Abstract
Ionic liquids possess a number of unique properties that make them ideal electrolytes. Electrochemical reduction of benzoylformic acid in room temperature ionic liquids as reaction media could be conducted with excellent performances without any additional supporting electrolyte. Electrolysis at glassy carbon electrode results in the formation of mandelic acid in 91% yield. And the electrochemical behavior of benzoylformic acid was investigated with the technique of cyclic voltammetry.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1229-1230 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Chinese Journal of Chemistry |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| State | Published - Sep 2003 |
Keywords
- Benzoylformic acid
- Electrochemical reduction
- Ionic liquid