Sun, S., Dai, C., Sun, L., Seh, Z. W., Sun, Y., Fisher, A., Wang, X., & Xu, Z. J. (2022). The effect of the hydroxyl group position on the electrochemical reactivity and product selectivity of butanediol electro-oxidation. Dalton Transactions, 51(38), 14491–14497. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2dt02450k
Abstract:
In the electro-oxidation of butanediols, closer hydroxyl groups lead to higher electrochemical reactivities. Vicinal hydroxyl groups facilitate the formation of a carboxylate group, and the following C–C bond cleavage.
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