Yoshimasa Matsumura, Yoshiyuki Yamaji, H. Tateno
May 3, 2016
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Chemistry Letters
Abstract
We demonstrated in situ preparation of unstable trichloromethyl anion and its reaction with benzaldehyde in an electrochemical flow microreactor at ambient temperature. The trichloromethyl anion was prepared by the reaction of chloroform with an electrogenerated base. The generated unstable anion was rapidly used for following reaction with benzaldehyde before decomposition, and 2,2,2-trichloro-1-phenylethanol was obtained in a reasonable yield.