Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry: Calling All Engineers

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 57; no. 16; pp. 4149 - 4155
• Main Authors: Yan, Ming, Kawamata, Yu, Baran, Phil S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 09.04.2018
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Design engineering; Electrochemical Techniques; Electrochemistry; engineering; Organic Chemicals - chemical synthesis; Organic Chemicals - chemistry; Organic chemistry; organic synthesis; electrochemistry; organic synthesis; engineering

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.