Molecular and macromolecular electrochemistry: synthesis, mechanism, and redox properties
Prof. Shinsuke Inagi, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Prof. Mahito Atobe, Yokohama National University
Electrochemistry is in the center of contemporary green and sustainable chemistry. Notably, in recent times, the electrochemical synthesis of fine chemicals and functional polymers has advanced to an unprecedented stage where very powerful and precise synthetic protocols are at hand. Further, organic electrochemistry toward materials for energy applications has evolved substantially, with the aim to work towards a solution of the current energy crisis. To a significant part, this is thanks to the progress made on controlling and understanding the redox behavior of designer molecular and macromolecular materials.
To showcase this area of research, the present thematic issue focuses on the recent advances in molecular and macromolecular electrochemistry. The scope of this interdisciplinary issue ranges from synthetic aspects (such as electrosynthesis and reaction mechanisms) to materials science (including redox properties and devices).
Molecular and macromolecular electrochemistry: synthesis, mechanism, and redox properties
- Shinsuke Inagi and
- Mahito Atobe
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1505–1506, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.158
Synthesis of piperidine and pyrrolidine derivatives by electroreductive cyclization of imine with terminal dihaloalkanes in a flow microreactor
- Yuki Naito,
- Naoki Shida and
- Mahito Atobe
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 350–359, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.39
Cathodic generation of reactive (phenylthio)difluoromethyl species and its reactions: mechanistic aspects and synthetic applications
- Sadanobu Iwase,
- Shinsuke Inagi and
- Toshio Fuchigami
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 872–880, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.88
Electroreductive coupling of 2-acylbenzoates with α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds: density functional theory study on product selectivity
- Naoki Kise and
- Toshihiko Sakurai
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 956–962, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.95
Electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of twisted dibenzo[g,p]chrysene derivatives
- Tomoya Imai,
- Ryuhei Akasaka,
- Naruhiro Yoshida,
- Toru Amaya and
- Tetsuo Iwasawa
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 963–971, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.96
First example of organocatalysis by cathodic N-heterocyclic carbene generation and accumulation using a divided electrochemical flow cell
- Daniele Rocco,
- Ana A. Folgueiras-Amador,
- Richard C. D. Brown and
- Marta Feroci
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 979–990, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.98
Electrochemical vicinal oxyazidation of α-arylvinyl acetates
- Yi-Lun Li,
- Zhaojiang Shi,
- Tao Shen and
- Ke-Yin Ye
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1026–1031, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.103
Electrochemical Friedel–Crafts-type amidomethylation of arenes by a novel electrochemical oxidation system using a quasi-divided cell and trialkylammonium tetrafluoroborate
- Hisanori Senboku,
- Mizuki Hayama and
- Hidetoshi Matsuno
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1040–1046, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.105
Synthesis, optical and electrochemical properties of (D–π)2-type and (D–π)2Ph-type fluorescent dyes
- Kosuke Takemura,
- Kazuki Ohira,
- Taiki Higashino,
- Keiichi Imato and
- Yousuke Ooyama
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1047–1054, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.106
Electrochemical hydrogenation of enones using a proton-exchange membrane reactor: selectivity and utility
- Koichi Mitsudo,
- Haruka Inoue,
- Yuta Niki,
- Eisuke Sato and
- Seiji Suga
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1055–1061, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.107
Electrochemical formal homocoupling of sec-alcohols
- Kosuke Yamamoto,
- Kazuhisa Arita,
- Masashi Shiota,
- Masami Kuriyama and
- Osamu Onomura
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1062–1069, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.108
Radical cation Diels–Alder reactions of arylidene cycloalkanes
- Kaii Nakayama,
- Hidehiro Kamiya and
- Yohei Okada
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1100–1106, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.112
Electrogenerated base-promoted cyclopropanation using alkyl 2-chloroacetates
- Kouichi Matsumoto,
- Yuta Hayashi,
- Kengo Hamasaki,
- Mizuki Matsuse,
- Hiyono Suzuki,
- Keiji Nishiwaki and
- Norihito Kawashita
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1116–1122, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.114
Synthesis of protected precursors of chitin oligosaccharides by electrochemical polyglycosylation of thioglycosides
- Md Azadur Rahman,
- Kana Kuroda,
- Hirofumi Endo,
- Norihiko Sasaki,
- Tomoaki Hamada,
- Hiraku Sakai and
- Toshiki Nokami
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1133–1139, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.117
Electro-conversion of cumene into acetophenone using boron-doped diamond electrodes
- Mana Kitano,
- Tsuyoshi Saitoh,
- Shigeru Nishiyama,
- Yasuaki Einaga and
- Takashi Yamamoto
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1154–1158, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.119
Reductive opening of a cyclopropane ring in the Ni(II) coordination environment: a route to functionalized dehydroalanine and cysteine derivatives
- Oleg A. Levitskiy,
- Olga I. Aglamazova,
- Yuri K. Grishin and
- Tatiana V. Magdesieva
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1166–1176, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.121
A one-pot electrochemical synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles from active methylene ketones and thioureas mediated by NH4I
- Shang-Feng Yang,
- Pei Li,
- Zi-Lin Fang,
- Sen Liang,
- Hong-Yu Tian,
- Bao-Guo Sun,
- Kun Xu and
- Cheng-Chu Zeng
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1249–1255, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.130
Microelectrode arrays, electrosynthesis, and the optimization of signaling on an inert, stable surface
- Kendra Drayton-White,
- Siyue Liu,
- Yu-Chia Chang,
- Sakashi Uppal and
- Kevin D. Moeller
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1488–1498, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.156
