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Title: Strongly Reducing, Visible-Light Organic Photoredox Catalysts as Sustainable Alternatives to Precious Metals

Journal Article · · Chemistry - A European Journal

Abstract Photoredox catalysis is a versatile approach for the construction of challenging covalent bonds under mild reaction conditions, commonly using photoredox catalysts (PCs) derived from precious metals. As such, there is need to develop organic analogues as sustainable replacements. Although several organic PCs have been introduced, there remains a lack of strongly reducing, visible‐light organic PCs. Herein, we establish the critical photophysical and electrochemical characteristics of both a dihydrophenazine and a phenoxazine system that enables their success as strongly reducing, visible‐light PCs for trifluoromethylation reactions and dual photoredox/nickel‐catalyzed C−N and C−S cross‐coupling reactions, both of which have been historically exclusive to precious metal PCs.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
Grant/Contract Number:
AR0000683
OSTI ID:
1533143
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1375468
Journal Information:
Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 23, Issue 46; ISSN 0947-6539
Publisher:
ChemPubSoc EuropeCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 172 works
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