Electron transfer to benzenes by photoactivated neutral organic electron donor molecules

E Cahard, F Schoenebeck, J Garnier…

Index: Cahard, Elise; Schoenebeck, Franziska; Garnier, Jean; Cutulic, Sylvain P. Y.; Zhou, Shengze; Murphy, John A. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2012 , vol. 51, # 15 p. 3673 - 3676

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Abstract

Benzene (E0= À3. 42V vs. a saturated calomel electrode, SCE [1]) and its close analogs are among the most challenging organic substrates for reduction. Very few chemical entities have the power to add an electron to ground-state benzene, and these are all derived from highly reactive metals. Thus, the alkali metals sodium (E0= À2. 71 V) and lithium (E0= À3. 04V) dissolve in liquid ammonia to form solvated electrons together with the ...