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Published on: July 17, 2020
Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Transformations of Thioamides
Zuzanna Bieńkowska1,2, Ijaz Khan1, Magdalena Skompska3
1Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland.
Abstract:
Pursuing innovative and environmentally friendly synthetic strategies is always a desirable goal in organic synthesis, and thus, we have developed green and sustainable electrochemical (EC) and photoelectrochemical (iPEC) transformations of thioamides into amides. The established EC protocol is inexpensive, mild, and metal- and catalyst-free. iPEC cells are extensively studied for solar energy conversion, but their application in synthesizing high-value organic molecules has been limited. Here, we describe a strategy to use BiVO4, an abundant and robust photoanode, for the desulfurization of thioamides. Under light irradiation, the photogenerated holes in BiVO4 oxidize thioamides to radical cations, which further react with the oxygen radical anion to produce amides. The proposed iPEC strategy presents a high promise for green organic chemical transformations with the goal of maximizing not only the atom economy but also the energy efficiency.
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