Electrochemical Regeneration of Low-Valent Indium(I) Species as Catalysts for C−C Bond Formations

Gerhard Hilt, Konstantin I. Smolko

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2001 · 64 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

It seems almost paradoxical that reactive low-valent indium(I) species can be generated at the anode through reduction of indium(III) salts under electrochemical conditions (see scheme). The resulting indium(I) species are highly effective catalysts for the allylation of different aldehydes, ketones, and esters on a preparative scale.

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