Table 1.

Electrochemical Oxidation of Amides^a

entry	substrate	product	yield, % (ratiob)
1	3a	3b	93 (1:1)
2	4a	4b	57
3	5a	5b	91 (4:1)
4	6a	6b	63 (single isomer)
5	7a	7b	56 (1.7:1)
6	8a	8b	28 (1.5:1)
7	9a	9b	47 (single isomer)
8	10a	10b	40 (single isomer)
9	1a	1b	78 (single isomer)
10	11a	11b	65 (2.8:1)
11	12a	12b	19 (single isomer)

^aConditions: MeOH, undivided cell, C anode/cathode, Et₄NOTs or LiClO₄.

^bRatios approximated by ¹H NMR; except where shown, diastereomeric structures were not determined.