{"title":"Electrochemistry of Azobenzenes and Its Potential for Energy Storage","authors":"Dominic Schatz, Hermann A. Wegner","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.5c00315","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Azobenzenes are promising materials for energy storage due to their reversible photoisomerization and redox properties. Given the critical role of redox behavior in the latter application, an investigation of their redox processes is essential. We propose a classification of azobenzenes into two categories: <i>benzenoid</i>-type and <i>quinoid</i>-type, based on the mechanism of their oxidation. <i>Benzenoid</i>-type compounds have been extensively studied due to their reversible reduction. <i>Quinoid</i>-type compounds exhibit oxidative and reductive versatility, making them promising for further research in energy storage.","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Organic Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"1","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c00315","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Azobenzenes are promising materials for energy storage due to their reversible photoisomerization and redox properties. Given the critical role of redox behavior in the latter application, an investigation of their redox processes is essential. We propose a classification of azobenzenes into two categories: benzenoid-type and quinoid-type, based on the mechanism of their oxidation. Benzenoid-type compounds have been extensively studied due to their reversible reduction. Quinoid-type compounds exhibit oxidative and reductive versatility, making them promising for further research in energy storage.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Organic Chemistry welcomes original contributions of fundamental research in all branches of the theory and practice of organic chemistry. In selecting manuscripts for publication, the editors place emphasis on the quality and novelty of the work, as well as the breadth of interest to the organic chemistry community.