Hole-mediated photoredox catalysis: tris( <i>p</i> -substituted)biarylaminium radical cations as tunable, precomplexing and potent photooxidants
Shangze Wu, Jonas Žurauskas, Michał Domański, Patrick S. Hitzfeld, Valeria Butera, Daniel J. Scott, Julia Rehbein, Ajeet Kumar, Erling Thyrhaug, Jürgen Hauer, Joshua P. Barham
Abstract
Triarylamines are demonstrated as novel, tunable electroactivated photocatalysts that use dispersion precomplexation to harness the full potential of the visible photon (>4.0 V <italic>vs.</italic> SCE) in anti-Kasha photo(electro)chemical super-oxidations of arenes.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryPhotoredox catalysisPhotochemistryTrisCatalysisDispersion (optics)Visible spectrumCombinatorial chemistryPhotocatalysisOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsOpticsBiochemistryPhysicsRadical Photochemical ReactionsSulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods