Fig. 6: Key data of the innocent deelectronators. | Nature Communications

Fig. 6: Key data of the innocent deelectronators.

From: Pushing redox potentials to highly positive values using inert fluorobenzenes and weakly coordinating anions

Fig. 6

Top: Requirements for innocent deelectronation described by Eq. 1a−b and structural formulae and formal potentials E°’(iD+, S) of the known33,41 innocent deelectronator/neutral couples. Bottom: Structural formulae and formal potentials E°’(iD+, S) of the innocent deelectronator/neutral couples with increased potential to be used for innocent deelectronation reactions. Middle: Chemically reversible electronation and deelectronation in cyclic voltammograms (2nd cycle) of anthraceneF and phenantreneF at different scan rates (black to red, 20–1000 mV s−1) of phenanthreneF (10 mm) in 4FB using [NBu4]+[Al(ORF)4]− (100 mm) as supporting electrolyte. Right: Molecular structures of deelectronated anthraceneF and phenantreneF as [al-f-al]− salts. Thermal ellipsoids set at 50% probability.

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