Electroorganic synthesis engineering

Electroorganic synthesis offers opportunities for performing many of the conventional organic reactions at controlled rates and greater product selectivities without the addition of any catalyst. The processes almost always employ milder conditions and are characterized by greatly reduced air and water pollution. Further, there are a number of syntheses that can only be carried out electro-chemically, such as the Kolbe synthesis and electrochemical perfluorination. 

As in all other chapters connected with different methods of organic synthesis, we briefly outline in this chapter the basic principles of electroorganic chemistry, discuss the modeling of electrochemical reactions and reactors, and give several examples of electroorganic synthesis. 

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Precondition of a successful electroorganic synthesis is an optimal arrangement of all incorporated components. Therefore, all available information from literature, supplemented, if possible, by results of own experiments, should be considered. The best way to get actual information about suppliers of materials and equipment - that probably may be very quickly changing-is the Internet via a search engine. 

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