Organic electrosynthesis using toluates as simple and versatile radical precursors
Kevin Lam and István E. Markó
*Département de Chimie, Bâtiment Lavoisier, Université
catholique de Louvain, Place Louis Pasteur, 1, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Email: istvan.marko
uclouvain.be
K. Lam, I. E. Markó, Chem. Commun., 2009, 95-97.
DOI: 10.1039/b813545b
Abstract
An efficient and economical electrolysis of toluate esters leads smoothly to the corresponding deoxygenated alcohols while a wide variety of functionalities are tolerated. In contrast to previous methods, unstable xanthates, expensive metals and toxic co-solvents are no longer required.
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Electrochemical Deoxygenation of Primary Alcohols
K. Lam, I. E. Markő, Synlett, 2012, 23, 1235-1239.
Using Toluates as Simple and Versatile Radical Precursors
K. Lam, I. E. Markó, Org. Lett., 2008, 10, 2919-2922.
Key Words
deoxygenations, green chemistry, electrochemistry
ID: JXX-Y2009-0020
