Schotten, C, Nicholls, TP, Bourne, RA orcid.org/0000-0001-7107-6297 et al. (3 more authors) (2020) Making electrochemistry easily accessible to the synthetic chemist. Green Chemistry. ISSN 1463-9262
Abstract
A significantly renewed interest in synthetic electrochemistry is apparent in the increasing number of publications over the last few years. Electrochemical synthesis offers a mild, green and atom efficient route to interesting and useful molecules, thus avoiding harsh chemical oxidising and reducing agents used in traditional synthetic methods. As such, encouraging broader application of electrochemistry by synthetic chemists should be a priority. Despite the renewed interest there remains a barrier to widespread adoption of this technology derived from the extra knowledge and specialised equipment required. This has led to a knowledge gap between experienced electrochemists and those new in the field. In this tutorial we will bridge the knowledge gap by providing an easily accessible introduction which will enable synthetic chemists new to the field to explore electrochemistry. We will discuss mechanistic considerations, the setup of an electrochemical reaction with all its components, trouble shooting and selected examples from the literature.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemistry (Leeds) > Inorganic Chemistry (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemistry (Leeds) > Organic Chemistry (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Thermofluids, Surfaces & Interfaces (iETSI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) EP/R009406/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 May 2020 12:48 |
Last Modified: | 22 May 2020 12:48 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/d0gc01247e |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:161098 |