Reduction of Benzene and Related Compounds in Aqueous Solution and Undivided Cells
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- Published by The Electrochemical Society in Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Vol. 128 (2) , 322-326
- https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2127411
Abstract
Benzene and other aromatic compounds may be reduced to the 1,4‐dihydro‐derivatives in an undivided cell using a dispersion of hydrocarbon and aqueous quaternary ammonium hydroxide. At optimum conditions benzene is converted to 1,4‐cyclohexadiene at 90% selectivity with nearly quantitative current efficiency. A continuous reaction scheme for the benzene reduction is described.Keywords
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