Electrochemical reduction of acetonitrile to ethylamine

Autor: Rong Xia, Dong Tian, Shyam Kattel, Bjorn Hasa, Haeun Shin, Xinbin Ma, Jingguang G. Chen, Feng Jiao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22291-0
Popis: Industrial synthesis of primary amine often features poor selectivity because of the formation of secondary and tertiary amine byproducts. Here, the authors report an electrocatalytic route to ethylamine through selective electroreduction of acetonitrile at ambient temperature and pressure.
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