Synlett 2022; 33(16): 1582-1588
DOI: 10.1055/a-1828-1217
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Electrochemical C–H Functionalization of Cyclic Amines

Tian Feng
,
Siyi Wang
,
Youai Qiu
Financial support from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 63213063), Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University (Grant No. 63181206). And we would like to thank the Open Research Fund (Grant No. 2021JYBKF01) of Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (HUST), Ministry of Education.


Abstract

Functionalized cyclic amines are essential structural motifs in synthetic chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry, and Shono-type oxidation is a well-developed electrochemical approach for the synthesis of α- amines. In sharp contrast, electrochemically driven direct β-C(sp3)–H functionalization of amines has been far proven elusive. Herein, we outline the recent advances in this field and highlight our group’s effort to achieve electrochemical β-C(sp3)–H functionalization assisted by ferrocene as molecular electrocatalyst under mild conditions.

1 Introduction

2 Case studies of α-Functionalization (Shono-Type Oxidation)

3 Electrochemical β-C(sp3)–H Acylation

4 Conclusion



Publication History

Received: 06 April 2022

Accepted after revision: 18 April 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
18 April 2022

Article published online:
20 May 2022

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