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Electrochemistry
Oxidation and reduction without the stoichiometric reagent.
The platform
Founded in 2017, our electrochemistry research service team provides custom research services across a range of reaction types.
- Eleven electrode materials: carbon, reticulated vitreous carbon, zinc, nickel, aluminium, magnesium, iron, copper, platinum and silver
- Up to 80% success rate for well-documented substrates
- Scale-up to hundreds of grams in the laboratory
- Experience in electrochemical oxidation, electrochemical reduction and electrochemical fluorination
Screening and cells
Catalysis kit screening is standardized on the IKA ElectraSyn 2.0, which brings standardization, modularity and analytical capability to reaction screening, run with a complete carousel.
More than 20 types of customizable electrode are available, in frame cells and traditional cells.
Where it earns its place
An electrochemical step replaces a stoichiometric oxidant or reductant with an electrode, which often changes both the selectivity and the waste profile of a route. It is also a route to fluorination that is otherwise hard to control.