Electrochemical Decarboxylative N-Alkylation of Heterocycles

Org Lett. 2020 Oct 2;22(19):7594-7598. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02799. Epub 2020 Sep 17.

Abstract

An operationally simple method to employ nonactivated carboxylic acids as alkylating agents in the N-alkylation of heterocycles is reported through an electrochemically driven anodic decarboxylative process. A wide substrate scope across a range of heterocycles is demonstrated along with a series of applications that significantly reduce the step count required to access such medicinally relevant structures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't