A metal-free heterogeneous photocatalyst for the selective oxidative cleavage of CC bonds in aryl olefins<i>via</i>harvesting direct solar energy
Yu Zhang, Nareh Hatami, Niklas Simon Lange, Emanuel Ronge, Waldemar Schilling, Christian Jooß, Shoubhik Das
Abstract
A mild protocol has been developed using polymeric carbon nitrides (PCN) as metal-free heterogeneous photocatalyst to convert olefins into the corresponding carbonyls which even can be applied in the gram scale synthesis using direct solar energy.
Topics & Concepts
Oxidative cleavageArylPhotocatalysisChemistryCarbon nitrideGraphitic carbon nitrideMetalNitrideOxidative phosphorylationBond cleavageCleavage (geology)PhotochemistryCombinatorial chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryCatalysisComposite materialAlkylFracture (geology)BiochemistryLayer (electronics)Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesSulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesRadical Photochemical Reactions