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Electrosynthesis of a Biaurone by Controlled Dimerization of Flavone: Mechanistic Insight and Large-Scale Application
Hosseini, Seyyedamirhossein,Thapa, Bishnu,Medeiros, Maria J.,Pasciak, Erick M.,Pence, Michael A.,Twum, Eric B.,Karty, Jonathan A.,Gao, Xinfeng,Raghavachari, Krishnan,Peters, Dennis G.,Mubarak, Mohammad S.
, p. 10658 - 10669 (2020)
The electrochemistry of flavone (1) has been carefully investigated at glassy carbon cathodes in dimethylformamide containing 0.10 M tetra-n-butylammonium tetrafluoroborate as supporting electrolyte. In this medium, a cyclic voltammogram for a reduction of 1 exhibits a reversible cathodic process (Epc = -1.58 V and Epa = -1.47 V vs SHE) that is followed by an irreversible cathodic peak (Epc = -2.17 V vs SHE). When water (5.0 M) is introduced into the medium, the first peak for 1 becomes irreversible (Epc = -1.56 V vs SHE), and the second (irreversible) peak shifts to -2.07 V vs SHE. Bulk electrolyses of 1 at -1.60 V vs SHE afford flavanone, 2′-hydroxychalcone, 2′-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate, and two new compounds, namely (Z)-1,6-bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-diphenylhex-3-ene-1,6-dione (D1) and (Z)-2,2′-(1,2-diphenylethene-1,2-bis(benzofuran-3(2H))-one) (D2), obtained in significant amounts, that were characterized by means of 1H and 13C NMR spectrometry as well as single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Along with the above findings, we have proposed a mechanism for the electroreduction of 1, which has been further corroborated by our quantum mechanical study.
