Yiyi Zhang, Jianxin Hou, Hui Yang, Shengdong Wang and Kedong Yuan
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023,21, 80-84
DOI:
10.1039/D2OB02065C,
Communication
Triflic acids/silanes as cooperative reductants enable the convenient transformation of CO bonds through a multistep reaction pathway in one pot. Electrolysis of the acidic reaction mixture significantly improved carbonyl reduction and thus facilitated the generation of benzyl carbocations, which show high reactivity towards electron-rich heteroarenes for C–C bond formation.