Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
6-30-1959
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering
First Advisor
Saul I. Kreps
Second Advisor
C. L. Mantell
Third Advisor
Joseph Joffe
Abstract
The factors governing the electrolytic reduction of ethyl para-nitrobenzoate have been investigated, and conditions established for the optimum yield of the end-product benzocaine. The formation of intermediate compounds was studied, and a mechanism for the reduction favoring the mono-molecular route has been suggested. The material costs of the electrolytic reduction have been shown to compare favorably with the material costs of a chemical reduction, such as the Bechamp process.
Recommended Citation
Lipworth, Matthew Felix, "The electrolytic reduction of ethyl paranitrobenzoate" (1959). Theses. 3288.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3288
