ELECTROLYSIS AND ELECTROSYNTHESIS 

 OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS. 



THE data on the results of investigation in this 

 branch of the subject are considerably more limited 

 than in the case of the aliphatic series. One of the 

 reasons for this is the difficulty with which the ben- 

 zene nucleus undergoes oxidation, a condition which 

 permits of comparatively few reactions. Nearly all 

 the reactions involve substituted groups only. In 

 almost all cases the benzene nucleus remains un- 

 altered. 



In accordance with the method of presentation pre- 

 viously adopted, the investigations on the electrolysis 

 of the hydroxyl compounds will be first discussed in 

 the following synopsis. 



i. Phenols. 



Phenol. Bunge, 1 Bartoli and Papasogli 9 submitted 

 phenol to the action of the electric current, Bunge 



I Chem. Ber., 3, 296. 



II Gazz. Chim., 14, 19. 



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