Mechanistic studies in photocatalysis

L Buzzetti, GEM Crisenza… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The fast‐moving fields of photoredox and photocatalysis have recently provided fresh
opportunities to expand the potential of synthetic organic chemistry. Advances in light …

Organic photoredox catalysis

NA Romero, DA Nicewicz - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this review, we highlight the use of organic photoredox catalysts in a myriad of synthetic
transformations with a range of applications. This overview is arranged by catalyst class …

Ultrafast elementary photochemical processes of organic molecules in liquid solution

T Kumpulainen, B Lang, A Rosspeintner… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ultrafast photochemical reactions in liquids occur on similar or shorter time scales compared
to the equilibration of the optically populated excited state. This equilibration involves the …

Oxygen tolerance study of photoinduced electron transfer–reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (PET-RAFT) polymerization mediated by Ru (bpy) 3Cl2

J Xu, K Jung, C Boyer - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
This study reports a highly efficient photoredox catalyst, Ru (bpy) 3Cl2, capable of
controlling the polymerization of methacrylates, acrylates, and acrylamides in the presence …

Direct observation of the reduction of aryl halides by a photoexcited perylene diimide radical anion

CJ Zeman IV, S Kim, F Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ability of the doublet excited state of perylene diimide anion radical 2 (PDI–•)* to reduce
aromatic electron acceptors was probed by picosecond time-resolved transient absorption …

[HTML][HTML] The excited-state dynamics of the radical anions of cyanoanthracenes

JS Beckwith, A Aster, E Vauthey - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The radical anion of 9, 10-dicyanoanthracene (DCA) has been suggested to be a promising
chromophore for photoredox chemistry, due to its nanosecond excited-state lifetime …

Aqueous photoinduced living/controlled polymerization: tailoring for bioconjugation

J Xu, K Jung, NA Corrigan, C Boyer - Chemical Science, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a photoinduced living polymerization technique able to polymerize a large range
of monomers, including methacrylates, acrylates and acrylamides, in water and biological …

Visible‐Light‐Driven Rapid 3D Printing of Photoresponsive Resins for Optically Clear Multifunctional 3D Objects

S Shin, Y Kwon, C Hwang, W Jeon, Y Yu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐driven 3D printing is gaining significant attention for its unparalleled build speed and
high‐resolution in additive manufacturing. However, extending vat photopolymerization to …

Boosting CO2 photoreduction by π–π-induced preassembly between a Cu(I) sensitizer and a pyrene-appended Co(II) catalyst

JW Wang, Z Li, ZM Luo, Y Huang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The design of a highly efficient system for CO2 photoreduction fully based on earth-
abundant elements presents a challenge, which may be overcome by installing suitable …

Perturbed and activated decay: the lifetime of singlet oxygen in liquid organic solvents

F Thorning, P Henke, PR Ogilby - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Singlet oxygen, O2 (a1Δg), the lowest excited electronic state of molecular oxygen, plays an
important role in a range of chemical and biological processes. In liquid solvents, the …