Nayereh Mohebbati

Graphical Abstract The polymeric electrosynthesis mediators: Polymediators are soluble redox-active polymers applicable as catalysts in electrosynthesis. Their difference in size relative to typical product molecules enables recovery by dialysis or membrane filtration.

Abstract Homogeneous catalysts (“mediators”) are useful for tuning selectivity in organic electrosynthesis. However, they can have a negative impact on the overall mass and energy balance if used only once or recycled inefficiently. In a previous work, we introduced the polymediator concept, in which soluble redox-active polymers catalyze the electrochemical reaction, allowing for recovery by dialysis or pressure-driven membrane filtration.

Abstract In sharp contrast to hypervalent iodine(III) compounds, the isoelectronic bromine(III) counterparts have been little studied to date. This knowledge gap is mainly attributed to the difficult-to-control reactivity of λ3-bromanes as well as to their challenging preparation from the highly toxic and corrosive BrF3 precursor.