Novel Triarylimidazole Redox Catalysts: Synthesis, Electrochemical Properties, and Applicability to Electrooxidative C–H Activation

作者：Cheng‐Chu Zeng, Ni‐Tao Zhang, Chiu Marco Lam, R. Daniel Little · 发表于：Organic Letters · 年份：2012 · DOI：10.1021/ol300195c · 被引用次数：112 · 研究领域：Radical Photochemical Reactions、Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods、CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

A new class of metal-free, easy to synthesize redox catalysts based on a triarylimidazole framework is described. With those synthesized thus far, one can access a potential range of ca. 410 mV. They proved to be useful mediators for the activation of benzylic C-H bonds under mild conditions.