DOI: 10.1039/d6ob01379a ISSN: 1477-0520

Iodide-mediated electrochemical cyclization and desulfurization of N -substituted 3-aminoprop-2-enethioamides

Xiao Yu, Yongzheng Yin, Xian Liu, Yiping Liu, Yafei Ji

A mild and efficient electrochemical iodide-mediated synthetic protocol enables tunable chemoselectivity: cyclization to isothiazoles or desulfurization to imidates and tetrazoles.