Based on simple ideas of electron-rich alkenes, exemplified by tetrakis(dimethylamino)ethene, TDAE, and on additional driving force associated with aromatization, families of very powerful neutral organic super-electron-donors (SEDs) have been developed. In the ground state, they carry out metal-free reductions of a range of functional groups. Iodoarenes are reduced either to aryl radicals or, ...

The activation of SF6, a potent greenhouse gas, under metal-free and visible light conditions is reported. Herein, mechanistic investigations including EPR spectroscopy, NMR studies cyclic voltammetry allowed the rational design new fluorinating reagent which was synthesized from 2-electron SF6 with commercially available TDAE. This SF5-based efficiently employed for deoxyfluorination CO2 fluor...