This textbook is an accessible overview of the broad field of organic electrochemistry, covering the fundamentals and applications of contemporary organic electrochemistry. The book begins with an introduction to the fundamental aspects of electrode electron transfer and methods for the electrochemical measurement of organic molecules. It then goes on to discuss organic electrosynthesis of molecules and macromolecules, including detailed experimental information for the electrochemical synthesis of organic compounds and conducting polymers. Later chapters highlight new methodology for organic electrochemical synthesis, for example electrolysis in ionic liquids, the application to organic electronic devices such as solar cells and LEDs, and examples of commercialized organic electrode processes. Appendices present useful supplementary information including experimental examples of organic electrosynthesis, and tables of physical data (redox potentials of various organic solvents and organic compounds and physical properties of various organic solvents).

This textbook is an accessible overview of the broad field of organic electrochemistry, covering the fundamentals and applications of contemporary organic electrochemistry. The book begins with an introduction to the fundamental aspects of electrode electron transfer and methods for the electrochemical measurement of organic molecules. It then goes on to discuss organic electrosynthesis of molecules and macromolecules, including detailed experimental information for the electrochemical synthesis of organic compounds and conducting polymers. Later chapters highlight new methodology for organic electrochemical synthesis, for example electrolysis in ionic liquids, the application to organic electronic devices such as solar cells and LEDs, and examples of commercialized organic electrode processes. Appendices present useful supplementary information including experimental examples of organic electrosynthesis, and tables of physical data (redox potentials of various organic solvents and organic compounds and physical properties of various organic solvents).

About the Authors viiPreface ixIntroduction xiToshio Fuchigami1 Fundamental Principles of Organic Electrochemistry: Fundamental Aspects of Electrochemistry Dealing with Organic Molecules 1Mahito Atobe2 Method for Study of Organic Electrochemistry: Electrochemical Measurements of Organic Molecules 11Mahito Atobe3 Methods for Organic Electrosynthesis 33Toshio Fuchigami4 Organic Electrode Reactions 45Toshio Fuchigami5 Organic Electrosynthesis 83Toshio Fuchigami and Shinsuke Inagi6 New Methodology of Organic Electrochemical Synthesis 129Toshio Fuchigami, Mahito Atobe and Shinsuke Inagi7 Related Fields of Organic Electrochemistry 187Shinsuke Inagi and Toshio Fuchigami8 Examples of Commercialized Organic Electrode Processes 199Toshio FuchigamiAppendix A: Examples of Organic Electrosynthesis 209Appendix B: Tables of Physical Data 217Index 223