Electrooxidative α-hydroxymethylation of ketones with dimethylformamide as the carbon source
Jin-Ming Zheng, Yifei Li, Yi-Xiang Pan, Xiao-Dong Hu, Xiaoxia Ye, Renhao Li
Abstract
We report the electrocatalytic α-hydroxymethylation of ketones using DMF as the carbon source at room temperature in air in a conversion that proceeds without need for toxic and expensive chemical oxidants or metal catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCatalysisDimethylformamideCarbon fibersCarbon sourceOrganic chemistryKetoneInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceBiochemistrySolventComposite numberComposite materialRadical Photochemical ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis