Electrochemical oxidative rearrangement of tetrahydro-β-carbolines in a zero-gap flow cell
Yiting Zheng, Yuen Tsz Cheung, Lixin Liang, Huiying Qiu, Lei Zhang, Yung Chak Anson Tsang, Qing Chen, Rongbiao Tong
Abstract
A zero-gap flow cell was designed for the first electro-oxidative rearrangement of tetrahydro-β-carbolines to spirooxindoles with high yield, faradaic efficiency and productivity when LiBr was discovered as a bi-functional mediator and catalyst.
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ElectrochemistryOxidative phosphorylationZero (linguistics)ChemistryZero emissionEngineeringElectrodeElectrical engineeringBiochemistryPhysical chemistryPhilosophyLinguisticsSynthesis of Indole DerivativesInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography