title: The development of organic super electron donors.
abstract: In the past decade, a host of exceptionally strong organic electron donors has been designed and prepared; their redox potentials are more negative than any previous neutral organic donors and extend beyond E(1/2) = -1 V vs. the saturated calomel electrode (SCE).  Their ability to reduce a wide range of organic functional groups has been demonstrated and this article provides an overview of the main advances in the area and the guiding principles for the design of these reagents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK.
authors.forename: Shengze
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hardeep
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Farwaha
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D004566:Electrodes; D004583:Electrons; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals