Oxidative Cycloaddition of 1,3-Diketone and Olefin Using Electroorganic Chemistry

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00246a022

The electrochemical oxidation of 1,3-diketones and 2-substituted 1,3-diketones in the presence of olefin gave the <3 + 2> cycloadducts, dihydrofuran and tetrahydrofuran derivatives, respectively.A mechanism involving electrooxidative formation of the radical intermediate from the diketone followed by addition to the olefin has been proposed.