Recent Advances in Organic Electrochemical C-H Functionalization

Organic electrochemistry has a rich history in organic synthesis and has been considered as a promising alternative to traditional chemical oxidants and reductants because it obviates the use of stoichiometric amount of dangerous and toxic reagents. In particular, the electrochemical C-H bonds functionalization is one of the most desirable approaches for the construction of carbon-carbon (C-C) and carbon-heteroatom (C-X) bonds. This review summarizes the substantial progress made in the last few years in C-H functionalization via organic electrochemistry. It is divided into sections on C-C, C-N, C-O, C-S, C-Halogen and C-P bond formation.