1. Metal-Loaded Semiconductor-Photocatalysis of Alcohols for Selective Organic Synthesis: A Personal Account.
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Mori, Shogo, Sakurai, Shu, Naka, Hiroshi, and Saito, Susumu
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ORGANIC synthesis , *PHOTOCATALYSTS , *RADICALS (Chemistry) , *MOLECULES , *SEMICONDUCTORS , *ALCOHOL - Abstract
This article explores the use of semiconductor photocatalysts (SPs) for organic synthesis, specifically focusing on the transformation of alcohols. The authors conducted experiments using different photocatalysts and found that a combination of Au/TiO2 and Cu/TiO2 was the most efficient for N-alkylation reactions. They also demonstrated the successful synthesis of various pharmaceutical compounds using this method. The authors highlight the mild reaction conditions and high atom-economy of their methods, making them useful for the synthesis of complex organic molecules. They believe that this research has the potential to contribute to the development of new organic transformations and provide insights into the stability and reactivity of carbon-centered radicals on the photocatalytic surface. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
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