Electroorganic chemistry. 134. Facile electroreduction of methyl esters and N,N-dimethylamides of aliphatic carboxylic acids to primary alcohols
摘要:
In the presence of t-BuOH, methyl esters and N,N-dimethylamides of aliphatic carboxylic acids are electroreduced at a Mg cathode to the corresponding primary alcohols. In the presence of t-BuOD instead of t-BuOH, the electroreduction of the esters gives the corresponding 1,1-dideuterated alcohol. In all cases, the yields are excellent.