Electrosynthesis of Trisubstituted 2-Oxazolines via Dehydrogenative Cyclization of β-Amino Arylketones

Org Lett. 2018 May 4;20(9):2505-2508. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00165. Epub 2018 Apr 17.

Abstract

An electrochemically intramolecular functionalization of C(sp3)-H bonds with masked oxygen nucleophiles was developed. With KI as the catalyst and electrolyte, diverse trisubstituted 2-oxazolines were constructed in good to excellent yields. This newly developed electrochemical dehydrogenative approach features external oxidant-free and additive-free conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't