Successful Application of Indirect Electrooxidation for the Transformation of Biaryl Methanols to the Corresponding Biaryl Ketones
作者:Mitsuhiro Okimoto、Takashi Yoshida、Masayuki Hoshi、Tomohito Chiba、Kei Maeo
DOI:10.1080/00397911.2010.517369
日期:2011.11.1
Various biaryl methanols were electrooxidized into the corresponding biaryl ketones in good yields and under very mild reaction conditions. Because of the relatively high oxidation potential, bulky structure, and somewhat poor solubility, biaryl methanols do not readily undergo direct electrooxidative transformations as a synthetic step toward the corresponding biaryl ketones. Herein, we report the successful indirect electrooxidation of secondary biaryl methanols featuring the use of a slight excess amount of KI (1.2 equivalents, relative to the substrate) in MeOH.