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An unprecedented external oxidant-free electrochemical protocol for 1, 3-oxohydroxylation of donor-acceptor cyclopropane is
disclosed. The strategy encompasses the activation of the labile
π-electron cloud of the aryl ring to cleave the strained Csp
3
Csp
3
bond of cyclopropane to afford the β-hydroxy ketones via
insertion of molecular oxygen. More significantly, based on the
detailed mechanistic investigations and cyclic voltammetry
experiments, a plausible mechanism is proposed |
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