Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Feb. 16, 2024
Abstract
Developing
a
facile
and
feasible
strategy
to
fabricate
thermally
activated
delayed
fluorescence
materials
exhibiting
full-color
tunability
remains
an
appealing
yet
challenging
task.
In
this
work,
general
supramolecular
for
fabricating
is
proposed.
Consequently,
series
of
host–guest
cocrystals
are
prepared
by
electron-donating
calix[3]acridan
various
electron-withdrawing
guests.
Owing
the
through-space
charge
transfer
mediated
multiple
noncovalent
interactions,
these
all
display
efficient
fluorescence.
Especially,
delicately
modulating
ability
guest
molecules,
emission
colors
can
be
continuously
tuned
from
blue
(440
nm)
red
(610
nm).
Meanwhile,
high
photoluminescence
quantum
yields
up
87%
achieved.
This
research
not
only
provides
alternative
fabrication
materials,
but
also
establishes
reliable
protocol
toward
design
advanced
luminescent
materials.
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.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
56(20), P. 2851 - 2865
Published: Sept. 29, 2023
ConspectusTransition-metal
catalyzed
cross-coupling
reactions
are
fundamental
in
organic
chemistry,
facilitating
strategic
bond
formations
for
accessing
natural
products,
materials,
agrochemicals,
and
pharmaceuticals.
Redox
chemistry
enables
access
to
elusive
mechanisms
through
single-electron
processes
as
an
alternative
classical
two-electron
strategies
predominated
by
palladium
catalysis.
The
seminal
reports
of
Baran,
MacMillan,
Doyle,
Molander,
Weix,
Lin,
Fu,
Reisman,
others
merging
redox
perturbation
(photochemical,
electrochemical,
purely
chemical)
with
catalysis
pivotal
the
current
resurgence
mechanistic
understanding
first-row
transition
metal-based
hallmark
this
platform
is
systematic
modulation
transition-metal
oxidation
states
a
photoredox
catalyst
or
at
heterogeneous
electrode
surface.
Electrocatalysis
photocatalysis
enhance
metal
catalysis'
capacity
formation
electron-
energy-transfer
that
promote
otherwise
challenging
elementary
steps
mechanisms.
Cross-coupling
conditions
promoted
electrocatalysis
mild,
proceeds
exceptionally
high
chemoselectivity
wide
functional
group
tolerance.
interfacing
abundant
has
brought
about
paradigm
shift
technology
practitioners
quickly
applying
these
tools
synthesizing
fine
chemicals
pharmaceutically
relevant
motifs.
In
particular,
merger
Ni
electro-
photochemistry
ushered
new
era
carbon-carbon
carbon-heteroatom
cross-couplings
expanded
generality
compared
their
thermally
driven
counterparts.
Over
past
decade,
we
have
developed
enabling
photo-
electrochemical
methods
throughout
our
combined
research
experience
industry
(BMS,
AstraZeneca)
academia
(Professor
Scripps
Research)
cross-disciplinary
collaborative
environments.
Account,
will
outline
recent
progress
from
present
laboratories
electrochemically
mediated
Ni-catalyzed
cross-couplings.
By
highlighting
methodologies,
also
compare
features
both
photochemical
forging
C(sp2)-C(sp3),
C(sp3)-C(sp3),
C-O,
C-N,
C-S
bonds.
Through
side-by-side
comparisons,
hope
demystify
subtle
differences
between
two
complementary
enact
control
over
Finally,
building
off
collective
ourselves
rest
community,
propose
tactical
user
guide
aid
practitioner
rapidly
such
synthetic
designs.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(52)
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
Abstract
Herein,
a
rational
strategy
is
presented
to
reduce
the
energy
barrier
of
singlet
ground
state
excited
transitions,
whilst
simultaneously
reducing
losses
in
populating
triplet
states.
The
approach
relies
on
constructing
3D
space
connected
donor–acceptor
systems
COFs.
D–A
system
8‐connected
COFs
(denoted
as
COF‐1
and
COF‐2)
allows
efficient
transfer
electrons,
overcoming
traditional
electron
transport
limitations
2D
significantly
boosting
solar
utilization
efficiency
under
visible
light
irradiation.
COF‐2,
possessing
an
extended
π‐conjugated
structure
relative
COF‐1,
demonstrated
high
selectivity
for
photocatalytic
generation
H
2
O
(6.93
mmol
g
−1
h
)
natural
seawater
without
need
sacrificial
reagents,
exceeding
performance
most
previously
reported
COF‐based
photocatalysts.
this
work
offers
new
optimizing
photocatalysts
production
other
applications.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(12), P. 7922 - 7930
Published: March 18, 2024
Chromoselective
bond
activation
has
been
achieved
in
organic
helicenium
(nPr-DMQA+)-based
photoredox
catalysis.
Consequently,
control
over
chromoselective
C(sp2)–X
multihalogenated
aromatics
demonstrated.
nPr-DMQA+
can
only
initiate
the
halogen
atom
transfer
(XAT)
pathway
under
red
light
irradiation
to
activate
low-energy-accessible
C(sp2)–I
bonds.
In
contrast,
blue
initiates
consecutive
photoinduced
electron
(conPET)
more
challenging
C(sp2)–Br
Comparative
reaction
outcomes
have
demonstrated
α-arylation
of
cyclic
ketones
with
and
lights.
Furthermore,
red-light-mediated
selective
bonds
activated
iodobromoarenes
keep
bromo
functional
handle
untouched.
Finally,
strength
catalysis
highlighted
two-fold
functionalization
using
both
photo-to-transition
metal
photo-to-photocatalyzed
transformations.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 7, 2025
Recently,
ligand-promoted
Au(I)/Au(III)-catalyzed
cross-coupling
reactions
with
aryl
iodides
have
garnered
considerable
attention.
Here,
we
report
the
first
visible-light-driven
gold-catalyzed
cross-couplings
of
challenging
bromides.
In
presence
a
(P,
N)-gold(I)
catalyst
and
an
acridinium
photocatalyst
under
blue
LED
irradiation,
C-O
coupling
bromides
carboxylic
acids
was
achieved,
soon
it
found
that
this
photoinduced
appliable
for
other
C-C,
C-N,
C-S
bond
formation.
Experimental
computational
studies
suggest
involves
two
discrete
energy
transfer
(EnT)
events:
first,
from
photosensitizer
produces
excited-state
gold(I)
complex
allows
bottleneck
oxidative
addition
to
form
Au(III)
second,
reductive
elimination
aryl-Au(III)
regenerate
Au(I).
Collectively,
new
synergistic
catalytic
method
developed
here
highlights
tremendous
potential
photochemical
gold
catalysis
via
organogold
complexes,
as
well
its
facilitate
drug
discovery
due
biocompatibility
mildness
reaction
conditions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 20, 2025
Implanting
heteroatoms
into
organic
π-conjugated
molecules
(OCMS)
offered
a
great
opportunity
to
fine-tune
the
chemical
structures
and
optoelectronic
properties.
This
work
describes
new
family
of
1,4-azaphosphinines
with
extended
σ–π
hyperconjugations.
The
photophysical
studies
revealed
that
azaphosphinines
exhibited
narrow-band
thermally
activated
delayed
fluorescence
(TADF)
(
full
width
at
half-maximum:
26–40
nm).
According
orbital
localization
analysis
natural
bond
analysis,
effective
σ*−π*
hyperconjugation
is
believed
induce
multiple-resonance
(MR)
TADF,
which
distinct
from
p−π
conjugation-induced
MR-TADF
in
BN
systems.
Although
having
large
ΔES1–T1s
(>3.0
ev),
study
suggested
σ*−π
endowed
system
structural
vibration
favorable
for
spin-vibronic-assisted
RISC.
Having
tunable
p-centers
(lp,
O,
S,
Se,
Me+),
showed
fine-tuned
TADF.
Generally,
strong
hyperconjugations
small
ΔES1–T1s,
efficient
RISCs,
high
PLQYs.
Leveraging
on
hyperconjugations,
TADF
emission
spanned
UV-blue
green.
Particularly,
photoluminescence
quantum
yields
(74%
toluene
92%
10%
doped
PMMA).
As
proof
concept,
two
PO
center
were
applied
as
light-emitting
materials
lighting-emitting
diodes.
devices
UV-
deep-blue
EQE
10.3%.
current
us
strategy,
namely,
hyperconjugation-induced
MR-TADF,
designing
OCMs