Electrogenerated thianthrenium conjugate enables (Z)-selective allylic amination

Developing straightforward methodologies to access allylic amines is of contemporary importance in drug development and natural product synthesis. Recently, Wickens et al. developed an electrochemical approach with thianthrene adducts as reactive functional intermediates to transform terminal olefins and secondary amines into tertiary allylic amines in high yields and distinct Z-selectivity.