Vacancy‐Rich Ni(OH)2 Drives the Electrooxidation of Amino C−N Bonds to Nitrile C≡N Bonds

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 59; no. 39; pp. 16974 - 16981
• Main Authors: Wang, Wenbin, Wang, Yutang, Yang, Ruoou, Wen, Qunlei, Liu, Youwen, Jiang, Zheng, Li, Huiqiao, Zhai, Tianyou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 21.09.2020
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: amines; Chemical bonds; Chemical industry; Dehydrogenation; Electrochemistry; Electrons; Electropositivity; nanostructures; Nickel compounds; Optimization; oxidation; Propionitrile; Reagents; Reforming; Selectivity; surface chemistry; Vacancies

Electrochemical synthesis based on electrons as reagents provides a broad prospect for commodity chemical manufacturing. A direct one‐step route for the electrooxidation of amino C−N bonds to nitrile C≡N bonds offers an alternative pathway for nitrile production. However, this route has not been ful...