Electrochemical Hofmann Rearrangement to Hydrazides
We present the first electrochemical Hofmann rearrangement for the sustainable and safe synthesis of N , N ‐disubstituted hydrazides from readily available ureas. The process employs a simple undivided‐cell set‐up with LiCl as a low‐cost, environmentally benign supporting electrolyte and operates efficiently at high current density up to 120 mA/cm 2 . This strategy accommodates a broad substrate scope with 36 examples and yields up to 84%. Additionally, the method was found to be both applicable and scalable for pharmaceutically relevant compounds.
Authors
- Thomas Weyhermüller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0399-7999)
- Zeyu Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5145-8146)
- Darryl F. Nater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5800-3982)
- Siegfried R. Waldvogel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7949-9638)
- Matthieu Sintes
- Tonin Léautier
Institutions
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE)
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ChemElectroChem
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.70151
- Primary Topic
- Radical Photochemical Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00