ANODIC OXIDATION OF METHYL-SUBSTITUTED NITROGEN-CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AT THE ACTIVATED NICKEL OXIDE ELECTRODE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF01171298

Methyl derivatives of several nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds were converted into the corresponding carboxylic acids by means of electrochemical oxidation at the nickel oxohydroxide anode in alkaline medium, using a nondiaphragm electrolyzer.The oxidation of 2,5-dimethylpyrazine was used to demonstrate the effect of adding chromium (III) and cobalt (II) compounds to the reaction mixture.The composition and electronic state of the anode surface were studied using x-ray diffraction and XPS methods.