ABSTRACT

Although electroorganic synthesis has been shown over the decades to be a powerful synthetic tool for the atom ef cient formation of highly reactive intermediates, the techniques and equipment required are still widely viewed as specialized; as such the methodology is not readily employed within conventional organic laboratories. While electroorganic chemistry forms a clean method for driving reactions, by the addition and removal of electrons from precursors and intermediates, demonstrating great synthetic utility for common transformations such as oxidations and reductions, along with more complex reactions such as homo-and heterocouplings, problems associated with scaling the approach have limited the techniques application.