Merging shuttle reactions and paired electrolysis for reversible vicinal dihalogenations
Xichang Dong, Johannes L. Roeckl, Siegfried R. Waldvogel, Bill Morandi
Abstract
Shuttling halide pairs back and forth The transfer of adjacent hydrogens from a saturated to an unsaturated organic compound is a fairly common reaction. However, analogs that shuttle two heavy atoms back and forth are much harder to catalyze. Dong et al. report an electrochemical approach that transfers a pair of adjacent chlorines or bromines from an alkyl compound to an olefin. The method could help to remediate halogenated pollutants while concurrently producing fine chemicals. Science , this issue p. 507
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VicinalElectrolysisChemistryComputer sciencePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodeElectrolyteRadical Photochemical ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsSynthesis and Catalytic Reactions