Recent Advances in Employing Catalytic Donors and Acceptors in Electron Donor–Acceptor Complex Photochemistry
Tarannum Tasnim, Mayokun J. Ayodele, Spencer P. Pitre
Abstract
Electron donor-acceptor (EDA) complexes provide a means to initiate radical reactions under visible light irradiation using substrates that do not absorb visible light individually. Catalytic approaches to complex formation are vital for advancing this synthetic strategy as it decouples the complexation and photogeneration of radicals from substrate functionalization, a limitation inherent to stoichiometric approaches that restricts structural diversity. This Synopsis highlights recent developments in EDA complex photochemistry in which either the donor or acceptor are employed catalytically.
Topics & Concepts
PhotochemistryAcceptorRadicalCatalysisChemistryElectron acceptorElectron donorVisible spectrumSubstrate (aquarium)Combinatorial chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsCondensed matter physicsPhysicsOceanographyGeologyRadical Photochemical ReactionsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques