Sustainable and efficient electrosynthesis of naproxen using carbon dioxide and ionic liquids

The use of CO2 as a C1 carbon source for synthesis is raising increasing attention both as a strategy to bring value to carbon dioxide capture technologies and a sustainable approach towards chemicals and energy. The presented results focus on the application of electrochemical methods to incorporat...

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Autores: Mena Fernández, Silvia|||0000-0002-2800-2388, Santiago Malagon, Sara|||0000-0002-1206-1455, Gallardo, Iluminada|||0000-0003-3962-4745, Guirado, Gonzalo|||0000-0003-2128-7007
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:274566
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/274566
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125557
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ionic Liquids
Electrochemistry
Carbon Dioxide
Naproxen
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Sumario:The use of CO2 as a C1 carbon source for synthesis is raising increasing attention both as a strategy to bring value to carbon dioxide capture technologies and a sustainable approach towards chemicals and energy. The presented results focus on the application of electrochemical methods to incorporate CO2 into organic compounds using ionic liquids as electrolytes, which provides a green alternative to the formation of C-C bonds. In this sense, the current manuscript shows that Naproxen (6-Methoxy-α-methyl-2-naphthaleneacetic acid) can be synthetizing in high yield (89%) and conversion rates (90%) through an electrocarboxylation process using CO2 and ionic liquids. The role of the cathode and solvent, which can potentially enhance the synthesis, is also discussed. The "green" route described in the current work would open a new sustainable strategy for the electrochemical production of pharmaceutical compounds.