Semiconductor quantum dots: a versatile platform for photoredox organic transformation

HL Wu, MY Qi, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), as a newfashioned light-absorbing material with great
promise in artificial photosystems, generally exhibit attractive photoactivity and selectivity in …

Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Strategies for C(sp3)−H Activation

Z Chai - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Activation of ubiquitous C (sp3)− H bonds is extremely attractive but remains a great
challenge. Heterogeneous photocatalysis offers a promising and sustainable approach for C …

Efficient and Direct Functionalization of Allylic sp3 C−H Bonds with Concomitant CO2 Reduction

MY Qi, YJ Xu - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐driven CO2 reduction integrated with C− C/C− X bond‐forming organic synthesis
represents a substantially untapped opportunity to simultaneously tackle carbon neutrality …

Exposed Zinc Sites on Hybrid ZnIn2S4@CdS Nanocages for Efficient Regioselective Photocatalytic Epoxide Alcoholysis

JY Li, CL Tan, MY Qi, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic epoxide alcoholysis through C− O bond cleavage and formation has emerged
as an alternative to synthesizing anti‐tumoral pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. However …

Near field scattering optical model-based catalyst design for artificial photoredox transformation

MY Qi, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
The sun offers a clean and renewable energy cornucopia, whereas how to utilize this
inexhaustible yet decentralized energy with the assistance of appropriate media is an …

Ultrafast electron transfer from CdS quantum dots to atomically-dispersed Pt for enhanced H2 evolution and value-added chemical synthesis

X Xiang, L Zhang, C Luo, J Zhang, B Cheng… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic hydrogen production is enchanting in solar energy utilization. And
mechanism elucidation in interfacial electron transfer rate is a prerequisite for performance …

Regulating keto–enol tautomerism of β-ketoenamine covalent–organic frameworks for photocatalytic oxidative coupling of amines

F Chu, G Hai, D Zhao, S Liu, Y Hu, G Zhao, B Peng… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Covalent–organic frameworks (COFs), as promising metal-free porous catalysts, have
become a hot research topic in the field of (photo) catalysis. Herein, a series of β …

Decorating CdS with cobaltous hydroxide and graphene dual cocatalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen production coupled selective benzyl alcohol oxidation

ZG Liu, Y Wei, L Xie, HQ Chen, J Wang, K Yang… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coupling photocatalytic H 2 evolution with benzyl alcohol (BA) oxidation to benzaldehyde
(BAD) reaction allows the full utilization of the energy of light-induced electron and hole to …

Photoredox-catalyzed coupling of CO2 reduction and amines oxidation by Cu doped CdS quantum dots

LH Gao, WY Xiao, MY Qi, JY Li, CL Tan, ZR Tang - Molecular Catalysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven carbon dioxide (CO 2) reduction integrated with selective organic synthesis
proposes a sustainable paradigm to achieve carbon neutrality concomitantly with value …

Bimetallic single atom/nanoparticle ensemble for efficient photochemical cascade synthesis of ethylene from methane

YF Wang, MY Qi, M Conte, ZR Tang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐driven photoredox catalysis presents a promising approach for the activation and
conversion of methane (CH4) into high value‐added chemicals under ambient conditions …