Carbon dots as photocatalysts for organic synthesis: metal-free methylene–oxygen-bond photocleavage
Simone Cailotto, Matteo Negrato, Salvatore Daniele, Rafael Luque, Maurizio Selva, Emanuele Amadio, Alvise Perosa
Abstract
We report for the first time that irradiation of four different citric acid-derived carbon dots (CDs), in the absence of any other redox mediators, promotes an organic reaction.
Topics & Concepts
Citric acidMethyleneChemistryRedoxMethylene blueCarbon fibersOxygenPhotochemistryMetalOrganic synthesisIrradiationPhotocatalysisCatalysisInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceComposite materialComposite numberNuclear physicsPhysicsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications