Electrochemical synthesis of phthalides via anodic activation of aromatic carboxylic acids.
Davit HayrapetyanViacheslav ShkepuOlzhas T SeilkhanovZhaisan ZhanabilKevin LamPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2018)
A novel electrochemical synthesis of phthalides was successfully developed using anodically generated aroyloxy radicals in combination with aliphatic carboxylic acid as cheap and readily available alkylating agent precursors.