“How Should I Think about Voltage? What Is Overpotential?”: Establishing an Organic Chemistry Intuition for Electrochemistry | Zendy

Jordan E. Nutting | Zendy; James B. Gerken | Zendy; Alexios Stamoulis | Zendy; David L. Bruns | Zendy; Shan S. Stahl | Zendy

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“How Should I Think about Voltage? What Is Overpotential?”: Establishing an Organic Chemistry Intuition for Electrochemistry

Author(s) -

Jordan E. Nutting,

James B. Gerken,

Alexios Stamoulis,

David L. Bruns,

Shan S. Stahl

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

the journal of organic chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.2

H-Index - 228

eISSN - 1520-6904

pISSN - 0022-3263

DOI - 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01520

Subject(s) - overpotential , electrosynthesis , electrochemistry , redox , chemistry , intuition , nanotechnology , materials science , inorganic chemistry , electrode , epistemology , philosophy

Redox reactions are ubiquitous in organic synthesis and intrinsic to organic electrosynthesis. The language and concepts used to describe reactions in these domains are sufficiently different to create barriers that hinder broader adoption and understanding of electrochemical methods. To bridge these gaps, this Synopsis compares chemical and electrochemical redox reactions, including concepts of free energy, voltage, kinetic barriers, and overpotential. This discussion is intended to increase the accessibility of electrochemistry for organic chemists lacking formal training in this area.

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