On the mechanism of photocatalytic reactions with eosin Y

• Michal Majek,
• Fabiana Filace and
• Axel Jacobi von Wangelin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 981–989, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.97

• , 3.8 in water) [25] which can be easily abstracted to give dianionic EY4. Lack of clarity exists in many publications on photoredox catalysis with regard to the nature of the employed dye. The authors either report the use of “eosin Y, spirit soluble” – which can be EY1 or EY2 according to the Sigma

• fluorescence when irradiated with visible light (Figure 2). Studies on related alkylated eosin derivatives suggest that this fluorescent state is very short lived and is therefore also not appropriate for photoredox catalysis [27]. The charged forms EY3 and EY4 are catalytically active, which in turn also

• means that solutions containing commercial “eosin Y, spirit soluble” would per se not trigger efficient photoredox catalysis. In such cases, catalytic activity as observed in recent publications by König et al. is dependent on the operation of acid–base equilibration (e.g., in DMSO solution) so that the

Visible light mediated intermolecular [3 + 2] annulation of cyclopropylanilines with alkynes

• Theresa H. Nguyen,
• Soumitra Maity and
• Nan Zheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 975–980, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.96

• Theresa H. Nguyen Soumitra Maity Nan Zheng Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701, USA 10.3762/bjoc.10.96 Abstract Intermolecular [3 + 2] annulation of cyclopropylanilines with alkynes is realized using visible light photoredox catalysis

• , yielding a variety of cyclic allylic amines in fair to good yields. This method exhibits significant group tolerance particularly with heterocycles. It can also be used to prepare complex heterocycles such as fused indolines. Keywords: [3 + 2]; alkyne; annulation; cyclopropylaniline; photoredox catalysis

• parent amine. This oxidation step can be realized enzymatically [6][7][8], chemically [9][10][11][12][13][14], electrochemically [15][16], and photochemically [17][18][19][20]. Recently, visible light photoredox catalysis has emerged as a powerful method to manipulate the redox chemistry of organic

Tailoring of organic dyes with oxidoreductive compounds to obtain photocyclic radical generator systems exhibiting photocatalytic behavior

• Christian Ley,
• Julien Christmann,
• Ahmad Ibrahim,
• Luciano H. Di Stefano and
• Xavier Allonas

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 936–947, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.92

• transfer; kinetic; photocatalysis; photochemistry; photocyclic initiating system; photopolymerization; photoredox catalysis; radical generator; Introduction Among the possible usage of light, the conversion of photons into chemical energy, as stored into radicals or ions, is of great interest. As a part

Visible-light-induced, Ir-catalyzed reactions of N-methyl-N-((trimethylsilyl)methyl)aniline with cyclic α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds

• Dominik Lenhart and
• Thorsten Bach

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 890–896, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.86

• lactone and lactam substrates, the latter products were the only products isolated. For the six-membered lactones and lactams and for cyclopentenone the simple addition products prevailed. Keywords: cyclization; electron transfer; iridium; photochemistry; photoredox catalysis; radical reactions

Metal and metal-free photocatalysts: mechanistic approach and application as photoinitiators of photopolymerization

• Jacques Lalevée,
• Sofia Telitel,
• Pu Xiao,
• Marc Lepeltier,
• Frédéric Dumur,
• Fabrice Morlet-Savary,
• Didier Gigmes and
• Jean-Pierre Fouassier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 863–876, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.83

• formerly: University of Haute Alsace/ENSCMu, 3 rue Alfred Werner, 68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France 10.3762/bjoc.10.83 Abstract In the present paper, the photoredox catalysis is presented as a unique approach in the field of photoinitiators of polymerization. The principal photocatalysts already reported as

• -trapping, laser flash photolysis, steady state photolysis, cyclic voltammetry and luminescence experiments. Keywords: LEDs; photoinitiators; photopolymerization; photoredox catalysis; Introduction Photoredox catalysis is now well-known and largely used in organic synthesis, especially in the development

• , potential toxicity and limited availability of these structures, metal-free organic dye compounds (e.g., Eosin-Y, Nile Red, Alizarine Red S, perylene derivative or Rhodamine B etc.) were recently proposed for cooperative asymmetric organophotoredox catalysis [13][14]. Photoredox catalysis was then

Visible-light photoredox catalysis enabled bromination of phenols and alkenes

• Yating Zhao,
• Zhe Li,
• Chao Yang,
• Run Lin and
• Wujiong Xia

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 622–627, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.53

• of phenols and alkenes has been developed utilizing visible light-induced photoredox catalysis. The bromine was generated in situ from the oxidation of Br− by Ru(bpy)33+, both of which resulted from the oxidative quenching process. Keywords: alkenes; bromination; phenols; photoredox catalyst

• others [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44] demonstrated the usefulness of Ru(bpy)3Cl2 and its application to various visible-light-induced synthetic transformations, visible-light-photoredox catalysis has emerged as a growing field in organic chemistry and has been successfully applied

• regioselectivity for the bromination of phenols and alkenes. Further development of photoredox catalysis in the context of radical chemistry and its application in other reactions are currently underway in our laboratory. Experimental General procedure for the bromination of phenols and alkenes To a 10 mL round

The renaissance of organic radical chemistry – deja vu all over again

• Corey R. J. Stephenson,
• Armido Studer and
• Dennis P. Curran

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2778–2780, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.312

• homolytic aromatic substitution (BHAS) [3], b) photoredox catalysis [4][5][6][7][8], c) redox chemistry using Bu4NI in combination with t-BuOOH [9], d) transition metal catalyzed processes where radicals are suggested to interact directly with copper, nickel, zinc, palladium, gold and so on [10][11][12][13

New developments in gold-catalyzed manipulation of inactivated alkenes

• Michel Chiarucci and
• Marco Bandini

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2586–2614, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.294

• , (i.e. styrene and gem-disubstituted olefins) to be efficiently employed (Scheme 39b) [85]. An innovative approach to the double functionalization of olefins was developed by Glorius and co-workers, very recently. The authors reported on the use of visible light-mediated photoredox catalysis to access

• aryltrimethylsilanes. b) Oxyarylation of alkenes catalyzed by gold in presence of iodine-(III) compound IBA as an external oxidant. Oxy- and amino-arylation of alkenes by [Au(I)]/[Au(III)] photoredox catalysis. Comparison of the catalytic activity of TfOH and PPh3AuOTf in the addition of phenols to alkenes

Recent advances in transition metal-catalyzed Csp²-monofluoro-, difluoro-, perfluoromethylation and trifluoromethylthiolation

• Grégory Landelle,
• Armen Panossian,
• Sergiy Pazenok,
• Jean-Pierre Vors and
• Frédéric R. Leroux

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2476–2536, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.287

• of N. Kamigata et al. is that the reaction takes place under photoredox catalysis, allowing much milder reaction conditions (23 °C for D. W. C. MacMillan et al. vs 120 °C for N. Kamigata et al.). Higher yields were obtained, especially in the case of pyrroles (2-Rf-pyrrole: 88% yield for D. W. C

The chemistry of amine radical cations produced by visible light photoredox catalysis

• Jie Hu,
• Jiang Wang,
• Theresa H. Nguyen and
• Nan Zheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1977–2001, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.234

• reduction [33][34]. Since 2008, seminal works from MacMillan, Yoon, and Stephenson have reinvigorated the field of visible light photoredox catalysis [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]. The use of amines as both the electron donor and the substrate, rather than just the electron donor, has become a major

• oxidized to nitrone 64. Finally, an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of 64 furnishes isoxazolidine 55. Tetrahydroisoquinolines are arguably the most exploited amines in visible light photoredox catalysis. However, efforts towards expanding the scope of amines have been recently reported. Li [82

• radical by Ru(I), followed by protonation provides a secondary amine 155. Conclusion Visible light photoredox catalysis provides a unique way to activate small molecules such as amines. The dual nature of the photocatalyst’s photoexcited state as both oxidant and reductant allows accepting or donating one