Recent Advances in C-H Functionalization Using Electrochemical Transition Metal Catalysis

Electrochemical transition metal catalysis is a powerful strategy for organic synthesis because it obviates the use of stoichiometric chemical oxidants and reductants. CH bond functionalization offers a variety of useful conversions of simple and ubiquitous organic molecules into diverse functional groups in a single synthetic operation. This review summarizes recent progress in merging electrochemistry with transition metal-catalyzed CH functionalization, specifically CC, CX (halogen), CO, CP, and CN bond formation.