Electrocatalytic detection of ethanol and acetaldehyde by aminoxyl radicals: utilizing molecular catalysis for breath analysis.

Herein, the insights gleaned from mechanistic studies of aminoxyl catalyzed oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes were used for fabrication of a gas phase sensor for ethanol and acetaldehyde. This electrochemical sensor consists of an aminoxyl radical and graphene oxide so that its response and selectivity can be altered by tuning the basicity of the graphene oxide.

Constant Potential and Constant Current Electrolysis: An Introduction and Comparison of Different Techniques for Organic Electrosynthesis.

Electrosynthesis involves transferring charge between two electrodes to promote chemical reactions by applying potential. The modes of controlling the current and potential can affect the reaction mechanism, product distribution and yields, and add a control factor for reaction optimization. In this Synopsis, theoretical discussion is applied to specific case studies from the literature to illustrate methods of adjusting and tracking electrical parameters for the optimization and monitoring of electroorganic reactions.

Deriving the Turnover Frequency of Aminoxyl-Catalyzed Alcohol Oxidation by Chronoamperometry: An Introduction to Organic Electrocatalysis.

Organic electrosynthesis is an increasingly popular tool for driving and probing redox reactions. Recent advances in this field often employ an electrocatalyst to enhance the selectivity and efficiency of electrochemical reactions. A laboratory experiment was developed to introduce students to relevant mechanistic techniques in electrochemistry for analysis of electrocatalytic reactions using aminoxyl-catalyzed alcohol oxidation as a case study.