公开(公告)号：US20170233874A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15503459

申请日：2015-08-12

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Nicola Christiane AUST ,  Ulrich GRIESBACH ,  Ralf PELZER ,  Thomas HAAG ,  Ulrich BERENS ,  Jörg BOTZEM

IPC: C25B3/10

CPC classification number: C25B3/10

Abstract: Alcohols are prepared by electrochemical reductive coupling of an aromatic vinyl compound and a carbonyl compound in a process which comprises electrolyzing an electrolyte solution in an electrochemical cell, the electrolyte solution comprising the aromatic vinyl compound, the carbonyl compound and a non-aqueous protic solvent, such as methanol, wherein the electrolyte solution is in contact with a carbon-based cathode Styrene is reacted with acetone to prepare 2-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butanol.