Electrochemical Deoxygenation of Alcohols into Alkanes

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

Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 15. Dezember 2022

Angenommen nach Revision: 16. Januar 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
16. Januar 2023

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
13. Februar 2023

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