NHC-Cu Three-Coordinate Complex as a Promising Photocatalyst for Energy and Electron Transfer Reactions
Abstract
Herein, we describe a simple three-coordinate complex of Cu(I) with an NHC and 1,10-phenanthroline ligands as an effective photocatalyst for energy (e.g., olefin E/Z isomerization) and electron transfer (e.g., aryl halide dehalogenation) reactions under blue-light irradiation. This complex can be obtained in a one-pot procedure starting from commercially available reagents and green solvents (EtOH, water). We hereby present a study of its activity and mechanistic insight into its mode of operation.
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J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 8546−8550 ; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c00450