Electrochemical oxidation of propargyl alcohol: rapid access to an unprecedented dioxo-orthoester under mild conditions

Chem. Commun., 2025, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D5CC01677K, Communication Sayan Bhadra, Manas Bandyopadhyay, Swastik Pathak, Jorge Escorihuela, Mrinal K. Bera A novel, environmentally benign, metal-free method has been developed for synthesizing unique dioxo-orthoester derivatives through electrochemical oxidation of propargyl alcohols.