Title: sacrificial acceptor
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - sacrificial acceptor
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S05443
Status: current

Definition
Molecular entity that acts as the electron acceptor in a photoinduced electron transfer process and is not restored in a subsequent oxidation process but is destroyed by irreversible chemical conversion.

Related Terms
- electron acceptor: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/E01976
- oxidation: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/O04362
- photoinduced electron transfer: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/P04617

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2272 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

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Citation: Citation: 'sacrificial acceptor' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S05443
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