Electrocatalytic reduction of unsaturated hydrocarbons in the presence of Hancz ether derivatives

Abstract

Heterogeneous reduction of phenylacetylene is an important process in organic chemistry used to convert this unsaturated hydrocarbon into more saturated compounds. Phenylacetylene (C₆H₅C≡CH) is a compound with a triple carbon-carbon bond, which makes it chemically active and promising for various reactions. Using the cyclic voltammetry method, the electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties of diethyl 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate in the presence of acetic acid, trifluoroacetic acid and phenylacetylene were studied