Indirect Cathode Animation of Anisole in Dilute Sulfuric Acid and Acetonitrile Solutions

摘要

Electrochemical cation-radical amination of aromatic compounds poorly soluble in water and activated towards electrophilic reagents, in particular, anisole, is carried out in dilute sulfuric acid containing an organic solvent inert with respect to the amino radical intermediates [1-4], e.g., acetonitrile [1] or acetic acid [2, 3], in a concentration close to the maximum possible. In the electrolysis performed under these conditions with full theoretical conversion of NH2OH with the use of one electron per its molecule, the total efficiency of aromatic monoamino compounds on the current corresponds to their yield relative to the source of amino radicals.