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Electrochemical allylations in a deep eutectic solvent.

Sophia Taylor¹, Scott T Handy¹

¹Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, USA.

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

|September 17, 2024

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Electrosynthesis using deep eutectic solvents offers a greener approach to carbonyl allylation. These solvents enable metal recovery, presenting a novel recycling strategy for electrochemical reactions.

Keywords:

allylation electrosynthesis eutectic solvent recycling tin

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Area of Science:

Green chemistry
Electrochemistry
Organic synthesis

Background:

Electrosynthesis is gaining traction due to its environmental benefits.
Electrosynthesis necessitates solvents and electrolytes, which are consumed unless recycled.
Deep eutectic solvents (DES) are explored as sustainable alternatives.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the use of recyclable deep eutectic solvents for the allylation of carbonyls.
To develop greener conditions for electrochemical allylation reactions.
To address the challenge of reagent consumption in electrosynthesis.

Main Methods:

Exploration of deep eutectic solvents for carbonyl allylation.
Development of various reaction conditions.
Investigation of metal recovery and recycling within the DES system.

Main Results:

Several reaction conditions for carbonyl allylation using DES were established.
The complete avoidance of stoichiometric metal reagents remained challenging.
Deep eutectic solvents demonstrated the ability to plate out and recover metals.

Conclusions:

Deep eutectic solvents show promise for sustainable electrosynthesis.
Metal recovery using DES provides a new avenue for electrochemical allylation.
Further research is needed to fully eliminate stoichiometric metal reagents.