Recyclable Multifunctional Ionic Liquids for Sustainable Electroorganic Oxidations.

ABSTRACT: The study of electrochemical oxidations has wide-ranging implications, from the development of new electrocatalysts for fuel cells for energy conversion, to the synthesis of fine chemicals. 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) has been used for decades as a sustainable, metal-free mediator for chemical oxidations and is now being used for electrochemical oxidations. We describe here a novel approach to TEMPO-mediated electrooxidations, in which the chemical input and waste generated during electrooxidations of alcohols are minimized by using a multifunctional room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) to facilitate flow electrosynthesis. Our three-pronged approach involves the following: (1) the use of a recyclable alkylimidazolium-based RTIL to replace the electrolytes and volatile orga

SUBMITTER: Delorme AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12415826 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature