The present invention relates to a method for preparing primary diamines from amino acid compounds. Specifically, this invention is related to the preparation of a primary diamine from an amino acid and/or its salt by Kolbe electrolysis coupling reaction.

Provided is a synthesis method comprising a first step of producing a carbonate compound from carbon monoxide and an alcohol-based compound at an anode of a first electrochemical cell comprising a cathode and the anode, and a second step of synthesizing a first product by a dealcoholization reaction of the carbonate compound, wherein an alcohol-based compound eliminated in the second step is recycled in the first step.

The present invention provides to a simple and efficient electrochemical organic reaction setup, particularly to carry out electrolysis reactions in chemistry laboratory and methods for performing the same with good yield and less impurity formation using the instantly presented device. Accordingly, the present invention relates to an electrochemical organic reaction setup as shown in fig. A-J comprising (a) Current source (6), (b) Reaction vessel or vial assembly set up comprising reaction vessel or vial (3), anode (1) cathode (2), Guard tube (8), alligator clip (5) and (c) Reaction mixture (4); for use in electrochemical reactions involving coupling between carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings and also in ring formation reactions between two or more moieties.

The present invention provides to a simple and efficient electrochemical organic reaction setup, particularly to carry out electrolysis reactions in chemistry laboratory and methods for performing the same with good yield and less impurity formation using the instantly presented device. Accordingly, the present invention relates to an electrochemical organic reaction setup as shown in fig. A-J comprising (a) Current source (6), (b) Reaction vessel or vial assembly set up comprising reaction vessel or vial (3), anode (1) cathode (2), Guard tube (8), alligator clip (5) and (c) Reaction mixture (4); for use in electrochemical reactions involving coupling between carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings and also in ring formation reactions between two or more moieties.

The present invention relates to a continuous micro-electro-flow reactor system for ultra-fast, oxidant free, C—C coupling reaction for making symmetrical biaryls and analogs thereof. This invention further relates to the said process for preparation of antiviral drug, daclatasvir of general formula I.

The present invention relates to a continuous micro-electro-flow reactor system for ultra-fast, oxidant free, C—C coupling reaction for making symmetrical biaryls and analogs thereof. This invention further relates to the said process for preparation of antiviral drug, daclatasvir of general formula I.

A method of a hydrocarbon product and ammonia comprises introducing C.sub.2H.sub.6 to a positive electrode of an electrochemical cell comprising the positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a proton-conducting membrane between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The proton-conducting membrane comprising an electrolyte material having an ionic conductivity greater than or equal to about 10.sup.−2 S/cm at one or more temperatures within a range of from about 150° C. to about 600° C. N.sub.2 is introduced to the negative electrode of the electrochemical cell. A potential difference is applied between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrochemical cell. A system for co-producing higher hydrocarbons and NH3, and an electrochemical cell are also described.

A hydrogel is formed by a reaction which is induced, in an electrolytic solution, by an electrode product electrochemically generated by electrodes installed in the electrolytic solution. An apparatus including an electrolytic tank with a bottom surface on which a two-dimensional array of working electrodes is provided and a counter electrode installed in the electrolytic tank is prepared. An electrolytic solution containing a dissolved substance that causes electrolytic deposition of a hydrogel is housed in the electrolytic tank. By applying a predetermined voltage to one or more selected working electrodes of the two-dimensional array, a hydrogel with a two-dimensional pattern corresponding to the arrangement of the selected working electrodes is formed.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for the electrochemical reductive cross-coupling of sp.sup.2 and sp.sup.3 hybridized carbon atoms. The methods proceed under mild conditions and have a wide substrate tolerance.

A process for the microfluidic electrochemical synthesis of geminal dipseudohalide or halide-pseudohalide compounds comprising the steps of pumping a solution comprising a compound of Formula I

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