ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION AND REDUCTION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
General Technique
During an electrochemical reaction, electrons are transferred between a molecule of the substrate and the electrode. Electrons are always transferred singly and the substrate first is converted to an intermediate with an unpaired electron. Transformation of this reactive intermediate to the final product involves a sequence of bond forming or bond cleaving reactions and frequently further single electron transfer steps. The complete electrochemical reaction vessel requires both an anode and a cathode. Only one of these electrodes, the working electrode, is involved with the chemical reaction of interest, oxidation at the anode or reduction at the cathode. ...
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