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Electrochemical Assembly for Synthesis of Middle‐Sized Organic Molecules
Author(s) -
Shibuya Akito,
Nokami Toshiki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the chemical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1528-0691
pISSN - 1527-8999
DOI - 10.1002/tcr.202100085
Subject(s) - electrochemistry , dendrimer , polymer , molecule , nanotechnology , small molecule , organic molecules , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , organic synthesis , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , electrode , catalysis , biochemistry , engineering
Electrochemical methods offer a powerful, reliable, and environmentally benign approach for the synthesis of small organic molecules, and such methods are useful not only for the transformation of small molecules, but also for the preparation of oligomers and polymers. Electrochemical assembly is a concept that allows structurally well‐defined middle‐sized organic molecules to be synthesized by applying electrochemical methods. The preparation of dendrimers, dendronized polymers, and oligosaccharides are introduced as examples of such an approach. Automated electrochemical assembly of oligosaccharides is also demonstrated using the electrochemical synthesizer developed by our group.