Electro-oxidative C–H azolation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones

Abstract

We have developed a practical, general protocol for direct C–H azolation reactions of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones by electro-oxidative cross-coupling. These mild reactions proceed under metal-, oxidant-, and reagent-free conditions to provide synthetically useful azolated quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones. Furthermore, the reactions can be carried out with a pencil lead as an electrode and a 3 V battery as a power source, revealing the remarkable flexibility of this protocol.