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Across the Board: Arjan W. Kleij on Electrosynthesis for Regioselective Carboxylation of Aromatic Alkenes
Author(s) -
Kleij Arjan W.
Publication year - 2020
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.202000491
Subject(s) - carboxylation , regioselectivity , electrosynthesis , chemistry , reagent , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , catalysis , electrochemistry , electrode
In this series of articles, the board members of ChemSusChem discuss recent research articles that they consider of exceptional quality and importance for sustainability. This entry features Prof. A. W. Kleij, who discusses the use of electrosynthesis to advance the regioselective hydrocarboxylation of low‐value olefins to afford high‐value carboxylic acids using carbon dioxide as reagent. In particular, in a recent breakthrough contribution a general β‐carboxylation of aromatic olefins is displayed and as such significantly expands state‐of‐the‐art carboxylation chemistry.