New Chemical Synthetic Methods for Reacting Phenols Selectively with Different Molecules and With Itself: Use of Electricity as a Sustainable, Economic and Traceless Reagent.

Germany, April 9 -- Project Id: 109066

Description: Functionalisation of plant-based phenols is about to get greener

Phenols are potentially the largest group of plant secondary metabolites, the simplest of which is referred to as phenol, or carboxylic acid. Phenol is widely used in the production and manufacture of numerous products from adhesives to disinfectants to anaesthetics. Given the industrial relevance of organic phenol-based compounds, the PhenAnOx project is exploiting a more sustainable and green way to synthesise them. Organic electrochemistry significantly decreases energy requirements and the use of expensive and often toxic chemicals. Further, it is inherently scalable and highly selective. PhenAnOx is developing organic ...