Abstract
The electrochemical behaviour of benzene on platinum electrodes (polycrystalline and single-crystal electrodes) has been studied in acidic and alkaline solutions. In acid solutions the reduction of benzene to cyclohexane takes place in all the platinum surface structure employed, however it does not occur in alkaline media (0.1 M NaOH). In this case, the hydrogen adsorption–desorption processes displace the adsorbed benzene from the electrode surface. The oxidation of benzene is also affected by the pH of the electrolyte and also by the surface structure of the platinum electrode used. In acid solutions, this oxidation at higher potentials (1.4 V vs. RHE) yields CO 2, benzoquinone and α,β-unsaturated esters or lactones, however in alkaline media carbonate anions coming from CO 2 and salts of carboxylic acids have been detected by in situ FTIR spectroscopy using a platinum polycrystalline electrode. Bulk electrolysis of benzene solutions using a platinum electrode in acid and alkaline media was performed in order to confirm the results obtained by spectroscopic measurements.
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