Organic Process Research & Development,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
27(4), P. 798 - 810
Published: April 13, 2023
We
report
on
our
successful
efforts
to
advance
the
robustness
of
screening
photochemical
reactions
run
in
batch
by
using
commercially
available,
temperature-controlled
multiwell
reactors
combination
with
ChemBead
technology
for
precise
solid
dosing
photoredox
catalysts.
The
utility
this
experimental
setup
was
validated
five
reaction
classes,
which
were
selected
based
their
varying
sensitivity
toward
oxygen,
temperature,
and
degree
homogeneity.
advantages
potential
issues
associated
use
ChemBeads
high-throughput
experimentation
(HTE)
photochemistry
have
been
critically
assessed.
presented
multiarray
then
applied
improve
scope
an
Ir/Ni-co-catalyzed
C–N
visible-light
cross-coupling
between
aryl
halides
fluorinated
amines,
had
remained
limited
until
now.
optimal
categorical
variables,
functional
group
compatibility,
required
structural
elements
both
nucleophile
electrophile
partner
pinpointed.
reproducibility
transferability
results
a
larger-scale
platform
(PHIL
photoreactor)
confirmed
scale-up
factor
100.
Finally,
some
suggestions
further
improvements
photoreactors
compatible
HTE
setups
listed.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(38)
Published: May 22, 2023
Abstract
Chirality
is
a
universal
phenomenon
in
molecular
and
biological
systems,
denoting
an
asymmetric
configurational
property
where
object
cannot
be
superimposed
onto
its
mirror
image
by
any
kind
of
translation
or
rotation,
which
ubiquitous
on
the
scale
from
neutrinos
to
spiral
galaxies.
plays
very
important
role
life
system.
Many
molecules
body
show
chirality,
such
as
“codebook”
earth's
diversity‐DNA,
nucleic
acid,
etc.
Intriguingly,
living
organisms
hierarchically
consist
homochiral
building
blocks,
for
example,
l
‐amino
acids
d
‐sugars
with
unknown
reason.
When
chirality
interact
these
chiral
factors,
only
one
conformation
favors
positive
development
life,
that
is,
host
environment
can
selectively
conformations.
The
differences
interactions
are
often
manifested
recognition,
mutual
matching,
molecules,
means
stereoselectivity
produce
changes
pharmacodynamics
pathology.
Here,
latest
investigations
summarized
including
construction
applications
materials
based
natural
small
source,
biomacromolecules
sources,
material
synthesized
design
source.
Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
381(6661), P. 965 - 972
Published: Aug. 31, 2023
Machine-learning
methods
have
great
potential
to
accelerate
the
identification
of
reaction
conditions
for
chemical
transformations.
A
tool
that
gives
substrate-adaptive
palladium
(Pd)-catalyzed
carbon-nitrogen
(C-N)
couplings
is
presented.
The
design
and
construction
this
required
generation
an
experimental
dataset
explores
a
diverse
network
reactant
pairings
across
set
conditions.
large
scope
C-N
was
actively
learned
by
neural
models
using
systematic
process
experiments.
showed
good
performance
in
validation:
Ten
products
were
isolated
more
than
85%
yield
from
range
with
out-of-sample
reactants
designed
challenge
models.
Importantly,
developed
workflow
continually
improves
prediction
capability
as
corpus
data
grows.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 9055 - 9076
Published: May 29, 2024
Metallaphotoredox
catalysis
can
unlock
useful
pathways
for
transforming
organic
reactants
into
desirable
products,
largely
due
to
the
conversion
of
photon
energy
chemical
potential
drive
redox
and
bond
transformation
processes.
Despite
importance
these
processes
cross-coupling
reactions
other
transformations,
their
mechanistic
details
are
only
superficially
understood.
In
this
review,
we
have
provided
a
detailed
summary
various
photoredox
mechanisms
that
been
proposed
date
Ni-bipyridine
(bpy)
complexes,
focusing
separately
on
photosensitized
direct
excitation
reaction
By
highlighting
multiple
key
findings,
depict
how
mechanisms,
which
ultimately
define
substrate
scope,
themselves
defined
by
ground-
excited-state
geometric
electronic
structures
Ni-based
intermediates.
We
further
identify
knowledge
gaps
motivate
future
studies
development
synergistic
research
approaches
spanning
physical,
organic,
inorganic
chemistry
communities.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 1635 - 1654
Published: Jan. 15, 2025
Metallaphotoredox
cross
coupling
(MCC)
is
ranking
among
the
most
advanced
synthetic
methodology
as
it
can
access
chemical
space
that
difficult
to
attain
under
conventional
conditions.
Earlier
developed
MCC
mandates
an
independent
transition
metal
catalyst
and
respective
photocatalyst,
thus
constituting
a
dual
catalytic
manifold.
Complementarily,
paradigm-shifting
metallaphotoredox
strategy
capitalizes
on
single
photoreactive
complex
emerging,
which
brings
not
only
operational
simplification
but
also
unexpected
mechanistic
insights.
This
perspective
compiled
recent
advances
in
monocatalytic
couplings
categorized
them
based
ligands
confer
distinct
photoreactivities
various
mechanisms.
To
this
end,
ligand-enabled
oxidative
addition,
transmetalation,
reductive
elimination
other
radical-involving
pathways
were
summarized
with
notable
examples.
In
way,
we
wish
provide
handy
guideline
for
readers
who
are
interested
emerging
field
inspire
more
future
endeavors
MCCs
beyond.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(49), P. 22409 - 22415
Published: Nov. 23, 2022
Aryl
amination
is
an
essential
transformation
for
medicinal,
process,
and
materials
chemistry.
In
addition
to
classic
Buchwald–Hartwig
conditions,
blue-light-driven
metallaphotoredox
catalysis
has
emerged
as
a
valuable
tool
C–N
cross-coupling.
However,
blue
light
suffers
from
low
penetration
through
reaction
media,
limiting
its
scalability
industrial
purposes.
addition,
enhances
unwanted
side-product
formation
in
catalysis,
namely
hydrodehalogenation.
Low-energy
light,
such
deep
red
(DR)
or
near-infrared
(NIR),
offers
solution
this
problem
it
can
provide
enhanced
media
compared
higher-energy
wavelengths.
Herein,
we
show
that
low-energy
also
enhance
the
desired
reactivity
by
suppressing
We
hypothesize
reduced
side
product
formed
direct
photolysis
of
aryl–nickel
bond
high-energy
leading
generation
aryl
radicals.
Using
deep-red
osmium
photocatalyst,
demonstrate
scope
(hetero)aryl
bromides
amine-based
nucleophiles
with
minimal
hydrodehalogenation
byproducts.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(24), P. 15590 - 15599
Published: Dec. 5, 2022
Easy,
efficient,
and
economic
synthesis
of
anilines
remains
an
important
challenge
in
synthetic
chemistry.
In
this
study,
a
Ni(OAc)2-bipyridine
complex
is
shown
to
readily
catalyze
the
amination
aryl
halides
with
ammonium
salts
under
direct
excitation
light,
allowing
broad
array
chlorides
bromides
be
converted
into
corresponding
primary
(hetero)arylamines
absence
external
photosensitizer.
Late-stage
modification
drug
molecules
15N-labeling
amines
are
also
demonstrated
number
examples.
Photoinduced
generation
Ni(I)-bipyridine
species
believed
key
step
reaction,
enabling
Ni(I)/Ni(III)
cycle
for
catalytic
turnover.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: March 17, 2023
Abstract
The
development
of
heterogeneous
metallaphotocatalysis
is
great
interest
for
sustainable
organic
synthesis.
rational
design
and
controllable
preparation
well-defined
(site-isolated)
metal/photo
bifunctional
solid
catalysts
to
meet
such
goal
remains
a
critical
challenge.
Herein,
we
demonstrate
the
incorporation
privileged
homogeneous
bipyridyl-based
Ni-catalysts
into
highly
ordered
crystalline
potassium
poly(heptazine
imide)
(K-PHI).
A
variety
PHI-supported
cationic
(L
n
Ni-PHI)
have
been
prepared
fully
characterized
by
various
techniques
including
NMR,
ICP-OES,
XPS,
HAADF-STEM
XAS.
L
Ni-PHI
exhibit
exceptional
chemical
stability
recyclability
in
diverse
C−P,
C−S,
C−O
C−N
cross-coupling
reactions.
proximity
cooperativity
effects
significantly
enhances
photo/Ni
dual
catalytic
activity,
thus
resulting
low
catalyst
loadings
high
turnover
numbers.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(37)
Published: April 17, 2023
This
paper
reports
a
photochemical
C-N
coupling
of
abundant,
but
less
reactive
aryl
chlorides,
with
structurally
diverse
primary
and
secondary
amides
by
Ni-mediated
without
an
external
photocatalyst.
Under
the
irradiation
light
(390-395
nm)
soluble
organic
amine
as
base,
reaction
allows
for
successful
transformation
(hetero)aryl
chlorides
to
wide
range
N-aryl
amides.
More
than
60
examples
are
shown,
demonstrating
feasibility
applicability
this
protocol
in
synthesis.
Mechanic
studies
indicate
that
amidation
proceeds
via
Ni(I)-Ni(III)
catalytic
cycle.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
60(50), P. 6340 - 6361
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
In
this
review,
the
state-of-the-art
advances
in
radical-involved
C(sp
3
)–N
bond
formation
via
metallaphotoredox
catalysis
have
been
highlighted,
which
are
organized
according
to
different
catalytic
modes,
reaction
types,
and
substrate
classes.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
Despite
a
well-established
and
growing
body
of
work
on
nickel(0)
precatalysts,
the
potential
complexes
as
bifunctional
precatalysts
remains
underexplored.
In
this
study,
we
synthesized,
characterized,
evaluated
catalytic
activity
(Ni(0)(DQ)dtbbpy),
bifunctional,
red-light-sensitive,
air-stable
complex.
Owing
to
its
unique
photophysical
properties,
it
effectively
catalyzed
etherification
amination
aryl
bromides
under
620–630
nm
light
irradiation,
functioning
both
photocatalyst
an
active
metal
catalyst.
Mechanistic
studies
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
further
confirmed
exceptional
absorption
properties
Ni(0)(DQ)dtbbpy
in
red-light
region,
well
electron
transfer
process
triggered
by
irradiation.