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Electrochemical Generation of Hypervalent Bromine(III) Compounds
Francke, Robert,Mohebbati, Nayereh,Sokolovs, Igors,Suna, Edgars
, p. 15832 - 15837 (2021)
In sharp contrast to hypervalent iodine(III) compounds, the isoelectronic bromine(III) counterparts have been little studied to date. This knowledge gap is mainly attributed to the difficult-to-control reactivity of λ3-bromanes as well as to their challenging preparation from the highly toxic and corrosive BrF3 precursor. In this context, we present a straightforward and scalable approach to chelation-stabilized λ3-bromanes by anodic oxidation of parent aryl bromides possessing two coordinating hexafluoro-2-hydroxypropanyl substituents. A series of para-substituted λ3-bromanes with remarkably high redox potentials spanning a range from 1.86 V to 2.60 V vs. Ag/AgNO3 was synthesized by the electrochemical method. We demonstrate that the intrinsic reactivity of the bench-stable bromine(III) species can be unlocked by addition of a Lewis or a Br?nsted acid. The synthetic utility of the λ3-bromane activation is exemplified by oxidative C?C, C?N, and C?O bond forming reactions.
