Term: sacrificial donor
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Definition:
Molecular entity that acts as the electron donor in a photoinduced electron transfer process and is not restored in a subsequent reduction process but is destroyed by irreversible chemical conversion.

Related Terms:
1) electron donor (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E01988).
2) photoinduced electron transfer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04617).

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

Citation: 'sacrificial donor' 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.S05444

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