Photoredox catalysis <i>via</i> consecutive <sup>2</sup>LMCT- and <sup>3</sup>MLCT-excitation of an Fe(<scp>iii</scp>/<scp>ii</scp>)–N-heterocyclic carbene complex
Aleksandra Ilic, Jesper Schwarz, Catherine Johnson, Lisa H. M. de Groot, Simon Kaufhold, Reiner Lomoth, Kenneth Wärnmark
Abstract
An iron complex with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands engages in efficient photoredox catalysis via excited state electron transfer reactions of its Fe( ii ) and Fe( iii ) oxidation states.
Topics & Concepts
CarbeneCatalysisExcitationChemistryPhotochemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsRadical Photochemical ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsCyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms