External oxidant-free oxidation/[3+2] cycloaddition/aromatization cascade: electrochemical synthesis of polycyclic N-heterocycles.
Qiang WangTing YuanQiang LiuYong XuGuanqun XieXin LvShujiang DingXiaoxia WangChen LiPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2019)
Here, we describe an efficient and environmentally friendly synthesis of polycyclic N-heterocycles under electrochemical external oxidant-free conditions. The extent of the sequential electrochemical oxidative aromatization can be regulated with the assistance of redox mediators.