sacrificial acceptor 

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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.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2272 [Terms] [Paper]
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. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05443 RIS BibTex EndNote
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