Stereoselective electrochemical transformation of 4-substituted cyclohexanones into cis-5-substituted-2,2-dimethoxycyclohexanols

Electrolysis of 4-substituted cyclohexanones in methanol in the presence of sodium halides in an undivided cell results in the stereoselective formation of cis - 5-substituted-2,2-dimethoxycyclohexanols in 70-80% yield. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.