PREPARATION OF HYDROXY COMPOUNDS BY ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION

摘要

BT 224 CANADA S P E C I F I C A T I O N PREPARATION OF HYDROXY COMPOUNDS BY ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION Organic hydroxy compounds such as geraniol are prepared by electrochemical reduction of a corresponding substituted hydroxylamine, typically in a cell wherein the catholyte comprises a solvent and a protonating agent as well as the substituted hydoxy cycloamine and is separated from the anolyte by a membrane, the anolyte preferably containing an aqueous strong mineral acid.