New electrochemical methods using sacrificial anodes for the synthesis of organic compounds

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: FMBI950063

Project closed

Start date 6 May 1996

End date 5 May 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
France

Objective

The main target of my work is the reductive electrochemical coupling of polychlorinated methanes and related compounds with alkylhalides and other electrophiles in the presence of a sacrificial anode (Mg, Al, Zn) and, if necessary, in the presence of a mediator or transition metal complexes as catalysts. Depending on the nature of the chlorinated compounds the research can be divided into three parts:
Electrolysis of: a) gem-Dichloroalkanes
b) Bromotrifluoromethane, Bromochlorodifluoromethane,
Dibromodifluoromethane
c) Trifluoromethyltoluene, Chlorodifluoromethyltoluene
These compounds will be coupled with electrophiles like aldehydes, ketones, carbon dioxide, alkylhalides, DMF and alkanenitriles. The reactions are planned to be carried out in aprotic solvents in an undivided cell.
These reactions can replace organometallic procedures and have several advantages, especially concerning industrial synthesis. Even organic halides which are not easily converted to the corresponding organometallic species (e.g. trifluoromethyltoluene) can be readilx carboxylated by electrolysis using a sacrificial anode. Especially the fluorinated compounds are usefill intermediates in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and pesticides.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry › aldehydes
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry › ketones
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › electrochemistry › electrolysis
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › catalysis
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry › aliphatic compounds

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Programme(s)

• FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants
• TC01 - Synthesis, New Molecules and Methods

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 2-8,Rue Henry-Dunant ; 94230 Thiais ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

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Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Total cost: No data