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Neutral Organic Super Electron Donors Made Catalytic
Author(s) -
Rohrbach Simon,
Shah Rushabh S.,
Tuttle Tell,
Murphy John A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201905814
Subject(s) - radical , electron transfer , catalysis , chemistry , substrate (aquarium) , photochemistry , electron , organic synthesis , proton coupled electron transfer , trap (plumbing) , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , oceanography , quantum mechanics , meteorology , geology
Abstract Neutral organic super electron donors (SEDs) display impressive reducing power but, until now, it has not been possible to use them catalytically in radical chain reactions. This is because, following electron transfer, these donors form persistent radical cations that trap substrate‐derived radicals. This paper unlocks a conceptually new approach to super electron donors that overcomes this issue, leading to the first catalytic neutral organic super electron donor.