 This new electrochemical method enables the oxidation of C, Sp3, H and C, Sp2, H bonds in cyclic alkanes and cyclic olefins resulting in the production of cycloaliphatic ketones and aliphatic, Di, carboxylic acids. The process uses nitrate salts as anodic mediators and reducing molecular oxygen as a cathodic counter-reaction, making it a sustainable and cost-effective method for converting petrochemical feedstarts into useful products. This article was authored by Joachim Nicol, Kamal Hoffman, Samuel Mosaski, and others.