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

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. Here, 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. An analysis of the critical factors that control the regeneration pathways of organic hydrides is demonstrated in this report.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  2. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
  3. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Petroleum Research Fund (PRF); Kuwait University Fellowship; USDOE; Advanced Cyberinfrastructure for Education and Research (ACER)
OSTI Identifier:
1544430
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ChemComm
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 55; Journal Issue: 39; Journal ID: ISSN 1359-7345
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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Ilic, Stefan, Alherz, Abdulaziz, Musgrave, Charles B., and Glusac, Ksenija D. Importance of proton-coupled electron transfer in cathodic regeneration of organic hydrides. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1039/c9cc00928k.
Ilic, Stefan, Alherz, Abdulaziz, Musgrave, Charles B., & Glusac, Ksenija D. Importance of proton-coupled electron transfer in cathodic regeneration of organic hydrides. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc00928k
Ilic, Stefan, Alherz, Abdulaziz, Musgrave, Charles B., and Glusac, Ksenija D. Mon . "Importance of proton-coupled electron transfer in cathodic regeneration of organic hydrides". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc00928k. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1544430.
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title = {Importance of proton-coupled electron transfer in cathodic regeneration of organic hydrides},
author = {Ilic, Stefan and Alherz, Abdulaziz and Musgrave, Charles B. and Glusac, Ksenija D.},
abstractNote = {Electrochemical regeneration of organic hydrides is often hindered by the rapid dimerization of organic radicals produced as the first intermediates of these electrochemical transformations. Here, 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. An analysis of the critical factors that control the regeneration pathways of organic hydrides is demonstrated in this report.},
doi = {10.1039/c9cc00928k},
journal = {ChemComm},
number = 39,
volume = 55,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Mon Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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