Volume 22, Issue 11 pp. 1231-1234
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Electrolytic fixation of CO2 by electrocarboxylation of rx on nanocrystalline TiO2-Pt cathode

Dao-Bao Chu

Dao-Bao Chu

College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241000, China

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Xiao-Hua Li

Xiao-Hua Li

College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241000, China

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Xin-Yuan Liu

Xin-Yuan Liu

College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241000, China

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Wen-Li Yao

Wen-Li Yao

College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241000, China

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First published: 26 August 2010
Citations: 13

Abstract

Electrolytic fixation of CO2 was investigated by electrocarboxylation of organic halides (a), and four esters (I, II, III, IV) were obtained in moderate yields. Electrochemical reduction esterifications of RX in the presence of CO2 were carried out on nanocrystalline TiO2-Pt electrode. The electrochemical behavior of RX in the presence of CO2 was investigated by the technique of cyclic voltammetry, and the probable reaction mechanism was proposed.

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