Method of reacting carboxylic acids
US7279082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/00853
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A carboxylic acid molecule (R COOH) is subjected to an electric field in a micro-reactor. The molecule decarboxyles to form a radical (R•). Two radicals (R•) can dimerise to form the product (R—R). It is believed that the reaction occurs away from the electrodes used to apply the electric field (but may also occur at the electrode surfaces).
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