Electrochemical Generation of C-N-C 1,3-Dipole Leading to Pyrrolidine Skeleton

Torii, S.; Okumoto, H.; Genba, A. Synlett 1994, 217.

Electrochemical oxidation of N,N-bis(TMSmethyl)benzyl amine in a DMF/AcONa/(C)-(C) system using an undivided cell at room temparature generated a C-N-C 1,3-dipole, which underwent cycloaddition with electron deficient olefins to give pyrrolidine derivatives.