"Electrocatalytic redox neutral [3 + 2] annulation ofN-cyclopropylanili" by Qi Wang, Qile Wang et al.
 

Electrocatalytic redox neutral [3 + 2] annulation ofN-cyclopropylanilines and alkenes

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-21-2021

Abstract

Although synthetic organic electrochemistry (EC) has advanced significantly, net redox neutral electrosynthesis is quite rare. Two approaches have been employed to achieve this type of electrosynthesis. One relies on turnover of the product by the reactant in a chain mechanism. The other involves both oxidation on the anode and reduction on the cathode in which the radical cation or the radical anion of the product has to migrate between two electrodes. Herein, a home-built electrochemistry/mass spectrometry (EC/MS) platform was used to generate anN-cyclopropylaniline radical cation electrochemically and to monitor its reactivity toward alkenes by mass spectrometry (MS), which led to the discovery of a new redox neutral reaction of intermolecular [3 + 2] annulation ofN-cyclopropylanilines and alkenes to provide an aniline-substituted 5-membered carbocycleviadirect electrolysis (yield up to 81%). A chain mechanism, involving the regeneration of the substrate radical cation and the formation of the neutral product, is shown to be responsible for promoting such a redox neutral annulation reaction, as supported by experimental evidence of EC/MS.

Identifier

85100275325 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Chemical Science

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc05665k

e-ISSN

20416539

ISSN

20416520

First Page

969

Last Page

975

Issue

3

Volume

12

Grant

1915878

Fund Ref

National Science Foundation

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