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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 143, Issue 2, Pages 560-576Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c09106
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- Swedish Research Council [2017-04992, 2016-04271]
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- Swedish Research Council [2017-04992, 2016-04271] Funding Source: Swedish Research Council
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Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions play a fundamental role in energy transformation reactions and are increasingly important in catalysis and synthetic chemistry. The interplay between proton and electron transfer leads to a richness of reactivity, with various sequential and concerted mechanisms. Understanding and distinguishing between different PCET mechanisms is crucial for the design and optimization of reactions utilizing PCET.
Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions are fundamental to energy transformation reactions in natural and artificial systems and are increasingly recognized in areas such as catalysis and synthetic chemistry. The interdependence of proton and electron transfer brings a mechanistic richness of reactivity, including various sequential and concerted mechanisms. Delineating between different PCET mechanisms and understanding why a particular mechanism dominates are crucial for the design and optimization of reactions that use PCET. This Perspective provides practical guidelines for how to discern between sequential and concerted mechanisms based on interpretations of thermodynamic data with temperature-, pressure-, and isotope-dependent kinetics. We present new PCET-zone diagrams that show how a mechanism can switch or even be eliminated by varying the thermodynamic (Delta G(PT)degrees and Delta G(ET)degrees) and coupling strengths for a PCET system. We discuss the appropriateness of asynchronous concerted PCET to rationalize observations in organic reactions, and the distinction between hydrogen atom transfer and other concerted PCET reactions. Contemporary issues and future prospects in PCET research are discussed.
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