Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing gamma-hydroxycarboxylic esters and gamma-lactones, which are suitable as aromatic substances, by electrochemical reductive cross-coupling of alpha,beta-unsaturated esters with carbonyl compounds in an undivided electrolytic cell, said cell having a cathode that consists of lead, lead alloys, cadmium, cadmium alloys, mercury, steel, glassy carbon or boron-doped diamonds, and using an alkaline aqueous electrolyte comprising a conducting salt which suppresses cathodic hydrogen formation.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing gamma-hydroxycarboxylic esters and gamma-lactones, which are suitable as aromatic substances, by electrochemical reductive cross-coupling of alpha,beta-unsaturated esters with carbonyl compounds in an undivided electrolytic cell, said cell having a cathode that consists of lead, lead alloys, cadmium, cadmium alloys, mercury, steel, glassy carbon or boron-doped diamonds, and using an alkaline aqueous electrolyte comprising a conducting salt which suppresses cathodic hydrogen formation.
Abstract:
Mittels elektrochemischer reduktiver Kreuzkopplung von α,β-ungesättigten Estern mit Carbonyl-verbindungen in einer ungeteilten Elektrolysezelle mit einer Kathode aus Blei, Bleilegierungen, Kadmium, Kadmiumlegierungen, Quecksilber, Stahl, Glaskohlenstoff oder Bor-dotierten Diamanten und einem basischen wässrigen Elektrolyten mit einem die kathodische Wasserstoffbildung unterdrückenden Leitsalz, lassen sich γ-Hydroxycarbonsäureester und γ-Lactone herstellen, die als Aromastoffe geeignet sind.