Reductive Electrophotocatalysis: Merging Electricity and Light To Achieve Extreme Reduction Potentials.

ABSTRACT: We describe a new electrophotocatalytic strategy that harnesses the power of light and electricity to generate an excited radical anion with a reducing potential of -3.2 V vs SCE, which can be used to activate substrates with very high reduction potentials (E_red ≈ -1.9 to -2.9 V). The resultant aryl radicals can be engaged in various synthetically useful transformations to furnish arylboronate, arylstannane, and biaryl products.

SUBMITTER: Kim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7023851 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature