Electrochemical oxidation of alkyl aromatic compounds
US4459186A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2002 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25B3/23
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Aromatic ketones may be prepared by subjecting an alkyl aromatic compound containing more than one carbon atom in the alkyl substituent to an electrical energy which includes a direct electrical current in the presence of a nucleophile such as an organometallic oxide, a solvent and a reaction initiator such as an alkali metal hydroxide and a quaternary ammonium hydroxide to produce a ketal, following which the ketal may be converted to the desired ketone by hydrolysis.
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