Transformation of Alcohols into Nitriles under Electrocatalytic Oxidation Conditions

The conversion of alcohols into nitriles was studied under conditions of indirect electrochemical oxidation with a catalytic system 4-acetylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl–potassium iodide–pyridine in a two-phase aqueous organic medium of methylene chloride–aqueous sodium hydrocarbonate (pH 8.6) in the presence of hydroxylamine as a source of nitrogen. The desired products were obtained with yields of up to 70%.