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Inside Cover: Reagent- and Metal-Free Anodic C−C Cross-Coupling of Aniline Derivatives (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 17/2017)
First published: 22 March 2017
Graphical Abstract
The formation of polyanilines is avoided in an anodic coupling of anilines with simple and easily removable carbonyl-based protecting groups. In their Communication on page 4877 ff., S. R. Waldvogel and co-workers present a facile method for the electrolytic synthesis of protected 2,2′-diaminobiaryl derivatives in high yield and excellent selectivity by oxidative cross-coupling. The use of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol as the solvent allows for clean electrochemical conversion.
