Entropic electrolytes for anodic cycloadditions of unactivated alkene nucleophiles

Abstract

Unactivated alkenes were previously found to be effective carbon nucleophiles for anodic cycloadditions in lithium perchlorate/nitromethane electrolyte solution. Herein, ⁷Li NMR analysis and calorimetric studies clearly illustrate that the entropic effect is essential for these anodic cycloadditions, which has led to the successful screening of novel effective electrolytes.