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Electro-initiated oxygenation of alkenylsilanes in the presence of thiophenol.

S Nakatani, J Yoshida, S Isoe

Index: Nakatani, Shogo; Yoshida, Jun-Ichi; Isoe, Sachihiko Tetrahedron, 1993 , vol. 49, # 10 p. 2011 - 2024

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Abstract

Electrolysis of alkenylsilanes in the presence of thiophenol with bubbling of molecular oxygen gave the corresponding α-phenylthio carbonyl compounds with the consumption of a catalytic amount of electricity. An electro-initiated radical chain mechanism is proposed. The reaction also took place without electrochemical initiation, but much longer reaction time was required for the completion of the reaction. Since various types of alkenylsilanes are ...