Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.139, No.8, 2956-2959, 2017
Metal- and Reagent-Free Intramolecular Oxidative Amination of Tri- and Tetrasubstituted Alkenes
A metal- and reagent-free, electrochemical intramolecular oxidative amination reaction of tri- and tetrasubstituted alkenes has been developed. The electrosynthetic method proceeds through radical cyclization to form the key C-N bond, allowing a variety of hindered tri- and tetrasubstituted olefins to participate in the amination reaction. The result is the efficient synthesis of a host of alkene-bearing cyclic carbamates and ureas and lactams.