This Minireview examines a selection of case studies that showcase distinctive and enabling electrochemical approaches that have allowed for the generation and reaction of carbocation intermediates under mild conditions. Particular emphasis is placed on the progress that has been made in this area of organic synthesis and polymer chemistry over the past decade.
Keywords: anodic oxidation; carbocations; electrosynthesis; single-electron transfer; synthetic methods.
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