5th Edition
Organic Electrochemistry Revised and Expanded
Praise for the Fourth Edition
"Outstanding praise for previous editions….the single best general reference for the organic chemist."
—Journal of the Electrochemical Society
"The cast of editors and authors is excellent, the text is, in general, easily readable and understandable, well documented, and well indexed…those who purchase the book will be satisfied with their acquisition."
—Journal of Polymer Science
"…an excellent starting point for anyone wishing to explore the application of electrochemical technique to organic chemistry and…a comprehensive up-to-date review for researchers in the field."
—Journal of the American Chemical Society
Highlights from the Fifth Edition:
- Coverage of the electrochemistry of buckminsterfullerene and related compounds, electroenzymatic synthesis, conducting polymers, and electrochemical fluorination
- Systematic examination of electrochemical transformations of organic compounds, organized according to the type of starting materials
- In-depth discussions of carbonyl compounds, anodic oxidation of oxygen-containing compounds, electrosynthesis of bioactive materials, and electrolyte reductive coupling
- Features 16 entirely new chapters, with contributions from several new authors who also contribute to extensive revisions throughout the rest of the chapters
Completely revised and updated, Organic Electrochemistry, Fifth Edition explains distinguishing fundamental characteristics that separate organic electrochemistry from classical organic chemistry. It includes descriptions of the most important variants of electron transfers and emphasizes the importance of electron transfers in initiating various electrochemical reactions. The sweeping changes and lengthy additions in the fifth edition testify to the field’s continued and rapid growth in research, practice, and application, and make it a valuable addition to your collection.
FUNDAMENTALS AND METHODS
Basic Concepts
Christian Amatore
Techniques for Studies of Electrochemical Reactions in Solution
Ole Hammerich and Bernd Speiser
In Situ Spectroelectrochemistry of Organic Compounds
Peter Rapta, Evgenia Dmitrieva, Alexey A. Popov, and Lothar Dunsch
Surface Techniques
Mohamed M. Chehimi and Jean Pinson
Application of Digital Simulation
Bernd Speiser
Theoretical Calculation of Reduction Potentials
Junming Ho, Michelle L. Coote, Christopher J. Cramer, and Donald G. Truhlar
GENERAL PREPARATIVE ASPECTS
Preparative Electrolysis on the Laboratory Scale
Jakob Jörissen and Bernd Speiser
Application of Ionic Liquids, Emulsions, Sonication, and Microwave Assistance
John D. Watkins and Frank Marken
Combinatorial Electrochemistry and Miniaturization
Kevin D. Moeller
Relations between Micro- and Macrophenomena
Christian Amatore
ELECTRON TRANSFERS AND CONCERTED PROCESSES
Influence of Molecular and Medium Effects on Two-Electron Processes
Kevin Lam and William E. Geiger
Electrochemically Driven Supramolecular Devices
Paola Ceroni, Alberto Credi, and Margherita Venturi
Proton-Coupled Electron Transfers
Cyrille Costentin, Marc Robert, and Jean-Michel Savéant
Dissociative Electron Transfers
Cyrille Costentin, Marc Robert, and Jean-Michel Savéant
Electron Transfer-Catalyzed Reactions
Kazuhiro Chiba and Yohei Okada
ORGANIC ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION TYPES
Cleavages and Deprotections
Ole Hammerich
Reductive Coupling
James H.P. Utley, R. Daniel Little, and Merete Folmer Nielsen
Oxidative Coupling
Hans J. Schäfer
Oxidative Substitution and Addition Reactions
Ole Hammerich and James H.P. Utley
Fluorination
Toshio Fuchigami and Shinsuke Inagi
ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSIONS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Electrochemistry of Fullerenes, Derivatives, and Related Compounds
Frederic Melin, Lourdes E. Echegoyen, and Luis Echegoyen
Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Reduction
Jürgen Heinze
Oxidation of Hydrocarbons
Ole Hammerich
Activation of the Carbon-Halogen Bond
Armando Gennaro, Abdirisak Ahmed Isse, and Patrizia Romana Mussini
Aliphatic and Aromatic Halides: Conversions
Dennis G. Peters
Oxygen-Containing Compounds: Alcohols, Ethers, and Phenols
Robert Francke, Thomas Quell, Anton Wiebe, and Siegfried R. Waldvogel
Sulfur-, Selenium-, and Tellurium-Containing Compounds
Richard S. Glass
Aliphatic Nitrogen-Containing Compounds: Amines, Amino Alcohols, and Amino Acids
Osamu Onomura
Aromatic Nitrogen-Containing Compounds
Jan S. Jaworski
Reduction of Nitro Compounds and Related Substrates
Ole Hammerich
Reduction Aldehydes, Ketones, and Azomethines
Jiří Ludvík
Reductions of Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Rolf Breinbauer and Martin Peters
Oxidation of Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Hideo Tanaka, Manabu Kuroboshi, and Sigeru Torii
Heterocyclic Compounds
Fructuoso Barba and Belen Batanero
Organoelemental Compounds
Jun-Ichi Yoshida, Toshiki Nokami, and Seiji Suga
Organometallic Compounds as Tools in Organic Electrosynthesis
Anny Jutand
STEREOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
Electrosynthesis of Bioactive Materials
Randi K. Gbur and R. Daniel Little
Stereochemistry of Organic Electrode Processes
Toshio Fuchigami and Shinsuke Inagi
Electroenzymatic Synthesis
Christina Kohlmann and Stephan Lütz
Electrochemical Modeling of Biological Processes
Richard D. Webster
SURFACE CONFINED SYSTEMS
Electrochemistry of Conducting Polymers
Jürgen Heinze
Surface-Bound and Immobilized Molecules
Jean Pinson
SPECIAL APPLICATIONS
Electrogenerated Bases and Nucleophiles
James H.P. Utley, Merete Folmer Nielsen, and Peter B. Wyatt
Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation
Jean Lessard
Biography
Ole Hammerich is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, where he received his Ph.D. in 1974 and has taught since 1975. His research interests include kinetics and mechanisms of organic radical ion reactions, charge-transfer complexes, and electropolymerization. He is the author or coauthor of more than 110 articles, papers, and book chapters and was, together with Henning Lund, the editor of the fourth edition of Organic Electrochemistry. He was also, with Jens Ulstrup, editor of Bioinorganic Electrochemistry. He served as the National Secretary for Denmark and as the Molecular Electrochemistry chairman in the International Society of Electrochemistry. He is a member of the Danish Electrochemical Society and the Electrochemical Society.
Bernd Speiser is an “auβerplanmäβiger Professor" in the Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Germany, where he teaches courses in organic chemistry and molecular electrochemistry. He received his doctoral degree in Tübingen in 1981 and finished his habilitation in 1990. He was a Heisenberg fellow of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft from 1992-1996. His research focuses on the elucidation of reaction mechanisms of organic, organometallic, and inorganic compounds with experimental methods and computer simulations. He has published more than 140 papers, communications, and book chapters. He was the founding chair of Division 6 ("Molecular Electrochemistry") in the International Society of Electrochemistry and is a member of the Electrochemical Society, the International Society of Electrochemistry, the Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry, the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), and DECHEMA Gesellschaft für chemische Technik und Biotechnologie.
"Everything you always wanted to know about organic electrochemistry but were too afraid to ask is in this book. If you have not found what you are looking for, it is almost certain that you have not looked properly and that you should try again. This is now the fifth edition of Organic Electrochemistry in forty odd years and it maintains the same high standard as its predecessors… the present edition was carefully nurtured by a blend of old timers and newcomers of editors and authors. The result is a fifth edition which bears many resemblances to its predecessors but at the same time a significant number of changes and updates have been introduced to the readership. This approach will attract new readers and be a comfort to scientists accustomed to the standard set by the previous editions.
Organic Electrochemistry, Fifth edition will prove to be a vital aid for anyone wishing to undertake an Odyssey through the field of organic electrochemistry."
—Chromatographia , 2016
Praise for the Fourth Edition
"Outstanding praise for previous editions…the single best general reference for the organic chemist."
—Journal of the Electrochemical Society
"The cast of editors and authors is excellent, the text is, in general, easily readable and understandable, well documented, and well indexed…those who purchase the book will be satisfied with their acquisition."
—Journal of Polymer Science
"…an excellent starting point for anyone wishing to explore the application of electrochemical technique to organic chemistry and…a comprehensive up-to-date review for researchers in the field."
—Journal of the American Chemical SocietyPraise for the Third Edition
"For nearly 20 years now, 'Baizer and Lund' has had the status of a proven and highly regarded standard work…. This revised and enlarged third edition takes account of the rapid developments occurring in the field…clear and comprehensible. The editors have succeeded in an exemplary way in welding together the individual contributions to make a consistent whole…it impresses through expert and skillful choice of material, and the wealth of helpful advice that is offered…recommended without hesitation…'Lund and Baizer' is certain to be appreciated as a valuable guide and a mine of information that one cannot afford to be without…a must for every library."
—Angewandte Chemie"This book is definitely an inevitable one for research laboratory libraries and a 'bible' for those who serve in this field…a valuable addition for college and university libraries."
—Bulletin of Electrochemistry"…a gateway to the literature and a source of ideas…thorough and authoritative…this revised version of Organic Electrochemistry will remain the standard reference book for all those in the field. It will also be welcome and valued reading for all who become drawn to the study of the electrode reactions of organic molecules for the first time."
—Chemistry & Industry"…an excellent reference…. The editors should be congratulated on a job well done. The authors are first rate and experts in their field. The book is recommended to all interested in the fields of organic as well as electrochemistry."
—Journal of Liquid Chromatography"(...) the book is extremely easy to read and provides an in-depth introduction to the most important aspects in organic electrochemistry. I highly recommend this book to all electrochemists and researchers starting their studies in the field of organic electrochemistry. It will also be extremely useful for scientists already working in the field and looking for specific information." - Neus Vilà, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l’Environnement, UMR 7564, CNRS-Université de Lorraine
"Everything you always wanted to know about organic electrochemistry but were too afraid to ask is in this book. If you have not found what you are looking for, it is almost certain that you have not looked properly and that you should try again."
—Chromatographia , 2016