Issue 46, 2023

Merging electrocatalytic alcohol oxidation with C–N bond formation by electrifying metal–ligand cooperative catalysts

Abstract

Electrification of thermal chemical processes could play an important role in creating a more energy efficient chemical sector. Here we demonstrate that a range of MLC catalysts can be successfully electrified and used for imine formation from alcohol precursors, thus demonstrating the first example of molecular electrocatalytic C–N bond formation.This novel concept allowed energy efficiency to be increased by an order of magnitude compared to thermal catalysis. Molecular EAO and the electrification of homogeneous catalysts can thus contribute to current efforts for the electrocatalytic generation of C–N bonds from simple building blocks.

Graphical abstract: Merging electrocatalytic alcohol oxidation with C–N bond formation by electrifying metal–ligand cooperative catalysts

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
04 jul 2023
Accepted
16 okt 2023
First published
20 okt 2023
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2023,14, 13437-13445

Merging electrocatalytic alcohol oxidation with C–N bond formation by electrifying metal–ligand cooperative catalysts

S. Kasemthaveechok, P. Gérardo and N. von Wolff, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 13437 DOI: 10.1039/D3SC03408A

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