Electrochemical Aminooxygenation of Enamides

Herein, we present an unprecedented electrochemical approach for aminooxygenation of enamides with azoles under transition-metal- and oxidizing-reagent-free conditions. This method affords 4-azolated oxazolines directly from readily available starting materials in up to 95% yield. Central to our success is the utilization of electrical energy as the primary driving force and NaBr as a mediator. Importantly, the resulting 4-azolated oxazolines exhibit potential utility as ligands (pyrazole-oxazoline ligands) in transition-metal-catalyzed reactions.