Water → Picolinic acid

HRID 1979661Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1979661 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([C:3]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=[CH:5][N:4]=1)C.S(=O)(=O)(O)[OH:10].S([O-])([O-])(=O)=O.[Na+].[Na+].[OH2:21]>>[N:4]1[CH:5]=[CH:6][CH:7]=[CH:8][C:3]=1[C:1]([OH:10])=[O:21]

Participants

5

Procedure

The anolyte consisted of the following weight ratios of materials: 2-ethylpyridine (1.0), sulfuric acid (1.5), sodium sulfate (0.1), and water (3.5). The catholyte was 10 wt% sufluric acid. A flow cell as in Example 1 was used having a cation-exchange membrane and a PbO2 packed-bed anode. Charge was passed (6 F/mole) at 25 mA/cm2 current density. The anolyte was worked up as before and gave a 30% yield of picolinic acid and a 40% yield of 2-acetylpyridine. Passing more charge through the anolyte before work up increased the yield of acid significantly. A flow cell with an anion-exchange membrane could also be used where the catholyte was 10 wt% sodium hydroxide. Varying the weight parts of components in the anolyte changed the ratio of ketone to carboxylic acid as did switching from one membrane type to the other. Varying the total charge passed also increased or decreased the ketone yield thereby confirming the aspect of applicant's invention that such intermediates can be produced.

Workup

  1. additionCharge

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3727e7ac5f7f41b5804b7934a052bf4c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1984_11
Patent number
US04482439

Reaction notes

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