Palladium-catalyzed electrochemical C(sp3)–H acetoxylation of alcohol derivatives with an exo-directing group†
Abstract
Palladium-catalyzed electrochemical C(sp3)–H acetoxylation to prepare 1,2-diol derivatives was achieved using oxime ethers as exo-directing groups. Various substrates containing alkoxy groups with a methyl branch at the α-position as well as norbornan-2-ol derivative were acetoxylated only using a catalytic amount of Pd(OAc)2 along with NaOAc/Ac2O/AcOH under anodic oxidation conditions.