A novel electrochemical method of benzoylating aminoalcohols 2 by use of methyl benzoates 1 at room temperature was developed. 2-Aminoethanols 2 (n= 0, R3= H) and 3- aminopropanols 2 (n= 1, R3= H) gave the corresponding benzamides 4, as a result of electrochemical transesterification followed by O, N-actyl migration. In contrast, o-and m- aminobenzylalcohols (7 a and 7 b) and trans-4-(aminomethyl) cyclohexanemethanol (8 a) ...
