| abstract |
The invention relates to an electrochemical method for coupling phenol and aniline, the difference of the oxidation potential of the substrates being in the region of 10 mV - 450 mV and the substrate with the highest oxidation potential being added in excess. Said method enables biaryls, which have hydroxy-and amino functions, to be electrochemically produced and to dispense with multi-step syntheses using metallic reagents. |