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Electro-organic Chemistry. Part 93. Electro-organic Transformation of Aldehydes and Ketones to α-Hydroxylated Acetals Utilizing Mediators and Some Synthetic Uses of the Products
Shono, Tatsuya,Matsumura, Yoshihiro,Inoue, Kenji,Iwasaki, Fumiaki
, p. 73 - 78 (2007/10/02)
Electro-oxidation of aldehydes (R1R2CHCHO) and ketones (R1R2CHCOR3) in methanol containing iodide ion (I-) and KOH gave the corresponding α-hydroxylated acetals in good yields.The first step of this oxidation is explained in terms of the attack of an anodically generated active iodine species 'I+' on enols of R1R2CHCHO and R1R2CHCOR3. α-Hydroxy acetals were useful starting materials as exemplified by reaction with aniline or methyl carbamates in the presence of Lewis acids to afford β-keto amine derivatives.The anodic oxidation of α-hydroxy acetals was also carried out.