Discovery of Divergent, Light-Controlled Catalysis Triggered by Ligand Photodissociation from Cobalt Complexes

Nikita Vystavkin; Manuel Barday; Christopher J. Teskey

doi:10.1055/a-2183-4332

Synthesis, Table of Contents

Synthesis 2024; 56(10): 1541-1548
DOI: 10.1055/a-2183-4332

short review

Bürgenstock Special Section 2023 – Future Stars in Organic Chemistry

Discovery of Divergent, Light-Controlled Catalysis Triggered by Ligand Photodissociation from Cobalt Complexes

Nikita Vystavkin‡

,

Manuel Barday‡

,

Christopher J. Teskey∗

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Abstract

Photochemistry has become a key area of research in synthetic chemistry over the last few decades. More recently, interest has grown in merging this area with transition metal catalysis to develop new reactivity. One key photoinduced step in this context is ligand dissociation from transition metal complexes. This has been used to develop light-gated catalysis, allowing for on/off control over a reaction. However, this concept can only result in a single product outcome. Our group has focused on the development of cobalt-catalyzed reactivity switches, enabled by a simple photodissociation step, which promotes one mechanistic path or another. As such, we can use a single catalytic platform to yield two different outcomes depending on whether the reaction is irradiated with light or not. This short review will focus on works in this area by our group and others.

1 Introduction

2 Photocontrolled Hydroboration

3 Hydrogenation and Hydroformylation

4 Conclusion

Key words

cobalt - catalysis - photochemistry - photoswitching - hydroboration

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1a Current address: Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 45 Avenue des États Unis, 78000 Versailles, France.
1b Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.

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