An electrochemical vicinal heterodifunctionalization of olefins for the synthesis ofβ-oxysulfones is described.With suitable choice of the conditions,including current,electrodes,and electrolyte,this oxidation reacti...An electrochemical vicinal heterodifunctionalization of olefins for the synthesis ofβ-oxysulfones is described.With suitable choice of the conditions,including current,electrodes,and electrolyte,this oxidation reaction proceeded efficiently in an undivided cell without the use of a stoichiometric chemical oxidant.In addition to the previously established synthesis ofβ-hydroxysulfones in the presence of water,minor modification of this protocol by using either external alcohol nucleophiles or internal carboxylic acid nucleophile also led to the synthesis ofβ-alkoxysulfones,andβ-sulfonyl lactones.展开更多
基金Financial support was provided by Hong Kong RGC (No. 16302318)Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee (No. JCYJ20170818113708560)HKUST (No. IEG17SC03)
文摘An electrochemical vicinal heterodifunctionalization of olefins for the synthesis ofβ-oxysulfones is described.With suitable choice of the conditions,including current,electrodes,and electrolyte,this oxidation reaction proceeded efficiently in an undivided cell without the use of a stoichiometric chemical oxidant.In addition to the previously established synthesis ofβ-hydroxysulfones in the presence of water,minor modification of this protocol by using either external alcohol nucleophiles or internal carboxylic acid nucleophile also led to the synthesis ofβ-alkoxysulfones,andβ-sulfonyl lactones.
