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Take the “H-bond” train: Introduction of a hydrogen-bond relay efficiently mediates the electron-transfer triggered exchange of protons between two sites over large distances (see picture). Thanks to this concerted proton–electron transfer mechanism, protonation of the relay group is avoided.
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Costentin et al. (2010) studied this question.
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