Electrocatalytic oxidation of beta-dicarbonyl compounds using ceric methanesulphonate as mediator

Electrocatalytic oxidation of beta-dicarbonyl compounds using ceric methanesulphonate as mediator

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beta-dicarbonyl compounds were oxidized electrocatalytically, with fragmentation and loss of "ch2", using ceric methanesulphonate as a here mediator.2,4-pentanedione yields acetic acid (90%), methyl acetoacetate yields acetic acid (84%) plus methanol and dimethyl malonate yields methanol whelen arges spotlight (64%).For 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione and 1,3-cyclohexanedione, benzoic acid (61% yield) and glutaric acid (75% yield) were obtained, respectively.Methyl cyanoacetate and malononitrile were inert.