Tetrahedron

Electrosynthesis of aryl-carboxylic acids from chlorobenzene derivatives and carbon dioxide

M Heintz, O Sock, C Saboureau, J Perichon, M Troupel

Index: Heintz, Monique; Sock, Oumar; Saboureau, Christophe; Perichon, Jacques; Troupel, Michel Tetrahedron, 1988 , vol. 44, # 6 p. 1631 - 1636

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Abstract

The electrocarboxylation of a large variety of chlorobenzenic compounds is achieved in N, N- dimethylformamide by constant current electrolysis between a stainless steel cathode and a sacrificial magnesium anode in a diaphragmless cell. Substituted benzoic acids are obtained in high yield in simle conditions thus avoiding the usual preparation of organometallic intermediates.