The invention discloses a method for electro-catalytically synthesizing 6-aminocapronitrile by using a coated
electrode, which comprises the following steps: taking
cyclohexanone and
ammonium chloride as
electrolyte, adopting a three-
electrode system, and carrying out electro-catalytically synthesizing 6-aminocapronitrile in a RHE potential range of-0.6 V vs to-1.1 V vs at
room temperature, wherein the catalytic
electrode is formed by
coating a catalyst on a substrate, the catalyst is CoOx / CuOx, CoOx or a mixture of CoOx and CuOx, and the substrate is foamy
copper subjected to
acid treatment and
roasting; in the catalytic reaction process,
cyclohexanone is subjected to hydrogenation reduction through a
cathode to generate
cyclohexanol and reacts with NH4 < + > to generate
imine, and then the
imine is further subjected to hydrogenation reduction on the
cathode to generate 6-aminohexanol; the generated 6-aminohexanol is oxidized into 6-aminohexanal on the surface of the
anode, the 6-aminohexanal reacts with NH4 < + > to generate 6-aminohexanamide, and the 6-aminohexanamide is further dehydrated to generate 6-aminocapronitrile. The preparation process is simple, easy to control and
environmentally friendly, the raw materials are cheap and rich in resources, and the problems that traditional 6-aminocapronitrile synthesis is high in
energy consumption, low in selectivity and dependent on
precious metal catalysts are effectively solved.