The Oxidation of Organo‐Boron Compounds Using Electrochemically Generated Peroxodicarbonate

Abstract

AbstractPeroxodicarbonate represents a green and largely underexplored oxidizer generated electrochemically from aqueous carbonate solutions. Through state‐of‐the‐art electrolyzer technology, highly concentrated solutions have now become accessible. These were successfully employed as green oxidizer in deborolative hydroxylations. A plethora of phenols and alcohols have thus been synthesized in up to 99 % from organoboron compounds using only green and non‐toxic solvents. This transformation was successfully scaled‐up to multi‐gram batch sizes.