The electrolysis of α-chlorovaleric, α-chlorocaproic, and α-chloroisobutyric acids in methanol gave none of the Kolbe dimer; the main products were chloroester and hydrogen ester with aldehydes and acetals formed in lesser amounts. In water, straight chain α-chloroacids gave dimeric esters as the major product. However, Kolbe dimer was formed in fairly good yields together with small amounts of fluoroester and acetal, when α-fluorocaproic and α-fluoroheptanoic acids were electrolyzed in methanol. No Kolbe dimer was produced from 2-fluoro-2-ethylbutanoic and α-fluorophenylacetic acids; the corresponding ketone or aldehyde was the major product. 
在
甲醇中电解α-
氯戊酸、α-
氯己酸和α-
氯异丁酸,没有生成Kolbe二聚体;主要产物是
氯酯和氢酯,少量生成醛和
缩醛。在
水中,直链α-
氯酸产生二聚酯作为主要产物。然而,当α-
氟己酸和α-
氟庚酸在
甲醇中电解时,Kolbe二聚体产率相当高,同时还有少量
氟酯和
缩醛。2-
氟-
2-乙基丁酸和α-
氟苯乙酸没有产生Kolbe二聚体,相应的酮或醛是主要产物。