Regioselective Synthesis of N2-Aryl 1,2,3-Triazoles via Electro- oxidative Coupling of Enamines and Aryldiazonium Salts

An efficient synthetic route for the construction of N-2-aryl 1,2,3-triazoles is reported via sequential C-N bond formation and electro-oxidative N-N coupling under metal-free conditions. Readily accessible 2-aminoacrylates and aryldiazonium salts were used as starting materials, and the developed protocol displays excellent functional group tolerance, allowing an extensive range of substrate scope up to 91% isolated yield. Various mechanistic studies, along with the isolation of an intermediate adduct, refer to successive ionic and radical reaction sequences.