Abstract:
AROMATIC HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS ARE SELECTIVELY REDUCED ELECTROCHEMICALLY TO THEIR 1,4-DIHYDRO DERIVATIVES IN AN AMMONIATED SOLVENT-ELECTROLYTE SYSTEM UNDER CONDITIONS SELECTED TO EFFECT OXIDATION OF AMMONIA.
Abstract:
Electrochemical hydrodimerization of acrylonitrile to adiponitrile in an electrochemical, preferably undivided, cell containing acrylonitrile dissolved in an aqueous electrolyte, wherein ammonia is added to the cell and oxidized at or near the anode.