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“Addition of a nucleophilic alcohol and oxidation of the Cu(II) species to Cu(III) result in rapid reductive elimination forming products and resetting the catalytic cycle.”
“Our data demonstrate a remarkable 10-fold exacerbation in rate of photoreduction of Cu(II ) to Cu(I) when alcohol or ether cryoprotectants are present.”