Experimental and Calculated Electrochemical Potentials of Common Organic Molecules for Applications to Single-Electron Redox Chemistry

Abstract

Herein, we report half-peak potentials for over 180 organic substrates obtained via cyclic voltammetry. These values are of great use in assessing the thermodynamics of an electron-transfer process. In addition, we disclose a simple computational method to determine redox potentials of organic substrates.

Key words

cyclic voltammetry - photoredox catalysis - redox potential - electron transfer - computational chemistry

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