Tuning the reduction potential of quinones by controlling the effects of hydrogen bonding, protonation and proton-coupled electron transfer reactions

• Main Authors: Shi, Raymond Rong Sheng, Tessensohn, Malcolm Eugene, Lauw, Sherman Jun Liang, Foo, Nicolette A. B. Y., Webster, Richard David
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry; Cell Membrane Potential; Chemical Interaction
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150310
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

An all-organic cell comprising 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-napthoquinone and pyrano[3,2-f]chromene as electroactive elements exhibited a good combination of large cell voltage and stability of the reduced quinone upon the addition of diethyl malonate (a weak organic acid), as compared to the addition of triflu...