fuchigami, Toshio Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007 , vol. 129, # 21 p. 6680 - 6681

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Abstract

We have successfully developed a novel electrolytic system for non-Kolbe electrolysis based on the acid-base reaction between carboxylic acids as a substrate and solid- supported bases. It was found that the acid-base reaction between carboxylic acids and solid-supported bases preferentially takes place to reduce the cell voltage in MeOH. On the basis of the electrolytic system, non-Kolbe electrolysis of various carboxylic acids was ...