sodium acetate T=-10°C; Decarboxylation; methoxylation; Electrolysis;

1: 80 percent / Et3N / CHCl3 2: 45 percent Turnov. / NaOMe, NaBr / electrochemical oxidation View Scheme

1: 3-phenyl-acrylamide With trichloroisocyanuric acid; 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene T=20°C; Hofmann rearrangement; Inert atmosphere; 2: methanol T=65°C; Hofmann rearrangement; Inert atmosphere;

sodium methylate; sodium bromide electrochemical oxidation;