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- Title
Selective Functionalization of Styrenes with Oxygen Using Different Electrode Materials: Olefin Cleavage and Synthesis of Tetrahydrofuran Derivatives.
- Authors
Imada, Yasushi; Okada, Yohei; Noguchi, Keiichi; Chiba, Kazuhiro
- Abstract
Electrode materials can have a significant impact on the course of an electrolysis reaction. Of particular interest is that different electrodes can generate different products from the same substrate. The electrode‐material‐selective transformations of styrene derivatives with molecular oxygen are reported. Platinum electrodes afford carbonyl products via cleavage of olefins, whereas tetrahydrofuran formation is achieved with carbon electrodes. A variety of different styrenes are available for both reactions. Electrolysis allows straightforward and mild chemical conversions that are metal‐ and oxidant‐free. Electrochemical measurements illuminate the different effects of platinum and carbon electrodes on styrenes. The key to the differing reactions is probably that the oxidation potentials of the substrates are lower (higher HOMO energy) on carbon electrodes than on platinum electrodes. The adsorption of the substrates on carbon electrodes can also promote tetrahydrofuran formation.
- Subjects
STYRENE; OXYGEN; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRODES; ALKENES
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2019, Vol 131, Issue 1, p131
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.201809454