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Publication No: IN202411023678 [India] Application No: IN202411023678
Title: A continuous micro-electro-flow process for preparation of homologated carboxylic acid and alcohol thereof
Publication Date: 17-10-2025 File Date: 22-03-2024
Inventor(s): Ajay Kumar Singh; Sanjeev Kumar
IPC Classification: B01J23/72, C07C205/06, B01J31/02, B01J19/02, C07D403/14, C25B3/29
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an electro-micro-flow induced method for cross-electrophile coupling of activated C(sp3)-O bonds with CO2, enabling the synthesis of  aliphatic carboxylic acids. This method involves sequential reactions of sulfonium salts followed by replacement of CO2 with CS2, aldehydes, ketones, or electron- deficient olefins, resulting in the formation of corresponding dithiol acids, deoxygenated Barbier-type products, and 1,4-addition products. The process effectively  addresses key challenges in the field of cross-electrophile coupling and organosulfur chemistry by eliminating the need for expensive catalysts, reductants, or oxidants.  Additionally, it mitigates issues related to low surface-to-volume ratios in gas-liquid reactions.
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