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Platinum(II) Schiff Base Complexes as Photocatalysts for Visible-Light-Induced Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling
Deepak Prakash Shelar1, Ting-Ting Li1, Yong Chen1
1Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Four phosphorescent platinum(II) Schiff base complexes are screened for application in visible-light-induced cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reactions. Preliminary studies show that, among the four platinum(II) complexes, Pt3 is an efficient catalyst for CDC reactions with oxygen as an oxidant. Light irradiation (λ>420 nm) on a mixture of the PtII complex, tertiary amine, and a variety of nucleophiles (nitroalkanes, ketones, or indoles) under aerobic conditions gives α-functionalized tertiary amines in good to excellent yields. The photoluminescence quenching experiment reveals that the CDC reaction is initiated by photoinduced electron transfer from N-phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline to the PtII complex. Further, electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements clearly indicate the formation of superoxide radical anions (O2 .- ) rather than singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) during the photocatalytic reaction.
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