Electrochemical Deoxygenation of Alcohols into Alkanes
Weisi Guo, Jiayi Liu, Xiao Li, X Chen, Tao Wang, Liantao Xin
Abstract
Abstract A direct electrochemical reductive approach for deoxygenation of alcohols has been developed in the presence of substoichiometric amount of AlCl3. The released Al ions from the sacrificial Al anode could combine with the chloride anion to regenerate the Lewis acid.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryDeoxygenationElectrochemistryIonLewis acids and basesAnodeChlorideOrganic chemistryInorganic chemistryPhotochemistryElectrodeCatalysisPhysical chemistryChemical Synthesis and ReactionsRadical Photochemical ReactionsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis