Electrochemical oxidation induced selective C–C bond cleavage

SH Shi, Y Liang, N Jiao - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Selective C–C bond cleavage under mild conditions can serve as a valuable tool for organic
syntheses and macromolecular degradation. However, the conventional chemical methods …

Organic electrosynthesis: from academia to industry

MC Leech, AD Garcia, A Petti, AP Dobbs… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The growing impetus to develop greener and more cost-efficient synthetic methods has
prompted chemists to look for new ways to activate small organic molecules. Among them …

Electrosynthesis using carboxylic acid derivatives: new tricks for old reactions

MC Leech, K Lam - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Electrosynthetic organic chemistry is an old discipline that takes its root in
Faraday's seminal works. The field has a rich history and is in the midst of a renaissance …

Bridging lab and industry with flow electrochemistry

N Tanbouza, T Ollevier, K Lam - IScience, 2020 - cell.com
A revitalization of organic electrosynthesis has incited the organic chemistry community to
adopt electrochemistry as a green and cost-efficient method for activating small molecules to …

Organic electrosynthesis towards sustainability: fundamentals and greener methodologies

S Cembellín, B Batanero - The Chemical Record, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The adoption of new measures that preserve our environment, on which our survival
depends, is a necessity. Electro‐organic processes are sustainable per se, by producing the …

Nickel-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling of indole-3-acetic acids with aryl bromides by convergent paired electrolysis

ZH Wang, L Wei, KJ Jiao, C Ma, TS Mei - Chemical Communications, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, nickel-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling of indole-3-acetic acids with aryl
bromides by convergent paired electrolysis was developed in an undivided cell. This …

Visible-Light-Induced 1,7-Enyne Dicyclization: Synthesis of Ester-Substituted Benzo[j]phenanthridines

JQ Chen, X Luo, M Chen, Y Chen, J Wu - Organic Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
A novel alkoxycarbonyl-radical-triggered cascade cyclization of 1, 7-enynes, with alkyloxalyl
chlorides as the ester units, for the synthesis of benzo [j] phenanthridines is described. The …

Recent progress on electrochemical synthesis involving carboxylic acids

N Chen, Z Ye, F Zhang - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Carboxylic acids are not only essential sections of medicinal molecules, natural products
and agrochemicals but also basic building blocks for organic synthesis. However, high …

Advances in electrochemical decarboxylative transformation reactions

V Ramadoss, Y Zheng, X Shao, L Tian… - … –A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to their non‐toxic, stable, inexpensive properties, carboxylic acids are considered as
environmentally benign alternatives as coupling partners in various organic transformations …

Electrosynthesis of stabilized diazo compounds from hydrazones

N Tanbouza, A Petti, MC Leech, L Caron… - Organic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
An electrochemical synthesis of diazo compounds from hydrazones in yields as high as 99%
was performed. This method was elaborated as a useful synthetic method and demonstrated …