Switchable electrooxidative N-methyl amines: access to C3-aminomethylated and C3-arylmethylated imidazo[1,2-a] pyridines

Divergent coupling reactions of imidazo[1,2- a ]pyridines with N -methylanilines have been achieved in undivided cells under air and metal/oxidant-free oxidative electrochemical conditions.