Decoupling electron transfer and C–H activation for industrial-rate propane-to-isopropanol conversion

Abstract

In a recent publication in Joule, Li and co-workers present a cascade electro-photochemical system for selective propane-to-isopropanol conversion. By separating electrochemical Br2 generation from photochemical C–H activation, their strategy achieves efficient isopropanol production at industrially relevant current densities, providing a blueprint for mediated alkane electrocatalysis.