Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
60(16), P. 2125 - 2136
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
In
this
feature
article,
we
focus
on
the
photochemical
strategy
for
construction
of
heterocyclic
skeletons,
specifically
highlighting
methods
that
employ
visible
light-promoted
carbene
transfer
reactions.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(8), P. 4237 - 4352
Published: Jan. 24, 2023
The
emergence
of
modern
photocatalysis,
characterized
by
mildness
and
selectivity,
has
significantly
spurred
innovative
late-stage
C–H
functionalization
approaches
that
make
use
low
energy
photons
as
a
controllable
source.
Compared
to
traditional
strategies,
photocatalysis
paves
the
way
toward
complementary
and/or
previously
unattainable
regio-
chemoselectivities.
Merging
compelling
benefits
with
workflow
offers
potentially
unmatched
arsenal
tackle
drug
development
campaigns
beyond.
This
Review
highlights
photocatalytic
strategies
small-molecule
drugs,
agrochemicals,
natural
products,
classified
according
targeted
bond
newly
formed
one.
Emphasis
is
devoted
identifying,
describing,
comparing
main
mechanistic
scenarios.
draws
critical
comparison
between
established
ionic
chemistry
photocatalyzed
radical-based
manifolds.
aims
establish
current
state-of-the-art
illustrate
key
unsolved
challenges
be
addressed
in
future.
authors
aim
introduce
general
readership
functionalization,
specialist
practitioners
evaluation
methodologies,
potential
for
improvement,
future
uncharted
directions.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
122(6), P. 5842 - 5976
Published: Jan. 24, 2022
Benefiting
from
the
impressive
increase
in
fundamental
knowledge,
last
20
years
have
shown
a
continuous
burst
of
new
ideas
and
consequently
plethora
catalytic
methods
for
enantioselective
radical
reactions.
This
review
aims
to
provide
complete
survey
progress
achieved
over
this
latter
period.
The
first
part
focuses
on
use
chiral
organocatalysts,
these
include
catalysts
covalently
linked
substrate
those
that
interact
with
by
weaker
interactions
like
hydrogen
bonds.
second
is
devoted
transition-metal
redox
catalysis
which
organized
according
increasing
atomic
number
first-row
transition
metals
(Ti,
Cr,
Fe,
Mn,
Co,
Ni,
Cu).
Bioinspired
manganese-
iron-mediated
hydroxylations
oxidations
are
also
discussed.
A
specific
section
dedicated
reactivity
Ru,
Rh,
Ir
complexes
as
Lewis
acids
special
focus
at
metal.
Absorption
photons
result
different
events
such
energy
transfer,
single-electron
hydrogen-atom
transfer
facilitating
formation
radicals.
Organocatalysis
has
been
successfully
combined
photocatalysts,
opened
pathways
enlarging
precursors
available.
merger
photocatalysis
organo-
or
metalla-photocatalysis
brought
novelty
allowed
discovery
large
original
transformations.
enzyme-catalyzed
reactions
involving
intermediates
largely
benefit
visible-light
irradiation
included
review.
provides
comprehensive
inventory
goal
detailing
reaction
mechanisms
involved
transformations
any
nonspecialist
could
find
their
own
creativity
invent
yet
unknown
applications.
Advanced Sustainable Systems,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
6(9)
Published: July 6, 2022
Abstract
Solar
energy
is
a
green,
sustainable,
and
de
facto
inexhaustible
source
for
mankind.
The
conversion
of
solar
into
other
forms
has
attracted
extensive
research
interest
due
to
climate
change
the
crisis.
Among
all
technologies,
photothermal
exhibits
unique
advantages
when
applied
water
purification,
desalination,
high‐temperature
heterogeneous
catalysis,
anti‐bacterial
treatments,
deicing.
In
this
review,
various
mechanisms
based
on
different
heat
release
are
summarized
some
latest
examples
presented.
addition,
necessary
prerequisites
solar‐driven
materials
toward
their
practical
applications
also
discussed.
Further,
advances
in
discussed,
focusing
types
applications.
Finally,
summary
given
challenges
opportunities
This
review
aims
give
comprehensive
understanding
emerging
technologies
effect,
especially
by
using
nanomaterials
nanostructures.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(9), P. 5225 - 5261
Published: Jan. 20, 2023
Because
sunlight
is
the
most
abundant
energy
source
on
earth,
it
has
huge
potential
for
practical
applications
ranging
from
sustainable
supply
to
light
driven
chemistry.
From
a
chemical
perspective,
excited
states
generated
by
make
thermodynamically
uphill
reactions
possible,
which
forms
basis
storage
into
fuels.
In
addition,
with
light,
open-shell
species
can
be
open
up
new
reaction
pathways
in
organic
synthesis.
Crucial
are
photosensitizers,
absorb
and
transfer
substrates
various
mechanisms,
processes
that
highly
depend
distance
between
molecules
involved.
Supramolecular
coordination
cages
well
studied
synthetically
accessible
vessels
single
cavities
guest
binding,
ensuring
close
proximity
of
different
components.
Due
high
modularity
their
size,
shape,
nature
metal
centers
ligands,
ideal
platforms
exploit
preorganization
photocatalysis.
Herein
we
focus
application
supramolecular
photocatalysis
artificial
photosynthesis
photo(redox)
catalysis.
Finally,
brief
overview
immobilization
strategies
provides
tools
implementing
devices.
This
review
inspiration
future
design
photocatalytic
host-guest
systems
producing
solar
fuels
complex
molecules.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(3), P. 1068 - 1089
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Leveraging
light
energy
to
expose
the
‘dark’
reactive
states
describes
whole
essence
of
triplet–triplet
transfer.
This
offers
an
impressive
opportunity
conduct
a
multitude
diverse
reactions
and
access
sought-after
molecular
motifs.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(8), P. 4764 - 4794
Published: March 29, 2023
Chiral
transition
metal
catalysts
represent
a
powerful
and
economic
tool
for
implementing
stereocenters
in
organic
synthesis,
with
the
center
providing
strong
chemical
activation
upon
its
interaction
substrates
or
reagents,
while
overall
chirality
of
complex
achieves
desired
stereoselectivity.
Often,
chiral
topology
implements
stereogenic
center,
which
is
then
involved
origin
asymmetric
induction.
This
review
provides
comprehensive
survey
reported
formally
constitutes
stereocenter.
A
goes
along
an
complex,
regardless
whether
ligands
are
achiral.
Implications
catalyst
design
mechanism
induction
discussed
half-sandwich,
tetracoordinated,
pentacoordinated,
hexacoordinated
complexes
containing
center.
The
distinguishes
between
originating
from
coordination
to
those
solely
composed
optically
inactive
(achiral
rapidly
interconverting
enantiomers)
prior
complexation
(dubbed
“chiral-at-metal”
catalysts).