Fardel, RomainGriesbach, UlrichPuetter, HermannComninellis, Christos2006-02-222006-02-222006-02-22200610.1007/s10800-005-9057-zhttps://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/225435WOS:0002345983000157919The anodic methoxylation of formaldehyde dimethylacetal (FADMA) to trimethylorthoformate (TMOF) in basic methanol was investigated on boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes. Cyclic voltammetry and preparative electrolysis have shown that FADMA is electrochem. inactive in the solvent stability region; nevertheless FADMA can be oxidized in the potential region of methanol oxidn. A reaction scheme involving intermediates of methanol oxidn. (methoxy radicals) has been proposed. [on SciFinder (R)]text::journal::journal article::research article