Organocatalyzed Anodic Oxidation of Aldehydes

被引:147
作者
Finney, Eric E. [1 ]
Ogawa, Kelli A. [1 ]
Boydston, Andrew J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Dept Chem, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
关键词
OLEFIN COUPLING REACTIONS; INTERNAL REDOX REACTION; ONE-POT SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; CATALYZED OXIDATIONS; UMPOLUNG REACTIONS; SATURATED ESTERS; CONVERSION; INTERMEDIATE; CARBOXYLATES;
D O I
10.1021/ja304716r
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
A method for the catalytic formation of electroauxiliaries and subsequent anodic oxidation has been developed. The process interfaces N-heterocyclic carbene-based organocatalysis with electro-organic synthesis to achieve direct oxidation of catalytically generated electroactive intermediates. We demonstrate the applicability of this method as a one-pot conversion of aldehydes to esters for a broad range of aldehyde and alcohol substrates. Furthermore, the anodic oxidation reactions are very clean, producing only H-2 gas as a result of cathodic reduction.
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页码:12374 / 12377
页数:4
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