Desulfonylative Electrocarboxylation with Carbon Dioxide

J Org Chem. 2021 Nov 19;86(22):16162-16170. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01261. Epub 2021 Aug 6.

Abstract

Electrocarboxylation of organic halides is one of the most investigated electrochemical approaches for converting thermodynamically inert carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added carboxylic acids. By converting organic halides into their sulfone derivatives, we have developed a highly efficient electrochemical desulfonylative carboxylation protocol. Such a strategy takes advantage of CO2 as the abundant C1 building block for the facile preparation of multifunctionalized carboxylic acids, including the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen, under mild reaction conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon Dioxide*
  • Carboxylic Acids*

Substances

  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Carbon Dioxide