Photovoltaic-driven organic electrosynthesis and efforts toward more sustainable oxidation reactions

Bichlien H. Nguyen, Robert J. Perkins, Jake A. Smith, Kevin D. Moeller

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Abstract

The combination of visible light, photovoltaics, and electrochemistry provides a convenient, inexpensive platform for conducting a wide variety of sustainable oxidation reactions. The approach presented in this article is compatible with both direct and indirect oxidation reactions, avoids the need for a stoichiometric oxidant, and leads to hydrogen gas as the only byproduct from the corresponding reduction reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)280-287
Number of pages8
JournalBeilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume11
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 23 2015

Keywords

  • Lectrochemistry
  • Sustainable oxidation reactions
  • Visible light

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