Silver, whose extraordinary electrocatalytical properties for organic halide reduction have been recently evidenced, has been used as cathode material for systematic preparative electrolyses in membrane-divided cells. To better elucidate the substrate role on the remarkable positive shift of reduction potentials, and on the "cage effect" i.e. the promotion of intermolecular reaction on adsorbed intermediates, three halide substrate patterns are here compared in terms of both voltammetric characterization and preparative electroreduction products: aliphatic halides (adamantanes), aromatic halides (phenols) and anomeric glycosyl halides. The preparative electroreductions result mainly in dimerization in the case of glycosyl halides, in H→Br substitution in the case of bromophenols, in dimerization + substitution in the case of haloadamantanes. The product analysis, both at the end of the reaction and at intermediate times, allows discussing the reaction pathways in terms of intermediate stability and of active surface accessibility. The possibility of complete dehalogenation on a wider substrate variety with remarkably lower energy consumption and almost quantitative current yields makes the process potentially very interesting for environmental purposes.

Organic Halide Electroreduction on Silver / G. Fiori, P.R. Mussini, S. Rondinini, A. Vertova. - In: ANNALI DI CHIMICA. - ISSN 0003-4592. - 91:3-4(2001), pp. 151-159. (Intervento presentato al convegno Meeting on the Electrochemistry for Environmental Restoration (ERA 2000) tenutosi a Saline Joniche nel 2000).

Organic Halide Electroreduction on Silver

G. Fiori
Primo
;
P.R. Mussini
Secondo
;
S. Rondinini
Penultimo
;
A. Vertova
Ultimo
2001

Abstract

Silver, whose extraordinary electrocatalytical properties for organic halide reduction have been recently evidenced, has been used as cathode material for systematic preparative electrolyses in membrane-divided cells. To better elucidate the substrate role on the remarkable positive shift of reduction potentials, and on the "cage effect" i.e. the promotion of intermolecular reaction on adsorbed intermediates, three halide substrate patterns are here compared in terms of both voltammetric characterization and preparative electroreduction products: aliphatic halides (adamantanes), aromatic halides (phenols) and anomeric glycosyl halides. The preparative electroreductions result mainly in dimerization in the case of glycosyl halides, in H→Br substitution in the case of bromophenols, in dimerization + substitution in the case of haloadamantanes. The product analysis, both at the end of the reaction and at intermediate times, allows discussing the reaction pathways in terms of intermediate stability and of active surface accessibility. The possibility of complete dehalogenation on a wider substrate variety with remarkably lower energy consumption and almost quantitative current yields makes the process potentially very interesting for environmental purposes.
Electrochemical reduction; cathode
Settore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisica
Settore ING-IND/23 - Chimica Fisica Applicata
2001
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