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  • Semiconductor photoredox catalysis offers sustainable organic transformations via radical coupling.
  • Controlling selectivity in these reactions is challenging due to unselective semiconductor-radical interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate precise selectivity switching in heterogeneous photocatalysis using engineered quantum dots.
  • To achieve selective C-C or C-N bond formation alongside hydrogen production.

Main Methods:

  • Design and synthesis of atomically dispersed cocatalysts (Ni-oxo cluster, single Pd atom) on CdS quantum dots supported by SiO2.
  • Investigation of reaction mechanisms for C-C and C-N bond formation.

Main Results:

  • Achieved high-performance selective photosynthesis for C-C bond formation (vicinal diamines) and C-N bond formation (imines).
  • Identified dominant radical intermediates (Ph(•CH)NH2 and PhCH2NH2•+) driving divergent synthesis pathways.
  • Demonstrated Ni-oxo clusters facilitate radical-radical coupling, while single Pd atoms enable radical addition-elimination.

Conclusions:

  • Atomically dispersed cocatalysts on quantum dots enable precise control over unselective radical conversions.
  • This approach overcomes selectivity challenges in semiconductor photocatalysis for targeted organic synthesis.