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Organic Electron Donors as Powerful Single‐Electron Reducing Agents in Organic Synthesis
Author(s) -
Broggi Julie,
Terme Thierry,
Vanelle Patrice
Publication year - 2014
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.201209060
Subject(s) - organic synthesis , reagent , electron , electron transfer , reducing agent , chemistry , organic molecules , radical , combinatorial chemistry , photochemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , quantum mechanics
One‐electron reduction is commonly used in organic chemistry for the formation of radicals by the stepwise transfer of one or two electrons from a donor to an organic substrate. Besides metallic reagents, single‐electron reducers based on neutral organic molecules have emerged as an attractive novel source of reducing electrons. The past 20 years have seen the blossoming of a particular class of organic reducing agents, the electron‐rich olefins, and their application in organic synthesis. This Review gives an overview of the different types of organic donors and their specific characteristics in organic transformations.