Copper-assisted oxidation of catechols into quinone derivatives
Ana Cristina Gómez-Herrero, Carlos Sánchez‐Sánchez, Frédéric Chérioux, José I. Martínez, J.-A. Abad, Luca Floreano, Alberto Verdini, Albano Cossaro, Estelle Mazaleyrat, Valérie Guisset, Philippe David, Simone Lisi, José Á. Martín‐Gago, Johann Coraux
Abstract
An antioxidant catechol transforms following intramolecular redox reactions into highly reactive oxygen species, a semiquinone and a quinone, on copper.
Topics & Concepts
CatecholQuinoneSemiquinoneChemistryRedoxIntramolecular forceCopperAntioxidantOxygenPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion