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Electrochemical oxidation of catechols in the presence of ethyl‐2‐chloroacetoacetate. Synthesis and mechanistic study
Author(s) -
Shamsipur Mojtaba,
Davarani Saied Saeed Hosseiny,
Nematollahi Davood
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of heterocyclic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1943-5193
pISSN - 0022-152X
DOI - 10.1002/jhet.5570430638
Subject(s) - coulometry , chemistry , catechol , acetonitrile , electrochemistry , cyclic voltammetry , electrode , molecule , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry
Electrochemical oxidation of catechol and some of 3‐substituted catechols ( 1a‐c ) has been studied in the presence of ethyl‐2‐chloroacetoacetate ( 3 ) in water/acetonitrile (90:10) solution using cyclic voltammetry and controlled‐potential coulometry. The results indicate that the quinones derived from catechols ( 1a‐c ) participate in Michael addition reactions with ethyl‐2‐chloroacetoacetate( 3 ), with consumption of only two electrons per molecule of 1 , to form the corresponding benzofurans ( 10a‐c ). The electrochemical synthesis of benzofurans ( 10a‐c ) has been successfully performed at a carbon rod electrode and in an undivided cell with good yields and purity. A new two‐electron mechanism for the electrode process is proposed.