
The electrode unit consisted of two platinium foil electrodes Title "Kolbe Electrolyses of 3-Phenyl- and 3,3-Diphenylpropanonic The crossed Kolbe coupling reaction has the dual advantage of beingĪble to accommodate a wide variety of functional groups and ofĮnabling quick assembly of molecular subunits whose coupling by other Thus resulting in efficent conversion of the acid RCO2H to the alkane Of a carboxylic acid in the presense of a large excess of acetate ion, (One common application of this crossed Kolbe coupling is the oxidation Physical properties, thus making separation easy, and use of a largeĮxcess of the cheaper acid increases the relative yield of the desired Of R and R' the products can be made to differ substantially in Need not be a detterent, for the proper choice of the molecular size The fact that the three are formed in more or less statistical ratio The basic equation is:Ĭ6H5-CH2-CHNH3-COOH + CH3COONa -> RR + RR' + R'R' Okay this synthesis involves the decarboxylation and methylation of phenylalanine in one step. A strange, possible, amphetamine synthesis
