Open AccessOrganic Electrochemistry: Molecular Syntheses with Potential
Author(s) -
Cancan Zhu,
Nate W. J. Ang,
Tjark H. Meyer,
Youai Qiu,
Lutz Ackermann
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acs central science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.893
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 2374-7951
pISSN - 2374-7943
DOI - 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01532
Subject(s) - electrosynthesis , the renaissance , electrocatalyst , nanotechnology , organic synthesis , chemistry , catalysis , combinatorial chemistry , electrochemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , art , electrode , art history
Efficient and selective molecular syntheses are paramount to inter alia biomolecular chemistry and material sciences as well as for practitioners in chemical, agrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Organic electrosynthesis has undergone a considerable renaissance and has thus in recent years emerged as an increasingly viable platform for the sustainable molecular assembly. In stark contrast to early strategies by innate reactivity, electrochemistry was recently merged with modern concepts of organic synthesis, such as transition-metal-catalyzed transformations for inter alia C-H functionalization and asymmetric catalysis. Herein, we highlight the unique potential of organic electrosynthesis for sustainable synthesis and catalysis, showcasing key aspects of exceptional selectivities, the synergism with photocatalysis, or dual electrocatalysis, and novel mechanisms in metallaelectrocatalysis until February of 2021.