Mechanistic aspects and synthetic applications of the electrochemical and iodobenzene bistrifluoroacetate oxidative 1, 3-cycloadditions of phenols and electron-rich …

…, P Dalidowicz, A Tebben, S Wang…

Index: Gates, Bradley D.; Dalidowicz, Peter; Tebben, Andrew; Wang, Shaopeng; Swenton, John S. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1992 , vol. 57, # 7 p. 2135 - 2143

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Abstract

Anodic oxidation of p-methoxy-substituted phenols and electron-rich styrene or propenylbenzene derivatives affords in good yield trans-dihydrobenzofurans derived from a formal 1, 3-oxidative cycloaddition of the phenol to the styrene derivative. The yield of product in this electrochemical Oxidation depends upon the ratio of phenol to styrene derivative, current density, and to a lesser extent the amount of supporting electrolyte. ...