Electrochemical Synthesis and X-Ray Molecular Structure of 2-Arylimino-4,5-Diaryl-1,3-Dioxoles

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00079-N

Selective cathodic reduction of diaryl-1,2-diketones in the presence of N-arylcarbonimidoyl dichlorides leads to 2-arylimino-4,5-diaryl-1,3-dioxoles, a little known class of heterocycle, in almost quantitative yields.NMR spectra of these compounds show a