Electroreduction of N-methylphthalimide in room temperature ionic liquids under insonated and silent conditions

Constanza Villagran, C.E. Banks, W.R. Pitner, Christopher Hardacre, R.G. Compton

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Abstract

The selective electroreduction N-methylphthalimide to 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-isoindolin-1-one has been performed in ionic liquids using phenol as a proton donor under silent and ultrasonic conditions. A significant increase in the rate of electroreduction is shown using ultrasonic activation and in addition high current efficiencies were observed. Some decomposition of the ionic liquid was found to have occurred under exposure to ultrasound. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)423-428
Number of pages6
JournalUltrasonics Sonochemistry
Volume12 (6)
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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