Electrocatalysis as an enabling technology for organic synthesis

LFT Novaes, J Liu, Y Shen, L Lu… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemistry has recently gained increased attention as a versatile strategy for
achieving challenging transformations at the forefront of synthetic organic chemistry …

Photochemical and electrochemical applications of proton-coupled electron transfer in organic synthesis

PRD Murray, JH Cox, ND Chiappini, CB Roos… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We present here a review of the photochemical and electrochemical applications of multi-
site proton-coupled electron transfer (MS-PCET) in organic synthesis. MS-PCETs are redox …

Recent advances in organic electrosynthesis employing transition metal complexes as electrocatalysts

C Ma, P Fang, ZR Liu, SS Xu, K Xu, X Cheng, A Lei… - Science Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic electrosynthesis has been widely used as an environmentally conscious alternative
to conventional methods for redox reactions because it utilizes electric current as a traceless …

Chemistry with electrochemically generated N-centered radicals

P **ong, HC Xu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus N-centered radicals are versatile reaction intermediates that can react with
various π systems to construct C–N bonds. Current methods for generating N-centered …

Electrocatalytic access to azetidines via intramolecular allylic hydroamination: scrutinizing key oxidation steps through electrochemical kinetic analysis

SH Park, G Bae, A Choi, S Shin, K Shin… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Azetidines are prominent structural scaffolds in bioactive molecules, medicinal chemistry,
and ligand design for transition metals. However, state-of-the-art methods cannot be applied …

Electrode materials in modern organic electrochemistry

DM Heard, AJJ Lennox - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The choice of electrode material is critical for achieving optimal yields and selectivity in
synthetic organic electrochemistry. The material imparts significant influence on the kinetics …

[HTML][HTML] Electrochemical generation of nitrogen-centered radicals for organic synthesis

N Chen, HC Xu - Green Synthesis and Catalysis, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a resurgence of interests in organic electrochemistry, which is generally accepted
as a green synthetic tool. In this context, many electrochemical methods have been …

Recent advances in tandem selenocyclization and tellurocyclization with alkenes and alkynes

K Sun, X Wang, C Li, H Wang, L Li - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Seleno-containing heterocycles exist widely in pharmaceutical molecules and the skeletons
of natural products. The addition of organoselenium to alkenes and alkynes via …

Recent advances on the electrochemical difunctionalization of alkenes/alkynes

H Mei, Z Yin, J Liu, H Sun, J Han - Chinese Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electroorganic synthesis is an emerging area of high impact research in organic chemistry,
which is considered as one of the green and efficient methods and attracts growing research …

Electrochemically driven radical reactions: from Direct electrolysis to molecular catalysis

N Chen, HC Xu - The Chemical Record, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Organic radicals are versatile synthetic intermediates that provide reactivities and
selectivities complementary to ionic species. Despite its long history, electrochemically …