Organocatalyzed Anodic Oxidation of Aldehydes to Thioesters
Kelli A. Ogawa and Andrew J. Boydston*
*Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle,
Washington 98195, United States, Email:
boydston
chem.washington.edu
K. A. Ogawa, A. J. Boydston, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 1928-1931.
DOI: 10.1021/ol500459x
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Abstract
A thiazolium precatalyst facilitates electrochemical oxidation of thiolate anions, leading to deleterious formation of disulfide byproducts. For the reaction of a broad range of aldehyde and thiol substrates, thioesters were obtained in very good yields . This approach provides an atom-efficient thioesterification that circumvents the need for stoichiometric exogenous oxidants, high cell potentials, or redox mediators.
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