Scalable Electrochemical Dehydrogenative Lactonization of C(sp2/sp3)-H Bonds

Org Lett. 2018 Jan 5;20(1):252-255. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03617. Epub 2017 Dec 7.

Abstract

A practical, electrochemical method is developed for the direct dehydrogenative lactonization of C(sp2/sp3)-H bonds under external oxidant- and metal-free conditions, delivering diverse lactones, including coumarin derivatives with excellent regioselectivity. The scalable nature of this newly developed electrochemical process was demonstrated on a 40 g scale following an operationally simple protocol. The remote lactonization of C(sp3)-H bonds would constitute an important synthetic advance toward electrochemical C-O bond formation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't