1-[2-(2,6-Dichloro­benz­yloxy)-2-(2-fur­yl)eth­yl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole

In the mol­ecule of the title compound, C15H13Cl2N3O2, the triazole ring is oriented at dihedral angles of 2.54 (13) and 44.43 (12)°, respectively with respect to the furan and dichloro­benzene rings. The dihedral angle between the dichloro­benzene and furan rings is 46.75 (12)°. In the crystal structure, inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules into centrosymmetric dimers and π–π contacts between dichloro­benzene rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.583 (2) Å] may further stabilize the structure. Inter­molecular C—H⋯π contacts between the triazole and furan rings also occur

Neutral organic super electron donors made catalytic

Neutral organic super electron donors (SEDs) display impressive reducing power but, until now, it has not been possible to use them catalytically in radical chain reactions. This is because, following electron transfer, these donors form persistent radical cations that trap substrate-derived radicals. This paper unlocks a conceptually new approach to super electron donors that overcomes this issue, leading to the first catalytic neutral organic super electron donor