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Electrochemical Synthesis of 5-Aryl-phenanthridin-6-one by Dehydrogenative N,C Bond Formation.

Valentina M. BreisingSiegfried R. WaldvogelDieter SchollmeyerAnton Kehl

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Green chemistry010405 organic chemistrySupporting electrolyteArylRadicalOrganic ChemistryGeneral Chemistry010402 general chemistryElectrochemistry01 natural sciencesCombinatorial chemistryCatalysis0104 chemical sciencesCatalysisMetalchemistry.chemical_compoundTransition metalchemistryvisual_artvisual_art.visual_art_medium

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Currently, the general synthesis of 5-aryl-phenanthridin-6-ones relies on the involvement of metal catalysis. Despite the urgent demand for green alternatives, avoiding synthetic routes that require transition metals for key roles is still challenging. Electrochemical efforts employing a constant potential protocol in divided cells revealed a possible alternative to the catalytic approach. A constant current protocol, undivided cells, and a remarkably low supporting electrolyte concentration enable a novel access to N-aryl-phenanthridin-6-ones by anodic N,C bond formation using directly generated amidyl radicals. Easy accessible starting materials, a broad scope of applicable functional groups, good yields, and a very simple set-up are the benefits of this sustainable method.

10.1002/chem.201804638https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30296347