Boron as a powerful reductant: Synthesis of a stable boron-centered radical-anion radical-cation pair

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 359-362

  Bissinger, Philipp ^a   Braunschweig, Holger ^a   Damme, Alexander ^a   Hörl, Christian ^a   Krummenacher, Ivo ^a   Kupfer, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borole; Diborene; Electron transfer; Radical anion radical cation pair; Redox chemistry

Indexed keywords

BORON; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; IONS; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS; SINGLE ELECTRON TRANSISTORS; TRANSIENTS;

BOROLE; DIBORENE; ELECTRON TRANSFER; RADICAL ANIONS; REDOX CHEMISTRY;

FREE RADICAL REACTIONS;

EID: 84920191849     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201409513     Document Type: Article

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