Alkene, Bromide, and ROH – How To Achieve Selectivity? Electrochemical Synthesis of Bromohydrins and Their Ethers

Bromohydrins and their ethers were electrochemically synthesized via hydroxy‐ and alkoxybromination of alkenes using potassium bromide and water or alcohols. High selectivity of bromohydrins formation was achieved only with the use of DMSO as the solvent and an acid as the additive. The proposed com...

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Published in:Advanced synthesis & catalysis 2021-06, Vol.363 (12), p.3070-3078
Main Authors: Bityukov, Oleg V., Vil', Vera A., Nikishin, Gennady I., Terent'ev, Alexander O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Additives
Alcohols
Alkene difunctionalization
Alkenes
Bromohydrins
Chemical synthesis
C−O bond
Dibromides
Diols
Electrochemical cells
Electrosynthesis
Ethers
Glassy carbon
Platinum
Potassium bromide
Potassium bromides
Reagents
Selectivity
Solvents
Substrates
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Summary:Bromohydrins and their ethers were electrochemically synthesized via hydroxy‐ and alkoxybromination of alkenes using potassium bromide and water or alcohols. High selectivity of bromohydrins formation was achieved only with the use of DMSO as the solvent and an acid as the additive. The proposed combination of starting reagents, additives, and solvents allowed to form bromohydrins or their ethers selectively despite the variety of side‐products (epoxides, dibromides, diols). Bromohydrins were obtained in high yields, up to 96%, with a broad substrate scope in an undivided electrochemical cell equipped with glassy carbon and platinum electrodes at high current density.
ISSN:1615-4150
1615-4169
DOI:10.1002/adsc.202100161