Publication
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Angew. Chem.
49 (22), 3803-3806, 2010.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200907192
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Concerted Proton-Electron Transfer
Inserting a Hydrogen-Bond Relay between Proton Exchanging Sites in Proton-Coupled Electron Transfers |
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Cyrille Costentin, Marc Robert, Jean-Michel Savéant, Cédric Tard
Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, Université Paris Diderot, UMR CNRS 7591, 15, rue Jean-Antoine de Baïf, 75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
Take the “ H-bond ” train: Introduction of a hydrogen-bond relay efficiently mediates the electron-transfer triggered exchange of protons between two sites over large distances (see picture). Thanks to this concerted proton-electron transfer mechanism, protonation of the relay group is avoided. |