Light-driven, heterogeneous organocatalysts for C–C bond formation toward valuable perfluoroalkylated intermediates

G Filippini, F Longobardo, L Forster, A Criado… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The favorable exploitation of carbon nitride (CN) materials in photocatalysis for organic
synthesis requires the appropriate fine-tuning of the CN structure. Here, we present a deep …

Tailored amorphization of graphitic carbon nitride triggers superior photocatalytic C–C coupling towards the synthesis of perfluoroalkyl derivatives

F Longobardo, G Gentile, A Criado, A Actis… - Materials Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, we explored a post-synthetic modification of the well-known graphitic carbon
nitride (g-CN) by means of an “amorphization” treatment and evaluate the resulting change …

Nanostructured Carbon Nitride for Continuous-Flow Trifluoromethylation of (Hetero) arenes

A Sivo, V Ruta, V Granata, O Savateev… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Efficient catalytic methods for the trifluoromethylation of (hetero) arenes are of particular
importance in organic and pharmaceutical manufacturing. However, many existing protocols …

Photocatalytic cyanation of carbon nitride scaffolds: Tuning band structure and enhancing the performance in green light driven CS bond formation

L Li, D Cruz, A Savateev, G Zhang, M Antonietti… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
A new photocatalytic reaction process is described that cyano groups (single bondCN) are
successfully grafted on carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4 materials). The cyano group substitutes the …

[HTML][HTML] Photocatalytic C–F alkylation; facile access to multifluorinated arenes

A Singh, JJ Kubik, JD Weaver - Chemical Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
C–F functionalizations that provide C–C bonds are challenging synthetic transformations,
due in part to the large C–F bond strength, short bond length, nonpolarizable nature, the …

Organic photocatalysis: carbon nitride semiconductors vs. molecular catalysts

Y Markushyna, CA Smith… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of novel chemical transformations calls for environmentally friendly
synthetic methods. Visible light photoredox catalysis has gained attention as a versatile tool …

Graphitic carbon nitride polymer as a recyclable photoredox catalyst for fluoroalkylation of arenes

M Baar, S Blechert - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Heterogeneous catalysis for trifluoromethylations and perfluoroalkylations has been
performed. Through the usage of cheap, metal‐free and recyclable mesoporous graphitic …

Visible light-induced perfluoroalkylative carbonylation of unactivated alkenes

Y Zhang, Y Yuan, HQ Geng, JX Xu, XF Wu - Journal of Catalysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Employing a photocatalyst system based on copper and BINAP, visible light-mediated
perfluoroalkylative carbonylation of unactivated alkenes has been developed. The method …

Acyldifluoromethylation Enabled by NHC-Photoredox Cocatalysis

B Zhang, J Wang - Organic Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
With the continued interest in the properties of the difluoromethyl (CF2H) group, small
molecules with alkyl-CF2H motifs have gained increasing attention. However, concise and …

Use of Nitrogen‐doped carbon nanodots for the photocatalytic fluoroalkylation of organic compounds

C Rosso, G Filippini, M Prato - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The use of amine‐rich N‐doped carbon nanodots (NCNDs) for the photochemical radical
perfluoroalkylation of organic compounds is reported. This operationally simple approach …