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Abstract

In the last twenty years, electrochemistry and photochemistry have attracted a renewed and still uprising interest in organic synthesis. Two of the most simple and abundant reagents, electrons and photons, became the key players in synthetic chemistry as cornerstones of developing greener and sustainable chemical processes. An interesting strategy that recently emerged is the possibility of merging the two worlds in what is called ElectroPhotoChemistry (EPC). In particular, this review will focus on the most recent contributions in the field. The basic principles of EPC will be presented along with a discussion of the published works of the last few years. Electrophotochemical oxidation/reduction reactions will be discussed, including in this section the transformations of a C–H bond to a C-X (X: heteroatom). In the C–H activation chapter the formation of C–C bond, starting from a C–H bond, will be considered. Finally, the miscellaneous chapter includes examples which do not clearly belong to the previous categories.