ELECTROOXIDATION OF BENZYL ALCOHOL ON PT-NAFION COMPOSITE ELECTRODE

Authors
YASUZAWA M KAN K KUNUGI A OGUMI Z TAKEHARA ZI
Citation
M. Yasuzawa et al., ELECTROOXIDATION OF BENZYL ALCOHOL ON PT-NAFION COMPOSITE ELECTRODE, Electrochimica acta, 40(11), 1995, pp. 1785-1787
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Electrochemistry
Journal title
Electrochimica acta → ACNP
ISSN journal
00134686
Volume
40
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1785 - 1787
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-4686(1995)40:11<1785:EOBAOP>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The electrooxidation of benzyl alcohol was investigated employing a Pt -Nafion composite electrode in both polar and non-polar solvents. The use of hexane as a solvent caused the current efficiency for benzaldeh yde formation to increase greatly compared with that in acetonitrile. Furthermore, the stability of the Pt-Nafion composite electrode for th e repeated electrolyses was largely improved by the use of hexane.