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Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Functionalized Vinyl Monomers Using Perylene as a Visible Light Photocatalyst
Published on: April 22, 2016
Design, Synthesis, and Application of Highly Reducing Organic Visible-Light Photocatalysts
Dan Liu1, Meng-Jie Jiao1, Zhi-Tao Feng1
1State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry , College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , China.
Abstract:
A series of inexpensive, easily tunable, and highly reducing organic photocatalysts (PCs) that exhibit strong absorption in the visible region are described. Time-dependent density functional theory calculations were applied to corroborate the experimental observations and explain the relationship between the structure and property. The photocatalytic efficiency of these PCs was demonstrated by catalyzing several challenging reactions and the radical cascade cyclization of 1,6-diyne with superior photocatalytic efficiency to other organic photocatalysts.
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