Wang, Yaxin published the artcileTunable System for Electrochemical Reduction of Ketones and Phthalimides, Application of Phenyl(pyridin-2-yl)methanone, the publication is Chinese Journal of Chemistry (2021), 39(12), 3297-3302, database is CAplus.
An efficient, tunable system for electrochem. reduction of ketones R1C(O)R2 (R1 = Ph, pyridin-2-yl, 4-chlorophenyl, etc.; R2 = H, t-Bu, thiophen-2-yl, 3-bromophenyl, etc.) and phthalimides I (R3 = prop-2-en-1-yl, phenoxymethyl, Bn, etc.) at room temperature without the need for stoichiometric external reductants was reported. By utilizing NaN3 as the electrolyte and graphite felt as both the cathode and the anode, it was able to selectively reduce the carbonyl groups of the substrates to alcs. R1C(OH)R2, pinacols (R1C(OH)R2)2, or methylene groups e.g., 13-chloro-4-azatricyclo[9.4.0.0 (3,8)]pentadeca-1(11),3,5,7,12,14-hexaene by judiciously choosing the solvent and an acidic additive. The reaction conditions were compatible with a diverse array of functional groups, and phthalimides I could undergo one-pot reductive cyclization to afford products with indolizidine scaffolds e.g., 10-azatetracyclo[8.7.0.0(2,7).0(12,17)]heptadeca-2,4,6,12(17),13,15-hexaen-11-one. Mechanistic studies showed that the reactions involved electron, proton, and hydrogen atom transfers. Importantly, an N3/HN3 cycle operated as a hydrogen atom shuttle, which was critical for reduction of the carbonyl groups to methylene groups e.g., 13-chloro-4-azatricyclo[9.4.0.0 (3,8)]pentadeca-1(11),3,5,7,12,14-hexaene.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry published new progress about 91-02-1. 91-02-1 belongs to pyridine-derivatives, auxiliary class Pyridine,Benzene,Ketone, name is Phenyl(pyridin-2-yl)methanone, and the molecular formula is C9H13NO2, Application of Phenyl(pyridin-2-yl)methanone.
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