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Stepwise reduction of interlocked viologen-based complexes in the gas phase†
David L.
Marshall, 
*ab
Berwyck L. J.
Poad,
abc
Ena T.
Luis,
bc
Rafael A.
Da Silva Rodrigues,
c
Stephen J.
Blanksby
abc
and
Kathleen M.
Mullen
bc
*ab
Berwyck L. J.
Poad,
abc
Ena T.
Luis,
bc
Rafael A.
Da Silva Rodrigues,
c
Stephen J.
Blanksby
abc
and
Kathleen M.
Mullen
bc
Abstract
We present the first application of electrochemical reduction in an ion trap mass spectrometer as a dual-function tool to synthesise and probe the reactivity of interlocked viologen-based complexes. Compared with non-complexed archetypes, electron-donating macrocyclic porphyrin ethers retard electron transfer reaction rates and stabilise intact structures in low oxidation states.
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