Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Carboxylation of 1-Phenylethyl Chloride at Cu Foam Cathode

La-Xia Wu; Qi-Long Sun; Man-Ping Yang; Ying-Guo Zhao; Ye-Bin Guan; Huan Wang; Jia-Xing Lu

doi:10.3390/catal8070273

Catalysts (Jul 2018)

Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Carboxylation of 1-Phenylethyl Chloride at Cu Foam Cathode

La-Xia Wu,
Qi-Long Sun,
Man-Ping Yang,
Ying-Guo Zhao,
Ye-Bin Guan,
Huan Wang,
Jia-Xing Lu

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La-Xia Wu: Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetism Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anqing Normal University, Anqing 246011, China
Qi-Long Sun: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
Man-Ping Yang: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
Ying-Guo Zhao: Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetism Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anqing Normal University, Anqing 246011, China
Ye-Bin Guan: Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetism Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anqing Normal University, Anqing 246011, China
Huan Wang: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
Jia-Xing Lu: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8070273
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 7
p. 273

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A simple and efficient electrocatalytic carboxylation of benzyl chloride with CO2 is described. The reaction operates under 1 atm CO2 and room temperature in an undivided cell with Cu foam cathode and Mg sacrificial anode without any additional catalyst. For the model compound 1-phenylethyl chloride, the influence of cathode material, solvent, charge, current density and temperature were investigated. Under optimized conditions, 99% yield of 2-phenylpropionic acid could be obtained. Moreover, reasonable yields were also achieved with other benzyl chlorides.

Published in Catalysts

ISSN: 2073-4344 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology; Science: Chemistry
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