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Anodic cyclization of dimethyl 2-(3-Oxo-3-arylpropyl) malonates into the corresponding dimethyl 2-aroylcyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylates
Okimoto, Mitsuhiro,Yamamori, Haruki,Ohashi, Kousuke,Hoshi, Masayuki,Yoshida, Takashi
, p. 1568 - 1572 (2013/08/23)
A variety of dimethyl 2-(3-oxo-3-arylpropyl)malonates were electrooxidized in methanol, in the presence of potassium iodide and a base or a neutral salt, to give the corresponding cyclized dimethyl 2-aroylcyclopropane-1,1- dicarboxylates in moderate to good yields. The reactions were carried out under extremely mild reaction conditions, in which the optimal amount of electrolytic current varied from 2.12-2.41 F·mol-1 depending on the substrates. The reaction presumably proceeds via a two-electron oxidation process, in which iodide ions play an important role as the electron carrier between the anode and the substrate. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart. New York.
