Synlett 2022; 33(12): 1154-1179
DOI: 10.1055/a-1390-9065
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Organic Photoredox Catalysis in Synthesis – Honoring Prof. Shunichi Fukuzumi’s 70th Birthday

Photophysical Properties and Redox Potentials of Photosensitizers for Organic Photoredox Transformations

Yanyu Wu
,
Dooyoung Kim
,
We thank the National Science Foundation (grant number CHE-1846831) and the Welch Foundation (grant number E-1887) for funding our group’s research on organometallic photosensitizers and photoredox catalysis.


Abstract

Photoredox catalysis has proven to be a powerful tool in synthetic organic chemistry. The rational design of photosensitizers with improved photocatalytic performance constitutes a major advancement in photoredox organic transformations. This review summarizes the fundamental ground-state and excited-state photophysical and electrochemical attributes of molecular photosensitizers, which are important determinants of their photocatalytic reactivity.



Publication History

Received: 22 January 2021

Accepted: 15 February 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
15 February 2021

Article published online:
23 March 2021

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