Electrogenerated superoxide anion induced oxidative amidation of benzoin
Amide function is very important in both organic and medicinal chemistry. Benzamides can be obtained
in good to high yields by reaction of benzoin, primary or secondary amines, molecular oxygen and
electrogenerated superoxide anion (obtained with galvanostatic method). The advantage of using
electrogenerated superoxide anion is related to its counterion, the tetraethylammonium cation, which is
not tightly bound to the anion and thus renders superoxide highly reactive also in the absence of