M.G. thanks the “China Scholarship Council” for the fellowship, and the authors are very grateful to the CNRS and Institut Polytechnique de Paris, which support this work.

Abstract

This mini review provides an overview of a range of Ni-, Co- and Pd-catalyzed electroreductive cross-coupling reactions. The combination of homogeneous transition-metal catalysis and electrochemistry are green alternatives to traditional reductive cross-coupling reactions to form Csp²-Csp², Csp²-Csp³ and some Csp³-Csp³ bonds in one step. Most of these reactions use the sacrificial anode process.