Electrochemical Reactions of Alkyl Halides and Aryl Halides at Sacrificial Antimony Anode

Electrolysis of 5.0 mL of the alkyl halides/aryl halide (bromoethane, 1-bromopropane, 1-chlorobutane and chlorobenzene) 1.0 g of tetrabutylammonium chloride dissolved in 250 mL of acetonitrile was conducted in the H - type cell at antimony anode and inert platinum cathode by passing current of 20 mA. The light brown product separating in the anode compartment was isolated from the reaction mixture after ten hours of electrolysis. The product so obtained was washed with hot acetonitrile, dry ether and then finally dried under vacuum. Infrared spectra of the products have been recorded, Current efficiencies of all these systems have also been determined