有机电化学是有机化学和电化学技术相结合的一门科学. 与传统的有机合成方法相比，有机电化学合成无需使用有毒或危险的氧化剂或还原剂、具有反应选择性高、反应条件温和等优点，因而在药物、香料、染料和化纤等精细化学品的合成中得到应用. 尤其是近年来随着环境污染的加剧，有机电合成作为一种绿色的化学合成技术而受到了化学工业界的广泛重视. 从本质上讲，有机电化学以电子为试剂，通过电子的得失实现物质的还原和氧化，即从工艺本身消除了污染的形成，是名符其实的“绿色可持续化学”.

Organic ElectroChemistry（OEC） is an interdiscipline of Organic Chemistry and Electrochemical Technology. Compared with conventional chemical synthesis, organic electrosynthesis eliminates the utilization of toxic and / or dangerous redox reagents and proceeds under mild conditions with higher reaction selectivity, thereby has been widely used in synthesis of fine chemicals of drug, flavor, dyes and synthetic fibers. With the increasing concern of environmental problems, increasing attention has been paid to organic electrosynthesis. In the electrochemical oxidation and reduction processes, electron is used as a reagent to remove from and add to the substrates. Without utilization of stoichiometric chemical reagents and without generating the associated waste products, organic electrochemistry in nature is regarded as the “green and sustainable” chemistry.