Alternating current electrolysis: a photoredox catalysis mimic and beyond

Junsong Zhong; Chenglin Ding; Hyunwoo Kim; Terry McCallum; Keyin Ye

Green Synthesis and Catalysis (Feb 2022)

Alternating current electrolysis: a photoredox catalysis mimic and beyond

Junsong Zhong,
Chenglin Ding,
Hyunwoo Kim,
Terry McCallum,
Keyin Ye

Affiliations

Junsong Zhong: Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Chenglin Ding: Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Hyunwoo Kim: Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, South Korea; Corresponding author. Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, South Korea.
Terry McCallum: The Canadian Bank Note Company, Ottawa, Ontario 91758, Canada; Corresponding author. The Canadian Bank Note Company, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 1A1, Canada.
Keyin Ye: Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China; State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China; Corresponding author. Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 4 – 10

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Alternating current electrolysis (ACE) is an emerging powerful synthetic tool, which principally resembles photoredox catalysis strategies. Its periodically alternating polarity feature allows oxidation and reduction processes to take place on the same electrode surface in a well-controlled manner via the fine-tuning of current frequency along with other reaction parameters. Therefore, many challenging transformations in typical direct electrolysis, including constant current electrolysis or constant potential electrolysis, could be achieved via ACE. The recent advances in the organic synthesis using this emerging technology and its advantages over direct electrolysis are highlighted.

Published in Green Synthesis and Catalysis

ISSN: 2666-5549 (Online)
Publisher: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology; Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry: Biochemistry
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