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Cover Feature: Electron Donor‐Acceptor Complexes in Perfluoroalkylation Reactions (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 46/2018)
Author(s) -
Postigo Al
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201801702
Subject(s) - chemistry , radical , trifluoromethyl , acceptor , reagent , cover (algebra) , electron acceptor , electron transfer , photochemistry , electron donor , feature (linguistics) , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , mechanical engineering , linguistics , alkyl , physics , philosophy , engineering , condensed matter physics
The Cover Feature shows an Electron Donor Acceptor (EDA) complex between N ‐methylmorpholine (NMM, organic base), and the Umemoto's reagent. This EDA complex is activated thermally, however, visible light illumination is required in most other cases. In the illustrated case, the electron transfer process produces CF 3 radicals and the radical cation of NMM. CF 3 radicals add onto aromatic rings accomplishing trifluoromethyl group substitution. More information can be found in the Microreview by A. Postigo .