CC BY 4.0 · Synthesis 2023; 55(09): 1375-1384
DOI: 10.1055/a-1997-0939
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Bürgenstock Special Section 2022 – Future Stars in Organic Chemistry

Samarium and Ytterbium in Organic Electrosynthesis

Johannes L. Röckl
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Financial support from Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) (Grant no. 2021-05551), Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas (Grant no. 2021-00678), Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning (Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research) (Grant no. FFL21-0005), Stiftelsen Olle Engkvist­ Byggmästare, Magnus Bergvalls Stiftelse, Stiftelsen Lars Hiertas­ Minne, and Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) is gratefully acknowledged.


Abstract

Low-valent lanthanide catalysts and reagents are well-established as versatile and tunable mediators for a variety of synthetic transformations. Despite the contemporary interest in electricity as a sustainable alternative to stoichiometric redox reagents, electrochemical (re)generation of such low-valent metal complexes in a synthetic setting is surprisingly limited. With focus on samarium and ytterbium, this review presents a comprehensive overview of electroreductive-mediated transformations with the hope of inspiring further work in this very useful field of research.

1 Introduction

2 Compounds Containing Carbon–Oxygen Bonds

2.1 Ethers

2.2 Aldehydes and Ketones

2.3 Esters and Phthalimides

3 Compounds Containing Nitrogen–Oxygen Bonds

4 Compounds Containing Carbon–Halide Bonds

5 Conclusions



Publication History

Received: 30 November 2022

Accepted after revision: 13 December 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
13 December 2022

Article published online:
27 March 2023

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