Electrochimica Acta

Highly regioselective electrochemical synthesis of dioic acids from dienes and carbon dioxide

CH Li, GQ Yuan, XC Ji, XJ Wang, JS Ye, HF Jiang

Index: Li, Chuan-Hua; Yuan, Gao-Qing; Ji, Xiao-Chen; Wang, Xiu-Jun; Ye, Jian-Shan; Jiang, Huan-Feng Electrochimica Acta, 2011 , vol. 56, # 3 p. 1529 - 1534

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Abstract

A simple and efficient electrochemical method has been developed for highly regioselective synthesis of unsaturated 1, 6-dioic acids from 1, 3-dienes and CO2. The electrosynthesis was successfully carried out by using a nickel cathode and an aluminum anode in an undivided cell containing n-Bu4NBr-DMF electrolyte with a constant current under 3MPa pressure of CO2, and the sole 1, 4-addition products were obtained in good to excellent ...