Modern frontiers in electrochemistry's well-established field include chemical synthesis, energy storage and conversion, and neurology. Although there are more prospects for academic and industrial electrochemists than ever before, notably in the burgeoning energy-storage industry, there is typically a dearth of thorough electrochemist training at academic institutions in the United States. In this viewpoint, we emphasize the fundamental ideas of electrochemistry and talk about how it has traditionally been taught. A well-known method uses molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP), which create cavities with particular affinities. Small molecule separation, sensing, and catalysis are the main uses of these functional materials.

Recent studies are discussed that increase the selectivity and enantioselectivity of electrochemical processes by using spin polarized electron currents. Spin polarized electron currents are produced through electrochemical investigations using magnetic and chiral working electrodes. With an emphasis on studies of importance from the previous 2-3 years and electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy, we present here a critical appraisal of the promise and restrictions of electrochemistry in studying single-enzyme catalysis.