Electroreduction of a Chlorofluoroethane on a Solid Polymer Electrolyte Composite Electrode

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1995.471

The dechlorination of 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124) was carried out electrochemically on a solid polymer electrolyte composite electrode (Pd-Neosepta).As the sole product 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) was obtained.Irradiation with light of a xenon arc lamp enhanced the dissociation of C-Cl bond of the reactant adsorbed on Pd, resulting in an increase in the rate for HFC-134a formation.