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SUBMITTER: Rix K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4498473 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rix Kathryn K Kelsall Geoffrey H GH Hellgardt Klaus K Hii King Kuok Mimi KK
ChemSusChem 20150108 4
The electrochemical cathodic reduction of cyclic imides (maleimides) to succinimides can be achieved chemoselectively in the presence of alkene, alkyne, and benzyl groups. The efficiency of the system was demonstrated by using a 3D electrode in a continuous flow reactor. The reduction of 3,4-dimethylmaleimides to the corresponding succinimides proceeds with a 3:2 diastereomeric ratio, which is independent of the nitrogen substituent and electrode surface area. The stereoselectivity of the proces ...[more]