Cathode enabled high faradaic efficiency: reduction of imines to amines with H<sub>2</sub>O as a H-source
Aihua Wang, Xin Liu, Wei Gao, Li Ma, Siyuan Liu, Guofeng Zhang, Mingyang Zhou, Xiaofei Jia, Jianbin Chen
Abstract
An electrochemical reduction of imines to amines is developed using H 2 O as a H-source. By tuning the reaction by using a carbon paper cathode, the undesired HER is suppressed, thereby achieving high faradaic efficiency.
Topics & Concepts
Faraday efficiencyCathodeElectrochemistryReduction (mathematics)ChemistryCarbon fibersCombinatorial chemistryMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringElectrodePhysical chemistryMathematicsComposite materialGeometryComposite numberEngineeringCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction