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No backsies! In @science.org this week, Amreen Bains, Arindam Sau and collaborators in the Miyake, Damrauer & Paton groups use deprotonation to prevent back electron transfer, achieving much more efficient 2 photon-driven Birch-type reductions

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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Efficient super-reducing organic photoredox catalysis with proton-coupled electron transfer mitigated back electron transfer
Photoredox catalysis driven by visible light has improved chemical synthesis by enabling milder reaction conditions and unlocking distinct reaction mechanisms. Despite the transformative impact, visib...
www.science.org
June 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM