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Electrocatalytic oxidation of N-alkyl-N-methylanilines was studied using 4-
benzoyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl- N-oxyl as a nitroxyl radical. Th
e reaction with N-alkyl-N-methylanilines led to direct formation of N-alkyl
formanilides in the presence of H2O in reaction media in adequate conversio
n (>75.8%), high current efficiency (>89.2%) and high selectivity (>93.8%).