Organic-electrical reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds

Abstract

Organic electrochemical synthesis has become a practical and environmentally friendly synthesis method, widely used in oxidation, reduction, and redox-neutral reactions. By precisely controlling the current or potential, it is possible to achieve some challenging chemical transformations under mild reaction conditions.The increasingly tense energy and environmental issues have made electrochemical synthesis a focus of attention in recent years. Due to the lag in research on reduction reactions compared to oxidation reactions in organic electrosynthesis, the main focus of this review is on cathodic reduction reactions in organic electrosynthesis. We will start with two types of reactions that occur on carbon-carbon double bonds: reductive hydrogenation (deuteration) and reductive coupling, to introduce the fascinating intersection of organic synthesis and electrochemistry. By reviewing the latest developments, readers can gain an in-depth understanding of the cathodic reduction reactions in organic electrosynthesis.

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
11 apr 2025
Accepted
14 lug 2025
First published
15 lug 2025

Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript

Organic-electrical reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds

B. Wang, Y. Song, K. Li, L. Wen, M. Li, J. Liu, W. Guo and L. Zhang, Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01804H

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