This is purely for my own curiosities sake...
If one were to take an ionic solution in an alcohol, and then run current through it, would the product be the alkoxide in solution?
Something along the lines of sodium chlorode in methanol with a few volts using graphite electrodes. Would this produce hydrogen at one electrode (from the alcohol) and chlorine at the other electrode (from the salt) leaving sodium methoxide in solution?
What if the anion was something more difficult to oxidize, such as sulphate?
Thanks!
