CC BY 4.0 · SynOpen 2024; 08(01): 83-90
DOI: 10.1055/a-2280-0055
graphical review
Virtual Collection Electrochemical Organic Synthesis

Electrochemical Generation of Ketyl Radicals and Their Applications

Zhoumei Tan
,
Kun Xu
,
Chengchu Zeng
Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22171015 and 22271009), the Beijing­ Municipal Natural Science Foundation (2222003), and the Beijing Municipal Education Committee Project (KZ202110005003, KM202110005006) is gratefully acknowledged.


Abstract

Ketyl radicals display new reactivities beyond the intrinsic electrophilicity of carbonyls. Recent progress in organic electrosynthesis has fueled the generation and utilization of ketyl radicals under ‘greener’ conditions. This graphical review summarizes these electrochemical advancements into three major categories: cross-pinacol couplings, coupling of carbonyls with alkyl radical precursors, and coupling of carbonyls with unsaturated systems (alkenes, alkynes, cyanoarenes, and N-heterocycles).



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 28. Januar 2024

Angenommen nach Revision: 01. März 2024

Accepted Manuscript online:
01. März 2024

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
18. März 2024

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