title: Metal-free reductive cleavage of C-N and S-N bonds by photoactivated electron transfer from a neutral organic donor.
abstract: A photoactivated neutral organic super electron donor cleaves challenging arenesulfonamides derived from dialkylamines at room temperature. It also cleaves a) ArCNR and b) ArNC bonds. This study also highlights the assistance given to these cleavage reactions by the groups attached to N in (a) and to C in (b), by lowering LUMO energies and by stabilizing the products of fragmentation.
authors: WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL (UK).
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: O'Sullivan
authors: Eswararao
authors: E
authors: Doni
authors: Tell
authors: T
authors: Tuttle
authors: John A
authors: JA
authors: Murphy
keywords: cleavage reactions; electron transfer; photochemistry; radical ions; reduction