This textbook is an accessible overview of the broad field of organic electrochemistry, covering the fundamentals and applications of contemporary organic electrochemistry. The book begins with an introduction to the fundamental aspects of electrode electron transfer and methods for the electrochemical measurement of organic molecules. It then goes on to discuss organic electrosynthesis of molecules and macromolecules, including detailed experimental information for the electrochemical synthesis of organic compounds and conducting polymers. Later chapters highlight new methodology for organic electrochemical synthesis, for example electrolysis in ionic liquids, the application to organic electronic devices such as solar cells and LEDs, and examples of commercialized organic electrode processes. Appendices present useful supplementary information including experimental examples of organic electrosynthesis, and tables of physical data (redox potentials of various organic solvents and organic compounds and physical properties of various organic solvents).

InhaltsangabeAbout the Authors vii Preface ix Introduction xi Toshio Fuchigami 1 Fundamental Principles of Organic Electrochemistry: Fundamental Aspects of Electrochemistry Dealing with Organic Molecules 1 Mahito Atobe 2 Method for Study of Organic Electrochemistry: Electrochemical Measurements of Organic Molecules 11 Mahito Atobe 3 Methods for Organic Electrosynthesis 33 Toshio Fuchigami 4 Organic Electrode Reactions 45 Toshio Fuchigami 5 Organic Electrosynthesis 83 Toshio Fuchigami and Shinsuke Inagi 6 New Methodology of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis 129 Toshio Fuchigami, Mahito Atobe and Shinsuke Inagi 7 Related Fields of Organic Electrochemistry 187 Shinsuke Inagi and Toshio Fuchigami 8 Examples of Commercialized Organic Electrode Processes 199 Toshio Fuchigami Appendix A: Examples of Organic Electrosynthesis 209 Appendix B: Tables of Physical Data 217 Index 223

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