Table 2 Comparison of the redox potentials of the substrates with classic SEDs

From: Facile access to benzofuran derivatives through radical reactions with heteroatom-centered super-electron-donors

Entry

Compound

Redox potential (E1/2) (E1/2)a

1

PPh2Li (9)

−1.03 V (oxidation)a

2

PhNHLi (11)

−0.64 V (oxidation)b

3

LDA

−0.60 V (oxidation)b

4

LiHMDS

−0.52 V (oxidation)b

5

2-MePhSLi (10)

−0.23 V (oxidation)a

6

1a

−1.95 V (reduction)a

7

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−0.38 V (oxidation)c

8

(TAE)

−0.78 V (oxidation)c

9

(TAF)

−0.82 V (oxidation)c

  1. aRecorded in DMF. bRecorded in DMSO. cSee ref. 31.