Electrochemical Deoxygenation of Alcohols into Alkanes

Jiayi Liu; Xiao Li; Xinhao Chen; Tao Wang; Liantao Xin; Weisi Guo

doi:10.1055/a-2013-5865

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Synthesis 2023; 55(18): 2993-2998
DOI: 10.1055/a-2013-5865

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Special Issue Electrochemical Organic Synthesis

Electrochemical Deoxygenation of Alcohols into Alkanes

Jiayi Liu

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Xiao Li

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Xinhao Chen

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Tao Wang

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Liantao Xin

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Weisi Guo ∗

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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.

Key words

organic electrosynthesis - deoxygenation - alcohols - reduction

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