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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2011
Sai Bhavaraju, West Jordan, UT (US);
Mukund Karanjikar, West Valley City, UT (US);
Pallavi Chitta, West Valley City, UT (US);
Sai Bhavaraju, West Jordan, UT (US);
Mukund Karanjikar, West Valley City, UT (US);
Pallavi Chitta, West Valley City, UT (US);
CERAMATEC, INC., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
An aryl-alkyl (R—Ar) hydrocarbon is prepared by an electrosynthesis process in an electrolytic cell having an alkali ion conductive membrane positioned between an anolyte compartment configured with an anode and a catholyte compartment configured with a cathode. An anolyte solution containing an alkali metal salt of an alkyl carboxylic acid and an aryl compound is introduced into the anolyte compartment. The aryl compound may include an alkali metal salt of an aryl carboxylic acid, an arene (aromatic) hydrocarbon, or an aryl alkali metal adduct (ArM). The anolyte solution undergoes electrolytic decarboxylation to form an alkyl radical. The alkyl radical reacts with the aryl compound to produce the aryl-alkyl hydrocarbon.