Electrochemical Dechlorination of 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene Using a Reticulated Vitreous Carbon Electrode

Autor: Bo-Young Lee, Ki-Jung Paeng, Chae-Yun Lim, Noseung Myung, Insook Rhee Paeng
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. 24:1329-1332
ISSN: 0253-2964
DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2003.24.9.1329
Popis: Stepwise dechlorination of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene was observed at a glassy carbon electrode in dimethylformamide containing 0.1 M tetraethylammonium perchlorate. Especially, dechlorination to dichlorobenzene and further to monochlorobenzene or benzene was successfully demonstrated with a porous reticulated vitreous carbon electrode. Electrochemical dechlorination of polychlorobenzenes employing a flow cell with a reticulated vitreous carbon working electrode is also described. Preliminary experiments with a flow cell showed that dechlorination of trichlorobenzene to dichlorobenzene was partially completed while dechlorination to benzene or monochlorobenzene was not successful, suggesting that a flow rate and electrolysis time should be further optimized for the complete electrolysis.
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