Organic redox reaction

[1] Instead the relevant criterion for organic oxidation is gain of oxygen and/or loss of hydrogen.

Examples of organic reactions that can take place in an electrochemical cell are the Kolbe electrolysis.

These oxidation include routes to chemical compounds, remediation of pollutants, and combustion.

In organic chemistry, reduction is equivalent to the addition of hydrogen atoms, usually in pairs.

The reaction of saturated organic compounds with hydrogen gas is called hydrogenolysis.

Reductions can also be effected by adding hydride and proton sources, the so-called heterolytic pathway.