Chemical Reviews· 2018Q1· Review
Using Physical Organic Chemistry To Shape the Course of Electrochemical Reactions
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Short summary
Physical organic chemistry principles, with minor adjustments for electron transfer, effectively guide the development and optimization of organic electrochemical reactions.
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Key points
- Organic electrochemistry relies on standard physical organic chemistry principles for development and optimization.
- Electron transfer requires minor adaptations to these principles, not a complete overhaul.
- Traditional methods are crucial for manipulating reactive intermediates downstream of electron transfer.
- Case studies include radical cation chemistry, microelectrode array selectivity, and paired electrolysis current optimization.
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Abstract
While organic electrochemistry can look quite different to a chemist not familiar with the technique, the reactions are at their core organic reactions. As such, they are developed and optimized using the same physical organic chemistry principles employed during the development of any other organic reaction. Certainly, the electron transfer that triggers the reactions can require a consideration of new "wrinkles" to those principles, but those considerations are typically minimal relative to the more traditional approaches needed to manipulate the pathways available to the reactive intermediates formed downstream of that electron transfer. In this review, three very different synthetic challenges-the generation and trapping of radical cations, the development of site-selective reactions on microelectrode arrays, and the optimization of current in a paired electrolysis-are used to illustrate this point.
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