Photocyclization by a triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion pair in water – avoiding UV-light and oxygen removal
Rubaishan Jeyaseelan, Martin Utikal, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Line Næsborg
Abstract
A commercially available upconversion pair is applied to promote a photocyclization for the synthesis of bioisosteres using green light irradiation. The reaction concept is enabled to run in water without oxygen removal by a micellar medium.
Topics & Concepts
Photon upconversionPhotochemistryPyreneAnnihilationChemistryCycloadditionAqueous solutionIrradiationVisible spectrumMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsCatalysisPhysicsIonQuantum mechanicsNuclear physicsRadical Photochemical ReactionsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods