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Back Cover: The Dilemma of Supporting Electrolytes for Electroorganic Synthesis: A Case Study on Kolbe Electrolysis (ChemSusChem 1/2016)
Author(s) -
Stang Carolin,
Harnisch Falk
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201501675
Subject(s) - electrolysis , electrolyte , dilemma , selectivity , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , chemical engineering , electrode , organic chemistry , engineering , philosophy , catalysis , epistemology
The Back Cover picture shows an illustration by the artist Dombois Natalie, reflecting the dilemma of using supporting electrolytes for electro‐organic synthesis or not. Like Hamlet, every researcher has to consider if the addition of these salts is a friend or a foe of the reaction performance. As shown for the example of aqueous Kolbe electrolysis of valeric acid, the space–time yield, selectivity, and finally the energetic and financial investment strongly depend on the type and concentration of the pinch of salt in the electrolysis soup. More details can be found in the Full Paper by Stang and Harnisch on page 50 in Issue 1, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201501407).