Metal-free semiconductors for visible-light-induced carbocarboxylation of styrenes with aliphatic redox-active esters and CO<sub>2</sub>
Hao Hou, Meizhen Luo, Senmao Zhai, Yuan Tao, Meifang Zheng, Sibo Wang
Abstract
A metal-free heterogeneous photoredox system provides a mild, sustainable, and practical route for the carboxyalkylation of olefins using ambient carbon dioxide as a C1 source and aliphatic reactive esters as building blocks.
Topics & Concepts
RedoxChemistryMetalCarbon dioxidePhotochemistryVisible spectrumCarbon fibersSemiconductorActive carbonPhotocatalysisOrganic chemistryInorganic chemistryCatalysisMaterials scienceComposite numberComposite materialEnvironmental protectionOptoelectronicsEnvironmental scienceCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsRadical Photochemical Reactions