Table 1.
Reaction Optimizationa
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|---|---|---|
| entry | variation from “standard conditions” | yield (%) |
| 1 | none | 90 (88) |
| 2 | no applied voltage | <5 |
| 3 | no light irradiation | <5 |
| 4 | no DCA | <5 |
| 5 | no pyridine | 58 |
| 6 | CFL (23 W) instead of blue LED | 70 |
| 7 | Al(+)/C(−) instead of Zn(+)/C(−) | 65 |
| 8 | undivided cell | 37 |
| 9 | AO as a catalyst instead of DCA | 66 |
| 10 | 3 as substrate | 57 (53) |
Cathodic chamber: 1 (0.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv), DCA (5 mol%), B2pin2 (2.0 equiv), pyridine (20 mol%), TBAPF6 (0.15 M), CH3CN (0.1 M); anodic chamber: TBAPF6 (0.15 M), CH3CN (0.1 M); cell voltage (Ucell) = 3.2 V; yields determined by 1H NMR (isolated yield in parentheses).

