A new ground state single electron donor for excess electron transfer studies in DNAElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Syntheses of compounds 1–13, HPLC and UV chromatograms for 1–3, details about the DNA synthesis. See DOI: 10.1039/b906180k

A new photoinducible single electron donor has been developed, which, when linked to thymidine, is shown to be an efficient ground state reducing agent in DNA; the donor can be activated at wavelengths where standard DNA does not absorb. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]