Various organic functions can undergo oxidation reactions, and the chemical industry increasingly seeks to develop processes based on the Green Chemistry approach in the search for more sustainable practices. Electrochemical electron transfer processes using metal complexes thus appear as an important alternative in these oxidative processes since they exploit numerous reactions in aqueous media and use catalytic amounts of the complex. The purpose of this work was to test the electrocatalytic ability of a new ruthenium (II) diarsenic aqua complex, [Ru(L)(totpy)(OH2)](ClO4)2 (L=Ph2AsCH2CH2AsPh2); (totpy=4´-(4-tolyl)-2,2´:6´,2´´-terpyridine), in electrooxidation experiments of organic substances with different functions. The experiments were conducted at a constant potential of +1.00 V (vs ECS) in a solution of 7:3 phosphate buffer: t-butanol, pH 8.1, with a ratio of 1.00 mmol.L-1 of the aqua complex [Ru(L)(totpy)(OH2)](ClO4)2 to 50.00 mmol.L-1 of each organic substrate. The oxidized organic starting materials and the respective products obtained therefrom were benzyl alcohol (benzaldehyde), benzaldehyde (benzoic acid), benzyl butyl ether (benzaldehyde and benzoic acid) and 1-phenylethanol (acetophenone). Selective reactions with good yields for the products were observed. The electrochemical process used here revealed some benefits over other classic oxidative methods, such as biological advantages and inorganic oxidants, emphasizing the speed, the possibility of using aqueous media in the reactions, selectivity in the formation of products, and the possibility of using small amounts of catalyst.
APPLYING THE CAVITATION EFFECT DURING ANIMAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT
