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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Synthesis of cyanoacetic acid by carbon dioxide and electrogenerated acetonitrile anion in undivided cells equipped with sacrificial anodes

Giuseppe SilvestriAlessandro GaliaMaria Antonietta SabatinoOnofrio ScialdoneGiuseppe Filardo

subject

chemistry.chemical_classificationCHLOROACETONITRILE electrocarboxylationNitrileSupporting electrolyteGalvanic anodecathodic reduction of alkyl ammonium saltsGeneral Chemical EngineeringCarboxylic acidInorganic chemistrycarbon dioxideSettore ING-IND/27 - Chimica Industriale E TecnologicaElectrochemistryAnalytical Chemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundsupporting electrolyteSettore ING-IND/22 - Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materialialkyl ammonium saltCyanoacetic acidchemistryReagentElectrochemistrycyanoacetic acidAcetonitrilesacrificial anode

description

The electrochemical synthesis of cyanoacetic acid was performed by cathodic reduction of tetraalkylammonium salts (R4NX) in acetonitrile in undivided cells equipped with sacrificial anodes with concomitant or subsequent addition of carbon dioxide. These syntheses avoid the use of dangerous reagents, yield cyanoacetic acid in moderate faradic yields and confirm that the cathodic reduction of tetraalkylammonium salts in the presence of acetonitrile leads to the formation of the anion CNCH2-.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2008-03-01Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2007.11.012