P. L. Cabot, M. Centelles, L. Segarra
Sep 30, 1997
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Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
Abstract
Abstract Chlorotrifluoroethene has been the unique product described in the literature from the electroreduction of 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (CFC 113). In this work, preliminary results on new electrosynthetic possibilities of the electroreduction of CFC 113 on Pb and Cd cathodes in MeOHH2O solutions containing ammonium salts and different cations are reported. The essential result was that trifluoroethene, difluoroethene, difluoroethane and fluoroethane were produced instead of chlorotrifluoroethene when Pd2+ salts were added into the electrolyte. The use of a hydrogen diffusion anode permitted to conduct the electrosynthesis in a monocompartimental cell without undesirable byproducts.