TEMPO-Me: An Electrochemically Activated Methylating Agent

Philip L. Norcott; Chelsey L. Hammill; Benjamin B. Noble; Johnathon C. Robertson; Angus Olding; Alex C. Bissember; Michelle L. Coote

doi:10.1021/jacs.9b08634

TEMPO-Me: An Electrochemically Activated Methylating Agent

Philip L. Norcott, Chelsey L. Hammill, Benjamin B. Noble, Johnathon C. Robertson, Angus Olding, Alex C. Bissember^*, Michelle L. Coote

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Abstract

Bench- and air-stable 1-methoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (TEMPO-Me) is relatively unreactive at ambient temperature in the absence of an electrochemical stimulus. In this report, we demonstrate that the one-electron electrochemical oxidation of TEMPO-Me produces a powerful electrophilic methylating agent in situ. Our computational and experimental studies are consistent with methylation proceeding via a S_N2 mechanism, with a strength comparable to the trimethyloxonium cation. A protocol is developed for the electrochemical methylation of aromatic acids using TEMPO-Me.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15450-15455
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	141
Issue number	38
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b08634
Publication status	Published - 25 Sept 2019

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