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Angewandte Chemie International Edition· 2017Q1

Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry: Calling All Engineers

Ming Yan, Yu Kawamata, Phil S. Baran

Short summary

Organic electrochemistry, a simple method for altering redox states, remains underutilized in mainstream synthesis due to engineering challenges in instrument design.

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Key points

  • Electrochemistry is a fundamental method for changing the redox states of organic molecules.
  • Despite its promise, organic electrochemistry has not achieved widespread use in synthesis.
  • The primary barrier to adoption is the lack of suitable engineering solutions for instrument design.

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Abstract

Unmet potential: Electrochemistry is the most simple and basic way of altering the redox-states of organic molecules. Despite extensive studies and its demonstrated promise, it has yet to take off in mainstream synthesis. The reason is due to engineering challenges in instrument design.

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Field: Electrochemistry

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