Chemistry Reference
In-Depth Information
Toshio Fuchigami and Shinsuke Inagi
Development of new methodology to achieve
highly selective reactions is one of the most
important areas in organic synthetic chemistry.
As already described, electrode reactions have
their own specific factors for controlling
selectivity, therefore both electrochemical and
ordinary chemical factors make the control of
electrochemical reactions more complicated.
Electrodes are of great importance for both
electron transfer interfaces and reaction fields.
As described earlier, an electrode has a function
to control a chemical reaction pathway through
adsorption and orientation of the substrate
molecule to the electrode surface. Although
hydrogen and oxygen overpotentials could be
criteria for the selection of suitable electrode
materials to achieve the desired electrochemical
reaction in an aqueous solution, these
overpotentials are not proper criteria in aprotic
solutions. Hence, it is not so easy to predict
suitable electrode materials for desired
electrochemical reaction in aprotic solvents.
However, many novel electrolytic
methodologies have been developed in order to
achieve high selectivity for the desired
reactions. In this chapter, relatively new
electrolytic methodologies, which have already
been established and are widely used, will be
described in detail. Although there are many
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