Abstract: The invention relates to a technique for preparing aromatic organozinc compounds and to a composition therefore. This composition constitutes a reactant that can be used to carry out the synthesis of organozinc compounds, and comprises a cobalt salt, a zinc salt, a polar aprotic solvent and elemental zinc in divided form, the elemental zinc being in solid form, the other elements being in a form dissolved in the solvent. Application to organic synthesis.

Abstract: This invention has as its object a process for preparation of vinyl aryl derivatives by an electrochemical method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a technique for preparing aromatic organozinc compounds and to a composition therefore. This composition constitutes a reactant that can be used to carry out the synthesis of organozinc compounds, and comprises a cobalt salt, a zinc salt, a polar aprotic solvent and elemental zinc in divided form, the elemental zinc being in solid form, the other elements being in a form dissolved in the solvent. Application to organic synthesis.

Abstract: A liquid conductive composition for electrolytic use, comprises a cobalt salt, a zinc salt, a polar aprotic solvent of said salts and a cobalt ligand. The liquid composition is used in a process for the preparation of an organozinc compound by electrolytic synthesis. The process comprises the step of subjecting to an electrolysis on an inert cathode the liquid composition comprising a cobalt salt, a zinc salt, a solvent, a cobalt ligand, and an organic halide, and recovering the organozinc obtained by the electrolysis.

Abstract: This invention has as its object a process for preparation of vinyl aryl derivatives by an electrochemical path.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of chiral 2-aryl or 2-heterocyclyl-propionic acids of the formula wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the electrosynthesis of a beta,gamma-unsaturated ester by electrolysis, in a cell having only a single compartment, of a mixture of an alpha,beta-unsaturated halide and an alpha-halogenated ester in the presence of an amount which is less than the stoichiometric amount for the reaction between the halide and the ester of a catalyst based on nickel complexed with a binitrogenous bidentate organic ligand.The anode, which is consumed by the electrochemical reaction of which it is the center, is made of a metal chosen from the group comprising the reducing metals and their alloys and is preferably made of zinc, aluminum or magnesium.This process, which is simple and economical, in particular permits the synthesis of arylacetates and arylpropionates, which are intermediates in the synthesis of pharmaceutical or plant protection products.

Abstract: The process for the electrosynthesis of an aldehyde, according to the invention, is carried out by electrolysis, in a cell comprising only a single compartment, of an organic halide and of an N,N-disubstituted formamide such as dimethylformamide, followed by hydrolysis of the reaction mixture.The anode is made of a metal chosen from the group consisting of the reducing metals and their alloys, preferably zinc, aluminum or magnesium.The cathode, which is inert, is preferably covered with an electrolytic deposit of zinc, cadmium, lead or tin.Aldehydes are compounds which are commonly employed in many fields of the chemical industry, especially in perfumery, agricultural chemistry and pharmacy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the electrochemical synthesis of alpha-saturated ketones by electrochemical reduction, in an organic solvent medium, of alpha-saturated organic halides in the presence of CO.sub.2 and of a catalyst based on nickel complexed with a bidentate organic ligand containing two nitrogen atoms, such as 2,2'-bipyridine and, optionally, with an ethylenic coligand.The anode, made of a metal chosen from the group consisting of the reducing metals and their alloys, is consumed during the electrochemical reaction whose site it is. It is preferably made of magnesium.This process is simple to use and allows a single-compartment cell to be employed.Alpha-saturated ketones are compounds commonly employed in the chemical industry, particularly as solvents or synthesis intermediates.

Abstract: The process according to the invention is a process for the electrosynthesis of teritary arylalkylphosphines by electrochemical reduction of arylhalophosphines in the presence of aliphatic halides, in an organic solvent medium.The anode, made of a reducing metal such as zinc, aluminum or magnesium, is sacrificed during the electrosynthesis.The cell is preferably non-compartmented.The process is simple and inexpensive.Teritary arylalkylphosphines are compounds which are widely used in homogeneous catalytic systems.

Abstract: A cell operable at temperatures between 100.degree. C. and 200.degree. C. includes a non-aqueous electrolyte which comprises at least one solvent belonging to the class of aromatic or aliphatic linear sulfones. The negative active material of the cell may be lithium, for example, and its positive active material is selected from the group constituted by oxides, oxisalts, and sulfides. The electrolyte includes as a solvent, in particular, dimethylsulfone alone or mixed with other aromatic or aliphatic linear sulfones.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the electrosynthesis of alcohols and epoxy compounds by electrochemical reduction of organic halides in the presence of carbonyl derivatives in an organic solvent medium containing a supporting electrolyte. The organic halides contain an atom or a functional group which stabilizes carbon-ions, preferably fixed to the carbon carrying the halogen. The anode is made of a reducing metal preferably chosen from the group consisting of magnesium, aluminium, zinc, iron and their alloys. This process has the advantage of being simple, readily convertible to an industrial scale, especially as a result of the possibility of using a single-compartment cell and low-toxicity solvents. It can be applied to the electrosynthesis of numerous alcohols.