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Electrochemically and Bioelectrochemically Induced Ammonium Recovery
Published on: January 22, 2015
Development of an electrolytic system using solid-supported bases for in situ generation of a supporting electrolyte
Toshiki Tajima1, Toshio Fuchigami
1Department of Electronic Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan.
Abstract:
We have successfully developed a novel electrolytic system using solid-supported bases for in situ generation of a supporting electrolyte from methanol as a solvent. Anodic methoxylation of phenyl 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl sulfide using solid-supported bases was carried out to provide the alpha-methoxylated product in good to excellent yields. The alpha-methoxylated product and solid-supported bases were easily separated by only filtration, and the separated solid-supported bases were recyclable. Anodic methoxylation of phenyl 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl sulfide was successfully carried out 10 times by the recycling of silica gel-supported piperidine in good yields.
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