The Development of Organic Super Electron Donors

Authors

  • Shengze Zhou
  • Hardeep Farwaha
  • John A. Murphy Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2012.418

Keywords:

Carbene, Electron transfer, Radical anion, Radical cation, Reduction, Super-electron-donor

Abstract

In the past decade, a host of exceptionally strong organic electron donors has been designed and prepared; their redox potentials are more negative than any previous neutral organic donors and extend beyond E1/2 = ?1 V vs. the saturated calomel electrode (SCE). Their ability to reduce a wide range of organic functional groups has been demonstrated and this article provides an overview of the main advances in the area and the guiding principles for the design of these reagents.
CHIMIA Vol. 66 No. 6 (2012): Organic Free Radicals

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Published

2012-06-27

Issue

Vol. 66 No. 6 (2012): Organic Free Radicals

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Scientific Articles

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Copyright (c) 2012 Swiss Chemical Society

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How to Cite

[1]
S. Zhou, H. Farwaha, J. A. Murphy, Chimia 2012, 66, 418, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2012.418.