Electrochemical Carboxylation of Ketones RCOCH2R' Coupled with CO2 Reduction by 2+

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1988.2033

Electrochemical carboxylation of PhCOCH3 and C6H10(O) coupled with CO2 reduction by ²⁺ was carried out in CO2-saturated dry CH3CN.CO2 ligated on the ruthenium atom is reduced to HCOO^- or CO upon the electrochemical reduction of the complex, where PhCOCH3 and C6H10(O) function as a proton source, and the resultant carbanions react with CO2 to afford the corresponding ketoacids, catalytically.