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Light-driven Enzymatic Decarboxylation
Published on: May 22, 2016
Organocatalytic Visible-Light-Driven Metallomimetic Charge Transfer Process: Application in C(sp3)-N Bond Formation
Anukriti Singhal1, Partha Pratim Sen1, Sudipta Raha Roy1
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
Abstract:
A visible-light-mediated metallomimetic charge transfer strategy for the amination of the inert C(sp3)-H bond of ethers has been demonstrated. This organocatalytic strategy utilizes a polyaromatic odd alternant hydrocarbon-based photocatalyst exhibiting a Lewis acidic property and, thereby, mimics the transition-metal-like charge transfer process that drives the single-electron transfer process, enabling the C-H bond functionalization under mild and sustainable conditions. The method offers a mechanistically distinct platform for light-driven C-N bond formation, expanding the scope of photoinduced organic transformations.
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