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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 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.201905814
Subject(s) - electron transfer , radical , catalysis , substrate (aquarium) , photochemistry , electron , chemistry , organic synthesis , energetic neutral atom , trap (plumbing) , organic chemistry , ion , physics , environmental science , environmental engineering , oceanography , quantum mechanics , geology
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.