Electrochemistry in Organic Synthesis

1 Introduction.- 2 Experimental Factors and Methods of Investigation of Electroorganic Reactions.- 2.1 Fundamental Conceptions of Organic.- Electrochemistry.- 2.2 Laboratory Electrolysis Cells.- 2.3 Electrodes.- 2.4 Solvents and Supporting Electrolytes.- 2.5 Inert Gases.- 2.6 Information Obtained by Electroanalytical Methods.- 2.6.1 Possibilities of Electrochemical Methods.- 2.6.2 Possibilities of Physical Methods.- 2.7 Procedures in Laboratory Electroorganic Synthesis.- 2.8 Research into Mechanisms of Electrode.- Processes of (chiefly Mercury) Electrodes.- References to Chapters 1 and 2.- 3 Reactions of Organic Compounds at Electrodes.- 3.1 Direct Anodic Oxidations.- 3.1.1 Oxidation of Saturated Hydrocarbons.- 3.1.2 Oxidation of Unsaturated Compounds.- 3.1.3 Oxidation of Alcohols and Ethers.- 3.1.4 Oxidation of Organic Compounds of Sulfur and Selenium.- 3.1.5 Oxidation of Halogen Derivatives and Oxidative Halogenation of Organic Compounds.- 3.1.6 Oxidation of Amines.- 3.1.7 Electrooxidation of Ions.- 3.1.8 Oxidation of Aromatic Systems.- 3.2 Direct Cathodic Reductions.- 3.2.1 Reactions of Functional Groups.- 3.2.2 Reductions of Cathodically Generated Species.- 3.2.2.1 Additions.- 3.2.2.2 Substitutions (acylation, alkylation).- 3.2.2.3 Pinacolizations and Hydrodimerizations.- 3.2.2.4 Eliminations.- 3.2.2.5 Removal of Protective Groups.- 3.3 Indirect Anodic Oxidations.- 3.4 Indirect Cathodic Reductions.- 4 Acids and Bases Generated at Electrodes.- 4.1 Electrochemically Generated Acids (EGA).- 4.2 Electrochemically Generated Bases (EGB).- References to Chapters 3 and 4.