Electrosynthesis of dibasic saturated acids of normal structure—I. The influence of different parameters on the yield of electrosynthesis products

Electrode materials for electrosynthesis

“…It is, however, available in many forms87-89,276 and it is usually wise to test materials with different porosities and structures and even from different suppliers.Graphite is the least expensive form and has been widely used for the methoxylation of furans.329,359 Vitreous (or glassy) carbon is more expensive but is more resistant to corrosion under strongly oxidizing conditions. It sometimes gives an acceptable selectivity for the Kolbe reaction 362. The properties of carbon may be modified by various treatments including selective fluorination363 and inclusion of polymers.…”

First-Principles Investigation of the Unique Role of Anode Surfaces in Organic Electrochemical Reactions

“…It means electrochemical oxidation cannot occur easily on the pristine graphite surface. However, it has been found that there are a large number of paramagnetic centers on the graphite surface, including boron doping and vacancy defects, and some researchers think the oxidation reaction of acid occurs at the paramagnetic centers of graphite. − Therefore, we build a graphite model with a surface carbon vacancy defect as a representative case for a realistic graphite surface with paramagnetic centers. The introduction of a carbon vacancy defect creates unsaturated coordinated carbon atoms on the surface, which could exhibit stronger interaction with adsorbates.…”