Israel Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
64(1-2)
Published: July 27, 2023
Abstract
Nickel‐catalyzed
cross‐electrophile
coupling
(XEC)
is
an
efficient
method
to
form
carbon‐carbon
bonds
and
has
become
important
tool
for
building
complex
molecules.
While
XEC
most
often
used
stoichiometric
metal
reductants,
these
transformations
can
also
be
driven
electrochemically.
Electrochemical
(
e
XEC)
attractive
because
it
increase
the
greenness
of
this
potential
resulted
in
numerous
advances
recent
years.
The
focus
review
on
electrochemical,
Ni‐catalyzed
bond
forming
reactions
reported
since
2010
categorized
by
type
anodic
half
reaction:
sacrificial
anode,
reductant,
convergent
paired
electrolysis.
key
developments
are
highlighted
need
more
scalable
options
discussed.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Nov. 28, 2022
Electrochemical
asymmetric
catalysis
has
emerged
as
a
sustainable
and
promising
approach
to
the
production
of
chiral
compounds
utilization
both
anode
cathode
working
electrodes
would
provide
unique
for
organic
synthesis.
However,
precise
matching
rate
electric
potential
anodic
oxidation
cathodic
reduction
make
such
idealized
electrolysis
difficult
achieve.
Herein,
cross-coupling
between
α-chloroesters
aryl
bromides
is
probed
model
reaction,
wherein
alkyl
radicals
are
generated
from
through
sequential
oxidative
electron
transfer
process
at
anode,
while
nickel
catalyst
reduced
lower
state
cathode.
Radical
clock
studies,
cyclic
voltammetry
analysis,
paramagnetic
resonance
experiments
support
synergistic
involvement
redox
events.
This
electrolytic
method
provides
an
alternative
avenue
that
could
find
significant
utility
in
The Chemical Record,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
21(9), P. 2574 - 2584
Published: April 9, 2021
Abstract
Electroorganic
synthesis
has
recently
become
a
rapidly
blossoming
research
area
within
the
organic
community.
It
should
be
noted
that
electrochemical
reaction
is
always
balanced
system
with
two
half‐cell
reactions‐oxidation
and
reduction.
Most
strategies,
however,
typically
focus
on
one
of
sides
for
desired
transformations.
Paired
electrolysis
desirable
half
reactions
running
simultaneously,
thus
maximizing
overall
margin
atom
energy
economy.
Meanwhile,
spatial
separation
between
oxidation
reduction
essential
feature
electrochemistry,
offering
unique
opportunities
development
redox‐neutral
would
otherwise
challenging
to
accomplish
in
conventional
flask
setting.
This
review
discusses
most
recent
illustrative
examples
paired
special
emphasis
sequential
convergent
processes.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
51(4), P. 1470 - 1510
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Recent
developments
in
the
use
of
boron,
silicon,
nitrogen
and
sulfur
derivatives
single-electron
transfer
reactions
for
generation
alkyl
radicals
are
described.
Photoredox
catalyzed,
electrochemistry
promoted
or
thermally-induced
oxidative
reductive
processes
discussed
highlighting
their
synthetic
scope
discussing
mechanistic
pathways.
JACS Au,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
1(7), P. 1057 - 1065
Published: June 15, 2021
A
nickel-catalyzed
cross-coupling
amination
with
weak
nitrogen
nucleophiles
is
described.
Aryl
halides
as
well
aryl
tosylates
can
be
efficiently
coupled
a
series
of
N-nucleophiles,
including
anilines,
sulfonamides,
sulfoximines,
carbamates,
and
imines
via
concerted
paired
electrolysis.
Notably,
electron-deficient
anilines
sulfonamides
are
also
suitable
substrates.
Interestingly,
when
benzophenone
imine
applied
in
the
arylation,
product
selectivity
toward
formation
amine
addressed
by
base
switch.
In
addition,
alternating
current
mode
successfully
applied.
DFT
calculations
support
facilitated
reductive
elimination
pathway.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(17), P. 10661 - 10667
Published: Aug. 16, 2022
We
report
an
electrophotochemical
metal-catalyzed
strategy
that
harnesses
the
power
of
light
and
electricity
for
radical
decarboxylative
functionalization
aliphatic
carboxylic
acids.
This
environmentally
friendly
protocol
smoothly
converts
a
diverse
array
acids
into
corresponding
alkyl
azides
without
using
chemical
oxidants
or
azido-group
transfer
reagents.
The
visible
energy
electric
can
be
applied
in
spatially
separated
fashion
with
modular
electro-flow-cell
large-scale
synthesis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(20), P. 10930 - 10937
Published: May 15, 2023
Amines
and
carboxylic
acids
are
abundant
synthetic
building
blocks
that
classically
united
to
form
an
amide
bond.
To
access
new
pockets
of
chemical
space,
we
interested
in
the
development
amine-acid
coupling
reactions
complement
coupling.
In
particular,
formation
carbon-carbon
bonds
by
formal
deamination
decarboxylation
would
be
impactful
addition
synthesis
toolbox.
Here,
report
a
cross-coupling
alkyl
amines
aryl
C(sp
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Jan. 28, 2025
Abstract
Motivated
by
the
inherent
benefits
of
synergistically
combining
electrochemical
methodologies
with
nickel
catalysis,
we
present
here
a
Ni-catalyzed
enantioselective
electroreductive
cross-coupling
benzyl
chlorides
aryl
halides,
yielding
chiral
1,1-diaryl
compounds
good
to
excellent
enantioselectivity.
This
catalytic
reaction
can
not
only
be
applied
chlorides/bromides,
which
are
challenging
access
other
means,
but
also
containing
silicon
groups.
Additionally,
absence
sacrificial
anode
lays
foundation
for
scalability.
The
combination
cyclic
voltammetry
analysis
electrode
potential
studies
suggests
that
Ni
I
species
activate
halides
via
oxidative
addition
and
alkyl
single
electron
transfer.
ACS Organic & Inorganic Au,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
2(2), P. 126 - 147
Published: Dec. 22, 2021
The
formation
of
C(sp3)–C(sp3)
and
C(sp3)–C(sp2)
bonds
is
one
the
major
research
goals
synthetic
chemists.
Electrochemistry
commonly
considered
to
be
an
appealing
means
drive
redox
reactions
in
a
safe
sustainable
fashion
has
been
utilized
for
C–C
bond-forming
reactions.
Compared
anodic
oxidative
methods,
which
have
extensively
explored,
cathodic
processes
are
much
less
investigated,
whereas
it
can
pave
way
alternative
retrosynthetic
disconnections
target
molecules
discovery
new
transformations.
This
review
provides
overview
on
recent
achievements
construction
via
since
2017.
It
includes
electrochemical
reductions
convergent
paired
electrolyses.