Experimental study demonstrates electroreductive carboarylation of activated alkenes under transition metal-free conditions, suggesting a practical route to vicinal carbon-carbon bonds.
Comprehensive Summary The simultaneous construction of two vicinal C—C bonds in a molecule remains a significant challenge. In this work, we disclose an electroreductive carboarylation of activated alkenes under mild, transition metal‐free conditions. Utilizing readily available starting materials (electron‐deficient aryl bromides, activated alkenes, and CO 2 ), this method demonstrates broad substrate scope and good functional group tolerance. Notably, this strategy enables the addition of two distinct electrophiles across an alkene in a highly chemo‐ and regioselective manner.
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