Harnessing Electrochemical Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer for Radical Generation from Diazo Compounds

Min Yan; Lin Wang; Huiying Sun; Hwee Ting Ang; Patrick O'Neill; Srinivas Reddy Dubbaka; Dong Hui Zhang; Jie Wu

doi:10.1039/d6gc01103a

January 1, 2026Green Chemistry

Harnessing Electrochemical Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer for Radical Generation from Diazo Compounds

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Key Points

The central aim is to explore sustainable radical generation methods from diazo compounds.
Investigated electrochemical strategies for engaging diazo compounds.
Compared efficiency with existing photocatalyst-based methods.
Identified sustainable methods reducing dependency on costly photocatalysts.
Showed improved radical generation outcomes from diazo compounds.

Implication

Research demonstrates sustainable methods for diazo compound radical generation, suggesting advantages over photocatalysts.

Abstract

Although diazo compounds are privileged reagents in organic synthesis, sustainable methods for their radical engagement remain scarce, with most existing protocols relying on costly photocatalysts or stoichiometric reductants. Herein, we...

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Yan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fbe3aa164b5133a91a2fc2 https://doi.org/10.1039/d6gc01103a

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