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Electrochemical synthesis of hydroxy-thioxo-imidazole carboxylates: an experimental and theoretical study
journal contribution
posted on 2019-11-23, 04:56 authored by Najoua Sbei, Ridha Ben Said, Seyfeddine Rahali, Haouas Beya, Abdullah S. Al-Ayed, Muneerah Mogren Al Mogren, Mohamed Lamin Benkhoud, Mahamadou SeydouWe report here the facile synthesis of a new series of hydroxy-thioxo-imidazole carboxylates in good yields using the cyanomethyl anion as an electrogenerated base which is formed when dry acetonitrile is electrolyzed at constant current, followed by addition of different thioureas and diazirine-3,3-dicarboxylate. The mechanism of the reaction, NMR shifts and IR are discussed and compared to density functional theory calculations.