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Recent Advances in the Electrochemical Formation of Carbon-Nitrogen Bonds

  • Zeyin Meng ,
  • Chengtao Feng ,
  • Kun Xu
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  • a Key Laboratory of Industrial Dust Control and Occupational Health, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232001
    b Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124
* Corresponding authors. E-mail: ;

Received date: 2020-12-06

  Revised date: 2021-02-23

  Online published: 2021-03-09

Supported by

Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2008085MB50); Beijing Education Committee Project(KM202110005006); Graduate Innovation Foundation of Anhui University of Science and Technology(2019CX2057)

Abstract

C—N bonds are widely existed in drugs, natural products, and functional materials. Thus, the construction of C—N bonds is one of the most important research areas in academia and industry. Recently, the renaissance in organic electrochemistry has promoted the electrochemical C—N bond formations to be a special branch of organic synthesis. The most recent advances in the electrochemical C—N bond formations since 2015 are summarized. The reaction mechanisms of these transformations are discussed, and the challenges and future directions of this important filed are included. We hope that this review can give references to the researchers, graduate students and other related people.

Cite this article

Zeyin Meng , Chengtao Feng , Kun Xu . Recent Advances in the Electrochemical Formation of Carbon-Nitrogen Bonds[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021 , 41(7) : 2535 -2570 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202012013

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