Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
Photocatalytic
chemical
transformations
for
green
organic
synthesis
has
attracted
much
interest.
However,
their
development
is
greatly
hampered
by
the
lack
of
sufficient
reactive
sites
on
photocatalyst
surface
adsorption
and
activation
substrate
molecules.
Herein,
we
demonstrate
that
introduction
well-defined
Lewis
Brønsted
acid
coexisting
TiO2
(SO4
2-/N-TiO2)
creates
abundant
active
photoredox
reactions.
The
electron-deficient
supply
coordinatively
unsaturated
to
adsorb
molecular
oxygen,
are
liable
donate
protons
form
hydrogen
bonds
with
OH
groups
alcohols
like
benzyl
alcohol
(BA).
These
coexistent
result
in
a
strong
synergistic
effect
photocatalytic
aerobic
oxidation
BA.
For
example,
conversion
BA
benzaldehyde
was
found
be
88.6
%,
being
higher
than
those
pristine
(14.7
%),
N-doped
(N-TiO2,
24.6
sulfated
2-/
TiO2,
35.4
even
sum.
apparent
quantum
efficiency
(AQE)
determined
58.1
%
at
365
nm
12.9
420
over
SO4
2-/N-TiO2.
This
strategy
create
effective
acids
catalyst
surfaces
enables
us
apply
it
other
semiconducting
transformations.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(25), P. 6841 - 6859
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
selective
functionalization
of
alkanes
has
long
been
recognized
as
a
prominent
challenge
and
an
arduous
task
in
organic
synthesis.
Hydrogen
atom
transfer
(HAT)
processes
enable
the
direct
generation
reactive
alkyl
radicals
from
feedstock
have
successfully
employed
industrial
applications
such
methane
chlorination
process,
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(20), P. 10991 - 10997
Published: May 15, 2023
Herein
we
disclose
a
strategy
to
promote
the
hydrocarboxylation
of
unactivated
alkenes
using
photochemical
activation
formate
salts.
We
illustrate
that
an
alternative
initiation
mechanism
circumvents
limitations
prior
approaches
and
enables
this
challenging
substrate
class.
Specifically,
found
accessing
requisite
thiyl
radical
initiator
without
exogenous
chromophore
eliminates
major
byproducts
have
plagued
attempts
exploit
similar
reactivity
for
alkene
substrates.
This
redox-neutral
method
is
technically
simple
execute
effective
across
broad
range
Feedstock
alkenes,
such
as
ethylene,
are
hydrocarboxylated
at
ambient
temperature
pressure.
A
series
cyclization
experiments
indicate
how
described
in
report
can
be
diverted
by
more
complex
processes.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(49)
Published: Aug. 22, 2023
Abstract
Much
progress
has
been
made
in
the
development
of
methods
to
both
create
compounds
that
contain
C−F
bonds
and
functionalize
bonds.
As
such,
are
becoming
common
versatile
synthetic
functional
handles.
This
review
summarizes
advantages
defluorinative
functionalization
reactions
for
small
molecule
synthesis.
The
coverage
is
organized
by
type
carbon
framework
fluorine
attached
mono‐
polyfluorinated
motifs.
main
challenges,
opportunities
advances
discussed
each
class
organofluorine.
Most
text
focuses
on
case
studies
illustrate
how
defluorofunctionalization
can
improve
routes
targets
or
properties
enable
unique
mechanisms
reactions.
broader
goal
showcase
incorporating
exploiting
design
routes,
improvement
specific
advent
new
methods.
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
26(21)
Published: April 7, 2023
Abstract
The
exceptional
versatility
of
carboxylic
acids
has
been
extensively
exploited
in
organic
synthesis
across
several
decades.
There
a
recent
upsurge
radical
decarboxylative
transformations.
process
can
be
initiated
under
mild
conditions,
and
the
resultant
radicals
have
orthogonal
reactivities
to
closed‐shell
species,
thus
providing
immense
opportunities
for
streamlining
novel
reactions.
use
free
is
most
desirable
owing
its
high
atom
step
economy.
Aiming
demonstrate
attractiveness
strategy
inspire
chemists
tackle
existing
challenges,
this
review
outlines
advances
on
functionalization
acids.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
63(5)
Published: Dec. 13, 2023
Trifluoroacetates
are
the
most
abundant
and
accessible
sources
of
trifluoromethyl
groups,
which
key
components
in
pharmaceuticals
agrochemicals.
The
generation
reactive
radicals
from
trifluoroacetates
requires
their
decarboxylation,
is
hampered
by
high
oxidation
potential.
This
constitutes
a
major
challenge
for
redox-based
methods,
because
need
to
pair
redox
potentials
with
trifluoroacetate.
Here
we
report
strategy
based
on
iron
photocatalysis
promote
direct
photodecarboxylation
that
displays
reactivity
features
escape
limitations.
Our
synthetic
design
has
enabled
use
trifluoromethylation
more
easily
oxidizable
organic
substrates,
offering
new
opportunities
late-stage
derivatization
campaigns
using
chemical
feedstocks,
Earth-abundant
catalysts,
visible-light.
Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
383(6689), P. 1350 - 1357
Published: March 21, 2024
Alcohols
represent
a
functional
group
class
with
unparalleled
abundance
and
structural
diversity.
In
an
era
of
chemical
synthesis
that
prioritizes
reducing
time
to
target
maximizing
exploration
space,
harnessing
these
building
blocks
for
carbon-carbon
bond-forming
reactions
is
key
goal
in
organic
chemistry.
particular,
leveraging
single
activation
mode
form
new
C(sp
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(18), P. 12300 - 12309
Published: April 24, 2024
Metallaphotoredox
cross-coupling
is
a
well-established
strategy
for
generating
clinically
privileged
aliphatic
scaffolds
via
single-electron
reactivity.
Correspondingly,
expanding
metallaphotoredox
to
encompass
new
C(
JACS Au,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(8), P. 2746 - 2766
Published: Aug. 8, 2024
Photocatalysis
is
a
versatile
and
rapidly
developing
field
with
applications
spanning
artificial
photosynthesis,
photo-biocatalysis,
photoredox
catalysis
in
solution
or
supramolecular
structures,
utilization
of
abundant
metals
organocatalysts,
sustainable
synthesis,
plastic
degradation.
In
this
Perspective,
we
summarize
conclusions
from
an
interdisciplinary
workshop
young
principal
investigators
held
at
the
Lorentz
Center
Leiden
March
2023.
We
explore
how
diverse
fields
within
photocatalysis
can
benefit
one
another.
delve
into
intricate
interplay
between
these
subdisciplines,
by
highlighting
unique
challenges
opportunities
presented
each
multidisciplinary
approach
drive
innovation
lead
to
solutions
for
future.
Advanced
collaboration
knowledge
exchange
across
domains
further
enhance
potential
photocatalysis.
Artificial
photosynthesis
has
become
promising
technology
solar
fuel
generation,
instance,
via
water
splitting
CO
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.