Regioselective umpolung addition of dicyanobenzene to α,β-unsaturated alkenes enabled by electrochemical reduction
Sheng Zhang, Wenchao Gao, Jianxue Shi, Jinɡjinɡ Li, Fengyi Li, Yating Liang, Xuan Zhan, Man‐Bo Li
Abstract
An umpolung addition of dicyanobenzene to α,β-unsaturated alkenes has been developed using an electroreductive strategy.
Topics & Concepts
UmpolungChemistryRegioselectivityElectrochemistryReduction (mathematics)Organic chemistryElectrodeCatalysisPhysical chemistryGeometryMathematicsNucleophileRadical Photochemical ReactionsSulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods