Scalable, Chemoselective Nickel Electrocatalytic Sulfinylation of Aryl Halides with SO₂

Abstract

Simple access to aryl sulfinates from aryl iodides and bromides is reported using an inexpensive Ni‐electrocatalytic protocol. The reaction exhibits a broad scope, uses stock solution of simple SO2 as sulfur source, and can be scaled up in batch and recycle flow settings. The limitations of this reaction are clearly shown and put into context by benchmarking with state‐of‐the‐art Pd‐based methods.

Electrifying synthesis of organosilicon compounds – from electrosynthesis to electrocatalysis

“…Looking at organic chemistry we notice a tremendous growth of interest in the development of novel electrochemical methodologies. Ackermann, [1][2][3][4] Baran, [5][6][7][8] Lin, 9,10 Mei, [11][12][13] Waldvogel [14][15][16] and many other eminent scientists have proverbially brought electrosynthesis/electrocatalysis to light by turning it into a perfectly working synthetic tool. [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] This, in turn, has many implications for the development of materials chemistry.…”