Christophe Saboureau

Electroreductive coupling of trifluoromethylarenes with electrophiles: synthetic applications

The electroreductive coupling of trifluoromethylarenes with carbon dioxide, acetone, or N,N-dimethylformamide is achieved with good yields by electrolysis in an undivided cell fitted with a sacrificial anode.

Electrosynthesis of aryl-carboxylic acids from chlorobenzene derivatives and carbon dioxide

Abstract The electrocarboxylation of a large variety of chlorobenzenic compounds is achieved in N,N-dimethylformamide by constant current electrolysis between a stainless steel cathode and a sacrificial magnesium anode in a diaphragmless cell. Substituted benzoic acids are obtained in high yield in simle conditions thus avoiding the usual preparation of organometallic intermediates.

Electroformylation of organic halides in N,N-dimethylformamide: an efficient electrosynthesis of aldehydes

In a cell fitted with a sacrificial magnesium anode and a modified cathode, the electroreduction of organic halides in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) gives aldehydes in good yields.