ELECTROCARBOXYLATION OF IMINES TO α-AMINO ACIDS ON VARIOUS METAL SURFACES
The article studies the electrochemical reduction of imines in the presence of carbon dioxide as a method for the synthesis of alpha-amino acids. Namely, the effect of the nature of the catalyst, its surface morphology, and operating parameters on the efficiency and selectivity of imine electrocarboxylation was studied. In particular, the electrocarboxylation of N-benzylideneaniline in an aprotic medium was carried out on 11 different metal surfaces: Ag, Au, Cu, Fe, GC, Ni, Pd, Pt, Sn, Ti and Zn.