Electroreduction of p-Chlorobenzaldehyde by Galvanostatic Method

Abstract

Electroreduction of p-chlorobenzaldehyde has been studied at

metal electrode like nickel under acidic conditions using galvanostatic

method. Polarization curves drawn in presence and absence of

depolarizer indicated the proper range of current densities to be

investigated. Isolated product was characterized to be p-chlorobenzyl

alcohol by TLC, usual functional group tests, IR and NMR

spectral analysis. Effect of various parameters such as current density,

temperature, medium concentration, depolarizer ratio and nature

of cathode material on yield percentage have been investigated.