Free energies of proton-coupled electron transfer reagents and their applications

RG Agarwal, SC Coste, BD Groff, AM Heuer… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We present an update and revision to our 2010 review on the topic of proton-coupled
electron transfer (PCET) reagent thermochemistry. Over the past decade, the data and …

Photochemical and electrochemical applications of proton-coupled electron transfer in organic synthesis

PRD Murray, JH Cox, ND Chiappini, CB Roos… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We present here a review of the photochemical and electrochemical applications of multi-
site proton-coupled electron transfer (MS-PCET) in organic synthesis. MS-PCETs are redox …

Thermochemistry of proton-coupled electron transfer reagents and its implications

JJ Warren, TA Tronic, JM Mayer - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Many, if not most, redox reactions are coupled to proton transfers. This includes most
common sources of chemical potential energy, from the bioenergetic processes that power …

Understanding hydrogen atom transfer: from bond strengths to Marcus theory

JM Mayer - Accounts of chemical research, 2011 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), a key step in many chemical, environmental, and biological
processes, is one of the fundamental chemical reactions: A− H+ B→ A+ H− B. Traditional …

Enantioselective photoredox catalysis enabled by proton-coupled electron transfer: development of an asymmetric aza-pinacol cyclization

LJ Rono, HG Yayla, DY Wang… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The first highly enantioselective catalytic protocol for the reductive coupling of ketones and
hydrazones is reported. These reactions proceed through neutral ketyl radical intermediates …

Enantioselective hydroamination of alkenes with sulfonamides enabled by proton-coupled electron transfer

CB Roos, J Demaerel, DE Graff… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
An enantioselective, radical-based method for the intramolecular hydroamination of alkenes
with sulfonamides is reported. These reactions are proposed to proceed via N-centered …

Noncovalent stabilization of radical intermediates in the enantioselective hydroamination of alkenes with sulfonamides

EY Xu, J Werth, CB Roos, AJ Bendelsmith… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Noncovalent interactions (NCIs) are critical elements of molecular recognition in a wide
variety of chemical contexts. While NCIs have been studied extensively for closed-shell …

Donor-dependent promotion of interfacial proton-coupled electron transfer in aqueous electrocatalysis

MN Jackson, O Jung, HC Lamotte… - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Efficient interfacial electrocatalysis requires rapid concerted proton–electron transfer (CPET)
at the electrode surface, a process for which there is little mechanistic understanding. In …

Proton-coupled electron-transfer reduction of dioxygen: the importance of precursor complex formation between electron donor and proton donor

YF Wang, MT Zhang - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022 - ACS Publications
The proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reaction has drawn extensive attention for its
widespread occurrence in chemistry, biology, and materials science. The mechanistic …

Rate–driving force relationships in the multisite proton-coupled electron transfer activation of ketones

G Qiu, RR Knowles - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019 - ACS Publications
Here we present a detailed kinetic study of the multisite proton-coupled electron transfer (MS-
PCET) activations of aryl ketones using a variety of Brønsted acids and excited-state Ir (III) …