Electrochemical transformations of monooxa- and dioxabicycloalkenes and -bicycloalkanes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02494854

Electrolysis of 2-oxa-and 2,5-dioxabicyclo[n.4.0]alk-1(6)-enes (n = 4, 10) under conditions of direct undivided anodic oxidation in methanol results in their electrochemical mono-and dimethoxylation; electrolysis of the corresponding 2-oxa-and 2,5-dioxabicycloalkanes involves electrochemical cleavage of the bridging carbon - carbon bonds followed by electrooxidative transformation into methyl ω-(2-methoxytetrahydrofuryl)-, ω-(dimethoxymethyl)-, and ω-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)alkanoates.