Abstract
Herein, we summarize the photo- and electrochemical protocols for dehydrogenation
and hydrogenations involving carbonyl and imine functions. The three basic principles
that have been explored to interconvert such moieties with transition metal complexes
are discussed in detail and the substrate scope is evaluated. Furthermore, we describe
some general thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of such electro- and photochemically
driven reactions.
1 Introduction
2 Dehydrogenation Reactions
2.1 Electrochemical Dehydrogenations Using High-Valent Metal Species
2.2 Electrochemical Dehydrogenations Involving Metal Hydride species
2.3 Photochemically Driven Dehydrogenation
3 Hydrogenation Reactions
3.1 Electrochemical Protocols
3.2 Photochemical Protocols
4 Conclusion
5 Abbreviations
Key words
dehydrogenations - hydrogenations - carbonyl compounds - homogeneous catalysis - photochemistry
- electrochemistry - transition metal complexes