Rationally Designed Metal Cocatalyst for Selective Photosynthesis of Bibenzyls via Dehalogenative C-C Homocoupling

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Result on the web
<a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acscatal.1c00102" target="_blank" >https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acscatal.1c00102</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Rationally Designed Metal Cocatalyst for Selective Photosynthesis of Bibenzyls via Dehalogenative C-C Homocoupling
Original language description
The construction of C-C bonds by coupling reactions is an important process in synthetic chemistry though expensive catalysts are required. Heterogeneous photocatalysis offers a platform for C-C coupling of aromatic halides via hydro-dehalogenation by employing alcohols as the hydrogen donor; however, a designed photocatalyst with high activity and selectivity is lacking. Here, we show that Cu is a promising candidate to promote the coupling of aromatic halides due to the optimized adsorption energy of the reaction intermediates (benzyl radical and Br atom) over a series of transition metals. The Cu-modified TiO2 shows a remarkable apparent quantum efficiency (15%) and a great tolerance of harsh reaction conditions for the homocoupling of benzyl bromides into bibenzyl under UV irradiation. The low-cost photocatalyst also shows high performance upon scaling-up and selective coupling of a series of benzyl bromide derivatives, demonstrating the heterogeneous photocatalytic C-C coupling as an attractive process for applications. Additionally, the design strategy can be applied to modify other photocatalysts (i.e., g-C3N4) to realize the C-C coupling of benzyl bromide under visible light.
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20400 - Chemical engineering

Project
<a href="/en/project/EF16_019%2F0000853" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000853: Institute of Environmental Technology - Excellent Research</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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