Abstract

Molecular catalysis of electrochemical reactions currently attracts a lot of attention, notably concerning the transformation of small molecules in response to issues raised by modern energy challenges. This review summarizes recent advances in the mechanism analysis of multi-electrons–multi-steps processes involved in homogenous molecular catalysis of such electrochemical reactions. It also describes strategies for a rational catalyst benchmarking, through the establishment of “catalytic Tafel plots”. We show that careful analysis of through-structure and through-space substituent effects within a given family of catalyst is a powerful tool for intelligent design of new catalysts. Challenges raised by the “heterogenization” of molecular catalysts are discussed in the final section.

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