Patent ID: 9206515
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: C10G,C25B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a coupled radical product comprising: obtaining a sodium salt of an alkyl sulfonic acid; preparing an anolyte for use in an electrolytic cell, the electrolytic cell comprising an anolyte compartment, a catholyte compartment, and a NaSICON membrane that separates the anolyte compartment from the catholyte compartment, wherein the anolyte is housed within the anolyte compartment and a catholyte is housed within the catholyte compartment, wherein the anolyte comprises a first solvent or mixture of solvents and a quantity of the sodium salt of the alkyl sulfonic acid; and electrolyzing the anolyte within the cell to desulfoxylate the sodium salt of the alkyl sulfonic acid to convert the sodium salt of the alkyl sulfonic acid into one or more alkyl radicals that react to form a coupled radical product.