Electrifying the fragmentation of hydrocarbons is an emerging challenge in the context of decarbonizing the chemical industry. To this end, competing electrocatalytic C–C cleavage and oxidation pathways of butane were investigated.
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Kornienko, N. Unlocking C–C cleavage in the electrochemical toolbox. Nat Catal 7, 957–958 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-024-01217-1
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