Can esters (such as ethyl acetate) be electrically reduced? If so, what is the product?

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Can methyl formate and ethyl acetate be converted to original acids and alcohols by electrical reduction? If possible, please provide relevant literature, thank you very much.

Jukka Salminen

There is no oxidation or reduction involved in ester hydrolysis. In some special cases it may be possible to catalyze hydrolysis with electric potential but not with common aliphatic esters.

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