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Electrochemically induced Hofmann rearrangement

Y Matsumura, T Maki, Y Satoh

Index: Matsumura, Yoshihiro; Maki, Toshihide; Satoh, Yuki Tetrahedron Letters, 1997 , vol. 38, # 51 p. 8879 - 8882

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Abstract

Electrochemically induced Hofmann rearrangement under new solvent systems containing a variety of alcohols was developed. Since the reaction proceeds under mild conditions (neutral), a variety of carbamates possessing various alkoxy moieties could be easily prepared by this method. An epoxy functional group in the amide and alcohol parts remained intact during the electrolysis.