Organic photoredox catalysis

NA Romero, DA Nicewicz - Chemical reviews, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
In this review, we highlight the use of organic photoredox catalysts in a myriad of synthetic
transformations with a range of applications. This overview is arranged by catalyst class …

Thermodynamic hydricity of transition metal hydrides

ES Wiedner, MB Chambers, CL Pitman… - Chemical …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Transition metal hydrides play a critical role in stoichiometric and catalytic transformations.
Knowledge of free energies for cleaving metal hydride bonds enables the prediction of …

Cooperative photoredox catalysis

X Lang, J Zhao, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Visible-light photoredox catalysis has been experiencing a renaissance in response to
topical interest in renewable energy and green chemistry. The latest progress in this area …

Recent development in defects engineered photocatalysts: an overview of the experimental and theoretical strategies

Z Zafar, S Yi, J Li, C Li, Y Zhu, A Zada… - Energy & …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Recently, defect architectured photocatalysis is proved to be the most versatile choice for
high solar to chemical energy conversion processes. Defect engineering strategies are of …

Visible-light photoredox catalysis in water

C Russo, F Brunelli, GC Tron… - The Journal of Organic …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
The use of water in organic synthesis draws attention to its green chemistry features and its
unique ability to unveil unconventional reactivities. Herein, literature about the use of water …

Cyclopentadiene-mediated hydride transfer from rhodium complexes

CL Pitman, ONL Finster, AJM Miller - Chemical Communications, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Attempts to generate a proposed rhodium hydride catalytic intermediate instead resulted in
isolation of (Cp* H) Rh (bpy) Cl (1), a pentamethylcyclopentadiene complex, formed by C–H …

Photocatalytic EZ Isomerization of Polarized Alkenes Inspired by the Visual Cycle: Mechanistic Dichotomy and Origin of Selectivity

JB Metternich, DG Artiukhin, MC Holland… - The Journal of …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Iteratively executed with exquisite spatial and temporal control, the selective isomerization of
polarized alkenes underpins a plethora of complex biological processes ranging from …

Reducing CO2 to HCO2 at Mild Potentials: Lessons from Formate Dehydrogenase

JY Yang, TA Kerr, XS Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
The catalytic reduction of CO2 to HCO2–requires a formal transfer of a hydride (two
electrons, one proton). Synthetic approaches for inorganic molecular catalysts have …

Construction of a visible light-driven hydrocarboxylation cycle of alkenes by the combined use of Rh (I) and photoredox catalysts

K Murata, N Numasawa, K Shimomaki… - Chemical …, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
A visible light driven catalytic cycle for hydrocarboxylation of alkenes with CO2 was
established using a combination of a Rh (I) complex as a carboxylation catalyst and [Ru …

Metal-free perfluoroarylation by visible light photoredox catalysis

AU Meyer, T Slanina, CJ Yao, B König - ACS Catalysis, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Visible light and eosin Y catalyze the direct arylation of simple arenes with fluorinated aryl
bromides by a photoredox process. The reaction scope is broad in fluorinated compounds …