title: Cobalt modified solid superacid assisted electrochemical reaction of toluene with methanol.
abstract: The electrochemical catalytic reaction of toluene with methanol, assisted with a pair of porous graphite plate electrodes, catalyzed by solid superacid of cobalt modification catalyst with chemical conversion higher than 81%, was described and investigated by UV-vis spectrum, scan electron microscopy (SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A possible free radical reaction mechanism was proposed. It may be concluded that a simply and feasible electrochemical catalytic coupling oxidation reaction at room temperature and air pressure may be possible.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Energy-Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University, 710062 Xi'An, PR China.
authors.forename: Fengtao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hongzhu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D014050:Toluene; D003035:Cobalt; D000432:Methanol