Electrochemical C-H Sulfonylation of Hydrazones

Org Lett. 2023 May 19;25(19):3440-3444. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00999. Epub 2023 May 4.

Abstract

We have developed an electrochemical method for the direct C-H sulfonylation of aldehyde hydrazones using sodium sufinates as the sulfonylating agent under supporting electrolyte-free conditions. This straightforward sulfonylation strategy afforded a library of (E)-sufonylated hydrazones with high tolerance of various functional groups. The radical pathway of this reaction has been revealed by the mechanistic studies.