Dedicated to the memory of Professor Jun-ichi Yoshida (1952–2019)

Abstract

Electrochemistry provides a valuable toolbox for organic synthesis and offers an appealing, environmentally benign alternative to the use of stoichiometric quantities of chemical oxidants or reductants. Its potential to control current efficiency along with providing alternative reaction conditions in a classical sense makes electrochemistry a suitable method for large-scale industrial transformations as well as for laboratory applications in the synthesis of complex molecular architectures. Even though research in this field has intensified over the recent decades, many synthetic chemists still hesitate to add electroorganic reactions to their standard repertoire, and hence, the full potential of preparative organic electrochemistry has not yet been unleashed. This short review highlights the versatility of anodic transformations by summarizing their application in natural product synthesis.

1 Introduction

2 Shono-Type Oxidation

3 C–N/N–N Bond Formation

4 Aryl–Alkene/Aryl–Aryl Coupling

5 Cycloadditions Triggered by Oxidation of Electron-Rich Arenes

6 Spirocycles

7 Miscellaneous Transformations

8 Future Prospects

中文翻译：

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阳极氧化作为天然产物合成的辅助工具

献给吉田纯一教授（1952-2019）

抽象

电化学为有机合成提供了一个有价值的工具箱，并提供了化学计量的化学氧化剂或还原剂吸引人的，环境友好的替代方法。它具有控制电流效率以及提供经典意义上的替代反应条件的潜力，使电化学成为大规模工业转化以及复杂分子结构合成中实验室应用的合适方法。尽管近几十年来在该领域的研究已经加强，但是许多合成化学家仍然不愿意在其标准库中添加有机电反应，因此，尚未充分发挥制备有机电化学的全部潜力。

1引言

2 Shono型氧化

3 C–N / N–N键形成

4芳基-烯烃/芳基-芳基偶联

5种富含电子的芳烃氧化引发的环加成反应

6轮摩托车

7杂项转换

8未来前景