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Formation of Carbanions Using Neutral Organic Molecules as Electron‐Transfer Reagents: A Radical Concept
Author(s) -
McGlacken Gerard P.,
Khan Tanweer A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200704883
Subject(s) - carbanion , aryl , reagent , halide , electron transfer , chemistry , molecule , electron , organic synthesis , organic molecules , combinatorial chemistry , photochemistry , computational chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , alkyl , quantum mechanics
A new generation of organic compounds (see examples) have been developed and used as single‐ and double‐electron donors. Aryl halides and sulfones can be reduced, and using one particular electron donor, aryl anions can be formed. Up until now these reactions were mainly carried out by metals.