Paired Electrolysis-Enabled Arylation of Quinoxalin-2(1 H)-ones

J Org Chem. 2024 May 3;89(9):6117-6125. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00087. Epub 2024 Apr 24.

Abstract

The first paired electrolysis-enabled arylation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones was achieved using cyanoarenes as the arylation reagents. A variety of 3-arylquinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with various important functional groups were obtained in moderate to good yields under metal- and chemical oxidant-free conditions. With a pair of reductive and oxidative processes occurring among the substrates and reaction intermediates, the power consumption can be dramatically reduced.