Photochemical proton-coupled C–H activation: an example using aliphatic fluorination

文献情報

出版日 2016-11-07

DOI 10.1039/C6CP06418C

インパクトファクター 3.676

著者

Mackenzie J. Field, Soumalya Sinha

要旨

Selective functionalization of unactivated C–H bonds is an ongoing chemical challenge. C–H activation requires the transfer of H+ and e−, so called proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions. Recent efforts in photochemical PCET involving C–H bonds show great promise for the synthesis of new compounds. One such example is photochemical C–H fluorination reactions. In many cases, the discrete PCET mechanisms are yet to be defined in a systematic way. Here, we investigated electron transfer (ET) and PCET reactions of electronically excited 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene and anthraquinone with the components of typical fluorination reactions. Analysis using kinetic and thermodynamic models, and steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence data, suggest that C–H activation proceeds efficiently where electronically excited sensitizers accept H˙.

掲載誌

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

CiteScore: 5.5

自己引用率: 10.3%

年間論文数: 3036

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