Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2011, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (6): 1027-1030.

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Electrocarboxylation of Anthrone to Anthracene-9-carboxylic Acid in the Presence of CO2

ZHANG Li1,2, WANG Huan1*, ZHAO Jian-qing1, CHEN Bao-li1 and LU Jia-xing1   

  1. 1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Process, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China;
    2. Advanced Analysis and Measurement Center, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243002, P. R. China
  • Received:2011-02-07 Revised:2011-05-23 Online:2011-11-25 Published:2011-11-07
  • Contact: WANG Huan E-mail:hwang@chem.ecnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20973065), the “Chen Guang” Project Supported by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation, China(No.10CG26), the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(No.20100076120020) and the Foundation of Outstanding Yong Talent in University of Anhui Province, China(No.2010SQRL042).

Abstract: Electrocarboxylation of anthrone in the presence of CO2 to anthrance-9-carboxylic acid directly was carried out. The electroreduction behavior of anthrone was examined by cyclic voltammetry in the absence and presence of CO2. Then the influences of the supporting electrolytes, temperature, electrode material and anthrone concentration on the carboxylation yield were investigated. Under the optimized conditions, anthrancene-9-carboxylic acid was obtained in a good yield(96.1%).

Key words: Anthracene-9-carboxylic acid, Anthrone, Carbon dioxide, Electrocarboxylation