Paired Electrochemical Reactions and the On‐Site Generation of a Chemical Reagent

While the majority of reported paired electrochemical reactions involve carefully matched cathodic and anodic reactions, the precise matching of half reactions in an electrolysis cell is not generally necessary. During a constant current electrolysis almost any oxidation and reduction reaction can be paired, and in the presented work we capitalize on this observation by examining the coupling of anodic oxidation reactions with the production of hydrogen gas for use as a reagent in remote, Pd‐catalyzed hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis reactions. To this end, an alcohol oxidation, an oxidative condensation, intramolecular anodic olefin coupling reactions, an amide oxidation, and a mediated oxidation were all shown to be compatible with the generation and use of hydrogen gas at the cathode. This pairing of an electrolysis reaction with the production of a chemical reagent or substrate has the potential to greatly expand the use of more energy efficient paired electrochemical reactions.     

氢氧化钠水溶液体系中金属铬的电化学氧化过程

铬铁电氧化溶出技术是一种全新的制备铬酸钠的方法,具有反应条件温和、过程可控、工艺环保等优点,然而金属铬在NaOH水溶液中的电化学氧化过程尚不明确. 本文采用循环伏安法（CV）和阳极极化法（LSV）对金属铬在NaOH水溶液中的电化学氧化过程进行研究. 使用EDS、SEM、XRD和XPS对电解前后的金属铬表征,判断中间物的产生,使用紫外可见分光光度计验证电解液中生成了铬酸钠. 结果表明,金属铬和中间产物Cr(OH)₃可能依次发生电化学氧化直接生成Na₂CrO₄,阳极极化为金属铬的活化. 随着NaOH溶液浓度的增加,Cr(OH)₃和Na₂CrO₄的生成量在增加,金属铬电化学氧化制备铬酸钠的适宜条件为碱浓度≥ 2 mol·L^-1,阳极电势≥ 1.6 V（vs. SCE）.     

高碳铬铁在氢氧化钠水溶液中电化学氧化过程

铬铁电化学氧化法是一种新的制备铬酸钠的方法,然而高碳铬铁在NaOH水溶液中的电化学氧化过程尚不明确。 采用循环伏安法(CV)、稳态极化法(LSV)等电化学测试方法对金属铬、高碳铬铁在NaOH水溶液中的电化学氧化过程进行研究,通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、能量散射谱(EDS)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对高碳铬铁电解后固相产物表征,判断固相产物的组成。 结果表明,高碳铬铁不同于金属铬的电氧化过程,它在NaOH溶液中通过Cr(0)→Cr(Ⅵ)的电氧化方式生成铬酸钠,中间产物Cr(OH)₃和Fe(0)发生电化学反应生成稳定的FeCr₂O₄。 随着NaOH浓度的增加,电势较低时,受高碳铬铁中Fe(0)的影响,高碳铬铁容易在NaOH水溶液中发生钝化;当电势足够正时,钝化膜溶解,生成铬酸钠、氢氧化铁和亚铬酸亚铁,同时,阳极表面有氧气析出。 高碳铬铁电化学氧化制备铬酸钠的适宜条件:碱浓度≥2 mol/L,阳极电势≥1.6 V(vs.SCE)。     

电合成间苯氧基苯甲酸

以Nafion417作隔膜,Pb-PbO2作阳极,Pb作阴极,电解氧化Cr(Ⅲ)为Cr(Ⅵ),然后以Cr(Ⅵ)为氧化媒质,氧化间甲基二苯醚为间苯氧基苯甲酸.研究了在Nafion417隔膜槽中影响Cr(Ⅲ)电氧化的因素,并进一步探究优化电合成间苯氧基苯甲酸的工艺条件.     

电化学合成纳米材料和小分子材料在电解制氢领域的应用

氢气是一种清洁、高效、可再生的新型能源,并且是未来碳中和能源供应中最具潜力的化石燃料替代品。因此,可持续氢能源制造具有极大的吸引力与迫切的需求,尤其是通过清洁、环保、零排放的电解水方法。然而,目前的电解水反应受到其缓慢的动力学以及低成本/能源效率的制约。在这些方面,电化学合成通过制造先进的电催化剂和提供更高效/增值的共电解替代品,为提高水电解的效率和效益提供了广阔的前景。它是一种环保、简单的通过电解或其他电化学操作,对从分子到纳米尺度的材料进行制造的方法。本文首先介绍了电化学合成的基本概念、设计方法以及常用方法。然后,总结了电化学合成技术在电解水领域的应用及进展。我们专注于电化学合成的纳米结构电催化剂以实现更高效的电解水制氢,以及小分子的电化学氧化以取代电解水制氢中的析氧共反应,实现更高效、 增值的共电解制氢。我们系统地讨论了电化学合成条件与产物的关系,以启发未来的探索。最后,本文讨论了电化学合成在先进电解水以及其他能量转换和储存应用方面的挑战和前景。     

甲苯间接电氧化作用──铅电极上Mn（Ⅱ）的阳极氧化

研究了硫酸介质中（２～８ｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１Ｍｎ（Ⅱ）电化学氧化为Ｍｎ（Ⅱ）的反应过程。铅电极表面阳极氧化生成的ＰｂＯ＿２与Ｍｎ（Ⅱ）进行化学反应生成Ｍｎ（Ⅱ）,Ｍｎ（Ⅱ）并不直接与电极完成电荷交换。设计的流动式电解池一般情况都能达到＞９０％的电流效率。     

Indirect Electrochemical Oxidation of 4-Amino-dimethyl-aniline Hydrochloride

Introduction4Amino dimethyl anilinehydrochlorideisoneof themaincomponentsofthewastewaterresultedfrom vanillinproduction[1]whichinhibitsthenormalactivity ofthemicroorganismsofmicrobialpopulation,thereby affectingthebiologicaltreatmentprocessofvanillin.Comm…     

Electrosynthesis and Microanalysis in Thin Layer: An Electrochemical Pipette for Rapid Electrolysis and Mechanistic Study of Electrochemical Reactions

Electrochemistry represents unique approaches for the promotion and mechanistic study of chemical reactions and has garnered increasing attention in different areas of chemistry. This expansion necessitates the enhancement of the traditional electrochemical cells that are intrinsically constrained by mass transport limitations. Herein, we present an approach for designing an electrochemical cell by limiting the reaction chamber to a thin layer of solution, comparable to the thickness of the diffusion layer. This thin layer electrode (TLE) provides a modular platform to bypass the constraints of traditional electrolysis cells and perform electrolysis reactions in the timescale of electroanalytical techniques. The utility of the TLE for electrosynthetic applications benchmarked using NHPI-mediated electrochemical C−H functionalization. The application of microscale electrolysis for the study of drug metabolites was showcased by elucidating the oxidation pathways of the paracetamol drug. Moreover, hosting a microelectrode in the TLE, was shown to enable real-time probing of the profiles of redox-active components of these rapid electrosynthesis reactions.     

Self-supported ultrathin Co3O4 nanoarray enabling efficient paired electrolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural for simultaneous dihydroxymethylfuran (DHMF) and furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) production

Production of value-added chemicals and fuels from biomass via electrochemical methods has been of emerging interest in light of the increasing environmental, economic, and political challenges. Paired electrolysis, with anodic oxidation and cathodic reduction reactions pairing in a single electrochemical cell, offers an effective way to produce desired products in both electrodes, thus achieving complete electron economy. In this work, an efficient 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) paired electrolysis system is developed over a self-supported ultrathin Co₃O₄ nanoarray electrocatalyst for simultaneous production of value-added 2,5-dihydroxymethylfuran (DHMF) and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA). The as-designed paired electrolysis cell achieves a high HMF conversion and DHMF/FDCA selectivity at both anode and cathode without external hydrogen and oxygen input. A near-quantitative yield (95.7%) of FDCA and 78.8% yield of DHMF can be achieved in the paired electrolysis system, with a total Faradaic efficiency of 127%. This work will open up new opportunities in designing efficient electrochemical devices to simultaneously produce building-block chemicals from biomass-derived molecules in both anode and cathode.     

Synthesis of Pyridines by Anodic Oxidation of 1,4-Dihydropyridines

Anodic oxidation of a series 1,4-dihydropyridines were performed in acetonitrile-tetrabutylammonium perchlorate electrolyte solution at platinum electrode using controlled potential electrolysis. On the bases of electroanalytical results the electrochemical oxidation mechanism of 1,4-dihydropyridines could be designed ECEC process. As a result of two-electron oxidation corresponding pyridines were obtained in yields ranging from 85%–92%. The advantages of electrochemical synthesis of pyridine derivatives are simple reaction condition, low cost and of high purity products.     

取代查耳酮肟电化学氧化机理的研究

研究了７种取代查耳酮肟的电化学行为。用氢氧化钠底液热解石墨工作电极，取代查耳酮肟的电极过程为１ｅ氧化不可逆吸附电极过程。它们的氧化电位随取代基吸电子能力的增强而增高，并与它们相应的Ｈａｍｍｅｔｔ常数呈线性关系。取代查耳酮肟的电化学氧化机理为先失去一个电子生成ｉｍｉｎｏｘｙ自由基，然后由基对分子内烯键进行环化加成，脱氢后形成３，５－二聚代异恶唑。用控电位电解和紫外吸收光谱检测了部份电化学氧化产物，证     

Elucidating the Underlying Reactivities of Alternating Current Electrosynthesis by Time-Resolved Mapping of Short-Lived Reactive Intermediates

Alternating current (AC) electrolysis is an emerging field in synthetic chemistry, however its mechanistic studies are challenged by the effective characterization of the elusive intermediate processes. Herein, we develop an operando electrochemical mass spectrometry platform that allows time-resolved mapping of stepwise electrosynthetic reactive intermediates in both direct current and alternating current modes. By dissecting the key intermediate processes of electrochemical functionalization of arylamines, the unique reactivities of AC electrosynthesis, including minimizing the over-oxidation/reduction through the inverse process, and enabling effective reaction of short-lived intermediates generated by oxidation and reduction in paired electrolysis, were evidenced and verified. Notably, the controlled kinetics of reactive N-centered radical intermediates in multistep sequential AC electrosynthesis to minimize the competing reactions was discovered. Overall, this work provides direct evidence for the mechanism of AC electrolysis, and clarifies the underlying reasons for its high efficiency, which will benefit the rational design of AC electrosynthetic reactions.     

Nucleophilic aromatic substitution for heteroatoms: an oxidative electrochemical approach

The nucleophilic aromatic substitution for heteroatom through electrochemical oxidation of the intermediate sigma-complexes (Meisenheimer complexes) in simple nitroaromatic compounds is reported for the first time (NASX process). The studies have been carried out with hydride, cyanide, fluoride, methoxy, and ethanethiolate anions and n-butylamine as a nucleophile, at the cyclic voltammetry (CV) and preparative electrolysis level. The cyclic voltammetry experiments allow for detection and characterization of the sigma-complexes and they have led us to a proposal for the mechanism of the oxidation step. Furthermore, the power of the CV technique in the analysis of the reaction mixture throughout the whole chemical and electrochemical process is described.     

1,4—二氢吡啶及其衍生物电化学反应机理的研究

研究了１１种１，４－二氢吡啶及其衍生物在乙腈溶剂中和铂盘电极上的电化学行为。实验结果表明：１，４－二氢吡啶及其衍生物在铂盘电极上的反应是受扩散和化学反应速率控制的两电子不可逆氧化过程，经连续两步失电子脱氢后形成相应的吡啶。用紫外吸收光谱电化学方法观测了电化学氧化过程。并与化学氧化产物的紫外光谱作了比较，证明１，４－二氢吡啶的电化学氧化产物与化学氧化产物一致。因此，电化学氧化是一种不需加化学试剂可使     

Amperometric bienzyme electrode for l-carnitine

An electrochemical sensor with two soluble enzymes allows assay of 0.1–10 mM, l- carnitine with an accuracy of 2%. The assay takes about 2 min. The first enzyme, carnitine dehydrogenase, catalyzes the oxidation of l-carnitine by NAD⁺. The NADH formed is oxidized by hexacyanoferrate(III) in a reaction catalyzed by diaphorase, and the hexacyanoferrate(II) produced is oxidized by electrolysis at 0.3 V. The sensor can be used for several days.     

取代苯甲醛肟和取代苯乙酮肟电化学氧化机理的研究

研究了１０种取代苯甲醛肟和５种取代苯乙酮肟的电化学氧化机理。这二类肟的氧化电位随取代基吸电子能力的增大而增高，并与它们相应的Ｈａｍｍｅｔｔ常数有线性关系。它们在电化学氧化过程中均有ｉｍｉｎｏｘｙ自由基生成，但最后产物各不相同。用控制电位电解和紫外吸收光谱检法验证了部分电化学氧化产物。因此，电化学氧化法可作为由肟类产生ｉｍｉｎｏｘｙ自由基的一种方法。     

Electrodecomposition in subcritical water using o-xylene as a model for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene pollutants

The possibility of the combination of electrolysis and subcritical water as a novel electrolyte was investigated. A stainless steel reactor was used as an undivided electrochemical cell containing platinum as the anode and a stainless steel reactor as the cathode. At first, the effect of temperature on the electrolysis current as the main parameter was studied in a cell containing only pure water and a supporting electrolyte. It was realized that the electrolysis current (and, consequently, the electrolysis efficiency) increased linearly with temperature because of the change in viscosity and other physicochemical properties of subcritical water. As a result, at 553 K the electrolysis efficiency was over 14-fold higher than that under ambient conditions. The possibility of the applicability of the above combined techniques for the decomposition of o-xylene was also followed as a model for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) compounds. The effect of experimental conditions such as the electrolysis duration, the electrolysis voltage, and the temperature of subcritical water was investigated. Several decomposed products were identified. o-Xylene was directly electro-oxidized to 2-methylbenzyl alcohol and consecutively to the other oxidation products. Also, hydroxide ions were oxidized to oxygen molecules, where hydrogen was generated on the cathodic surface. The final oxidation product of the electro-oxidation reaction was identified as carbon dioxide. The results indicate that more than 95% of o-xylene can be decomposed under optimum conditions.     

Kinetic Studies of Electrochemical Oxidation of 1,3-Benzenedithiol

The electrochemical oxidation of 1, 3-benzenedithiol was investigated in a 0. 100 mol/L tetrabutylammonium perchlorate/acetonitrile electrolyte. The electrochemical techniques used were potential sweep, bulk electrolysis, rotating disc and the potential step method. The combination of the techniques yielded the number of electrons transferred per molecule, the reaction order, the transfer coefficient, the diffusion coefficient and concentration of dithiol anions, the standard heterogeneous rate constant as well as the formal potential and equilibrium constant of the preceeding dissociation reaction. This paper also illustrates the methods for studying the electrode kinetics of reactions which (a) involve a chemical reaction preceeding the electron-transfer process, (b) have insoluble polymer products, and (c) are totally irreversible.     

Metal- and Additive-Free Electrochemical Oxidation of Benzylic C−X Bonds to Carbonyl Groups

A scalable electrochemical strategy for oxidation of various benzylic C−X bonds to carbonyl groups was achieved. The protocol runs under mild reaction conditions and air atmosphere in a simple undivided electrolysis cell, H₂O as oxygen source, and cheap graphite plates as both anode and cathode. In addition, the electrolysis strategy features good functional groups tolerance for selectively generating structure versatile ketones, aldehydes, and esters.     

Nucleophilic aromatic substitution of hydrogen: a novel electrochemical approach to the cyanation of nitroarenes

The nucleophilic aromatic substitution of hydrogen through electrochemical oxidation of the intermediate sigma complexes (Meisenheimer complexes) in simple nitroaromatic compounds is reported for the first time. The studies have been carried out with hydride and cyanide anions as the nucleophiles using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and preparative electrolysis. The cyclic voltammetry experiments allow for the detection and characterization of the sigma complexes and led us to a proposal for the mechanism of the oxidation step. Furthermore, the power of the CV technique in the analysis of the reaction mixture throughout the whole chemical and electrochemical process is described.