The discovery that lithium bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonamide (LiTFSI)/1-nitropropane (PrNO2) solution functions as a less polar alternative to lithium perchlorate (LiClO4)/nitromethane (MeNO2) solution has led to the d...The discovery that lithium bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonamide (LiTFSI)/1-nitropropane (PrNO2) solution functions as a less polar alternative to lithium perchlorate (LiClO4)/nitromethane (MeNO2) solution has led to the development of a novel thermomorphic system for electrocatalytic Diels-Alder reactions. Methyl cyclohexane (Me-c-Hex) can form a monophasic condition with LiTFSI/PrNO2 solution at room temperature, enabling the use of hydrophobic dienophiles. After the electrochemical reaction, a biphasic condition can be formed at –50℃, where the cycloadducts are selectively recovered from the upper Me-c-Hex phase and the remaining lower LiTFSI/PrNO2 solution can be reused.展开更多
文摘The discovery that lithium bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonamide (LiTFSI)/1-nitropropane (PrNO2) solution functions as a less polar alternative to lithium perchlorate (LiClO4)/nitromethane (MeNO2) solution has led to the development of a novel thermomorphic system for electrocatalytic Diels-Alder reactions. Methyl cyclohexane (Me-c-Hex) can form a monophasic condition with LiTFSI/PrNO2 solution at room temperature, enabling the use of hydrophobic dienophiles. After the electrochemical reaction, a biphasic condition can be formed at –50℃, where the cycloadducts are selectively recovered from the upper Me-c-Hex phase and the remaining lower LiTFSI/PrNO2 solution can be reused.
