The invention discloses a method for carrying out electrocatalytic hydrogenation on alkynol by using a
copper acetylacetonate molecular catalyst, which comprises the following steps: mixing a
copper acetylacetonate-loaded catalyst, a dispersant and a binder, and carrying out ultrasonic treatment to form catalyst
slurry;
coating a conductive substrate with the catalyst
slurry to obtain a
working electrode; the method comprises the following steps: carrying out electrolytic reaction in an H-type electrolytic tank or a flow type electrolytic tank, applying external potential under the condition that a
reference electrode, an
auxiliary electrode and a
working electrode are arranged, so as to realize selective semi-hydrogenation of an alkynol substrate and generate an
enol product, wherein an anolyte is a
potassium hydroxide solution, and a catholyte is a
mixed solution of KOH and the alkynol substrate, and applying external potential under the condition that the
reference electrode, the
auxiliary electrode and the
working electrode are arranged. The electro-
catalytic hydrogenation system taking the
copper acetylacetonate molecular catalyst as the core has applicability and effectiveness in various alkynol substrates, has good universality and process stability, can realize high-selectivity
enol synthesis under normal temperature and normal pressure conditions, remarkably reduces
energy consumption, and is suitable for industrial production. And potential safety hazards caused by traditional high-pressure
hydrogen are avoided.