Electrochemical synthesis based on the oxidation of 1-(4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl)ethanone in the presence of nucleophiles.

Electrochemical syntheses of new arylthiobenzazoles were carried out by electrochemical oxidation of 1-(4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl)ethanone in the presence of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and 2-mercaptobenzoxazole. Our voltammetric data indicate that electrochemically generated p-quinone imine participates in a Michael addition reaction with 2-SH-benzazoles leading to the disubstituted 1-(4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl)ethanone. Also, a plausible mechanism for the oxidation of 1-(4-(3,5-bis(benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylthio)-4-hydroxyphenyl) in the presence of p-toluenesulfinic acid is presented.

Electrosynthesis of symmetric and highly conjugated benzofuran via a unique ECECCC electrochemical mechanism: evidence for predominance of electrochemical oxidation versus intramolecular cyclization.

Electrochemical oxidation of hydroquinone, catechol, and some of their monosubstituted derivatives has been studied in the presence of 3-hydroxy-1H-phenalen-1-one (2) as a nucleophile in water/acetonitrile (80/20) solutions using cyclic voltammetry and controlled-potential coulometry methods. The results revealed that quinones derived from oxidation of hydroquinones and catechols participate in Michael addition reactions with 2. The formed adducts convert to the corresponding benzofuran derivatives via different mechanisms.