Anodic Oxidative Functionalization of Toluene Derivatives

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Electrochemical oxidation is a powerful alternative to standard chemical oxidations in that it can often circumvent experimental limitations of synthetic organic chemistry. The goal of this project is to investigate the side chain functionalization of aryl methyl groups via electrochemical oxidation. Anodic oxidations of toluene, 4-chlorotoluene, 2,4-dichlorotoluene, methyl p-toluate, 4, 4'-dimethylbiphenyl, 4,4'-dimethyl-2-nitro-1,1'-biphenyl, N-benzylacetamide, and N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-acetamide were carried out, some under direct oxidation and others via electrocatalysis.

    Item Description
    Name(s)
    Thesis advisor: Fry, Albert
    Date
    April 15, 2009
    Extent
    136 pages
    Language
    eng
    Genre
    Physical Form
    electronic
    Discipline
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    In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
    Digital Collection
    PID
    ir:332