2 Fundamental Principles of Organic Electrochemistry

This chapter addresses the basic terminology of electrochemistry and its fundamental mechanisms of electron and mass transfer. The general setup and most important analytical methods are introduced to provide the reader with the theoretical prerequisites for the implementation of electrochemical transformations into organic synthesis.

Synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients using Electrochemical Methods: Keys to Improve Sustainability

Organic electrochemistry is receiving renewed attention as a green and cost-efficient synthetic technology. Electrochemical methods promote redox transformations by electron exchange between electrodes and species in solution, thus avoiding the...

10 Redox Mediators in Organic Electrochemistry

This chapter is intended to serve as a mini-tutorial rather than a comprehensive review. Discussions focus upon fundamental aspects of electrochemically mediated electron transfer. Examples are provided to illustrate the major concepts and a sample procedure is provided.

5 Metal-Catalyzed C—H Activation

Synthetic organic electrochemistry is currently experiencing a renaissance, the merger of electrochemistry with transition-metal-catalyzed C—H activation would provide not only an environmentally friendly approach, but also offer new opportunities that conventional transition-metal catalysis may not have achieved. In this chapter, we summarize the recent progress made in catalytic C—H activation reactions using organometallic electrochemistry, including C—C, C—O, C—N, C—halogen, and C—P bond-forming reactions.

Electrocatalysts for Using Renewably-Sourced, Organic Electrolytes for Redox Flow Batteries

Biomass could be a source of the redox shuttles that have shown promise for operation as high potential, organic electrolytes for redox flow batteries. There is a sufficient quantity of biomass to satisfy the growing demand to buffer the episodic nature of renewably produced electricity. However, despite a century of effort, it is still not evident how to use existing information from organic electrochemistry to design the electrocatalysts or supporting electrolytes that will confer the required activity, selectivity and longevity. In this research, the use of a fiducial reaction to normalize reaction rates is shown to fail.