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Importance of proton-coupled electron transfer in cathodic regeneration of organic hydrides

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Electrochemical regeneration of organic hydrides is often hindered by the rapid dimerization of organic radicals produced as the first intermediates of these electrochemical transformations. In this work, we utilize proton-coupled electron transfer to outcompete the undesired dimerization and achieve successful hydride regenerations of two groups of organic hydrides - acridines and benzimidazoles. This work provides an analysis of the critical factors that control the regeneration pathways of organic hydrides.

Source: Chemical Communications

DOI: 10.1039/c9cc00928k

Authors: Stefan Ilic, Abdulaziz Alherz, Charles B. Musgrave, Ksenija D. Glusac

Institutions: Argonne National Laboratory, University of Illinois Chicago, University of Colorado Boulder, National Laboratory of the Rockies

Language: English

Topic: Radical Photochemical Reactions

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Kuwait University, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund

Award: G3443144068