Electrosynthesis

Electrical synthesis in chemistry is the synthesis of chemical compounds in electrochemical cells. The main advantage of electrosynthesis over conventional redox reactions is selectivity and yield arising from controlling cell potential. Electrical synthesis has been studied vigorously as science and there are also industrial applications. Electrical oxidation also has the possibility of wastewater treatment. The basic setting of electric synthesis is primary battery, potentiostat, and two electrodes. A typical solvent and electrolyte combination minimizes electrical resistance. The original conditions typically use alcohol-water or dioxane-water solvent mixtures with electrolytes such as soluble salts, acids or bases. The aprotic conditions are usually carried out using an organic solvent such as acetonitrile or dichloromethane and an electrolyte such as lithium perchlorate or tetrabutylammonium salt. Electrode selection may be decisive in terms of its composition and surface area

Organic electrolytic synthesis is attracting much attention as a powerful synthetic green tool with less generation of waste, less consumption of chemical substances, fewer reaction steps than conventional methods. Interconversion of functional groups and C - C bonds by applying an appropriate electrode potential is the reason behind the organic electrochemical synthesis process. Pairing electrochemical reactions, indirect electrosynthesis, electrochemical microreactors and the use of ionic liquids are some of the excellent tools to help optimize the entire process. The need to use specific organic solvents in combination with supporting electrolytes is one of the major limitations that needs to be overcome in order to make electrochemical methods more economically feasible than non-electrochemical methods.

Over the past decade, organic electrolytic synthesis has been recognized as one of the ways to meet several important criteria necessary for socially compatible environmental processes. It is an alternative to toxic or harmful oxidizing or reducing agents, to reduce energy consumption, and to produce in situ instable and dangerous reagents. These are just a few of the most important attributes that make electrochemistry useful in the environment. This review explains and illustrates the main features of electrochemistry as a promising and environmentally friendly method for organic synthesis. Throughout the review process, the "green aspect" of these themes was emphasized and their relationship with the 12 Green Chemistry Principles was explained