The direct electrolytic oxidation of p-tert-butyl toluene in a mixture of sodium fluoborate, acetic acid and methanol using carbon rod as electrode has been studied. The main electrolytic oxidation products, p-tert-butylbenzaldehyde, p-tert-butylbenzyl methyl ether, p-tert-butyl benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal, and methyl p-tert-butylbenzoate were separated and identified by GC/MS. The relation between the oxidation pro- duct and the oxidation time in electrolytic oxidation was examined. The total yield of p-tert-butylbenzaldehyde and p-tert-butyl benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal was over 88% in period of 30 h oxidation.厦门涌泉集团有限公司博士后科研基金资助项
