Nestor U. Soriano, V. Migo, M. Matsumura
Jan 15, 2005
Citations
0
Influential Citations
8
Citations
Journal
Electrochimica Acta
Abstract
Abstract Electrolytic cleavage of 1,2,4-trioxolanes produced from partial and complete ozonation of SFO methyl esters was presented. The electroreduction was conducted in an undivided cell using copper electrodes in the presence of alcohol and carboxylic acid as proton donor and either LiClO 4 or NaClO 4 as supporting electrolyte. The temperature of the system during electrolysis should be maintained below 100 °C to avoid possible thermolysis of 1,2,4-trioxolanes. FTIR and 1 H and 13 C NMR analyses revealed that the reduction products include aldehyde, terminal alkene and acetal. Possible mechanisms explaining the formation of identified functional groups were discussed.