Tetrahedron

Electroreductive acylation of activated olefins using a reactive metal anode

T Ohno, H Aramaki, H Nakahiro, I Nishiguchi

Index: Ohno, Toshinobu; Aramaki, Hideo; Nakahiro, Hideki; Nishiguchi, Ikuzo Tetrahedron, 1996 , vol. 52, # 6 p. 1943 - 1952

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Abstract

Electroreductive acylation of 3-aryl substituted α, β-unsaturated esters and nitriles in the presence of aliphatic carboxylic anhydrides using areactive metal anode (Mg, Al, Zn) in an undivided cell afforded the corresponding β-acyl compounds in moderate to good yields. It was found that anionic species formed by electron transfer from a cathode may be stabilized by metal ions freshly formed from an anode and undergo electrophilic attack of carboxylic ...