But-2-yne-1,4-diol (1) was electrochemically oxidized on glassy carbon anode in a dry THF solution containing a quaternary ammonium salt, in an undivided cell giving di(1,3-dioxepan-2-yl)ethyne (5) in 80% yield. The electrochemically generated dialdehyde intermediate is assumedly acetalized in a fast reaction with THF. Dimerized product 6 was isolated in 85% yield after electrooxidation of diol 1 in dry 1,2-dimethoxyethane under similar conditions.
但-2-炔-1,4-二醇(1)在干燥的THF溶液中含有季铵盐的玻璃碳阳极上电化学氧化,在一个不分隔的电池中产生了二(1,3-二氧杂环戊炔基)乙烯(5),收率为80%。电化学生成的二醛中间体被认为在与THF的快速反应中缩合。在类似条件下,在干燥的1,2-二甲氧基乙烷中电氧化二醇1后,二聚产物6以85%的收率被分离。