Electrochemically Mediated Oxidation of Sensitive Propargylic Benzylic Alcohols

Org Lett. 2022 Feb 25;24(7):1423-1428. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03860. Epub 2022 Feb 11.

Abstract

The electrochemical oxidation of sensitive propargylic benzylic alcohols having varying substituents is reported. We describe the preparation and characterization of N-hydroxytetrafluorophthalimide (TFNHPI) and pseudo-high-throughput development of a green electrochemical oxidation protocol for sensitive propargylic benzylic alcohols that employs TFNHPI as a stable electrochemical mediator. The electrochemical oxidation of propargylic benzylic alcohols was leveraged to develop short synthetic pathways for preparing gram quantities of resveratrol natural products such as pauciflorols.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alcohols*

Substances

  • Alcohols