Phenanthrolines as Energy Transfer Photocatalysts for the E → Z Isomerization of Alkenes
Xiao-Bo Chen
a
School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, P. R. China
b
School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Jia Zhang
a
School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, P. R. China
b
School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing 100049, P. R. China
,
De-Qun Sun∗
a
School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, P. R. China
,
Kun-Quan Chen∗
b
School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing 100049, P. R. China
c
School of Pharmacy and Medical Technology, Putian University, Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Laboratory Medicine (Putian University), Key Laboratory of Medical Microecology (Putian University), Putian 351100, P. R. China
,
Xiang-Yu Chen∗
b
School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing 100049, P. R. China
› Author AffiliationsSupported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22101279), Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS2023014), and high level introduction of talent research start-up fund of Putian University (ZY240123).
Phenanthrolines have been widely employed as chelating ligands for transition metals. Herein, this study investigates the utility of substituted o-phenanthrolines as independent photosensitizers for the E → Z isomerization of alkenes. The findings underscore the versatility of o-phenanthrolines, providing a straightforward, metal-free, and cost-effective method for synthesizing Z-alkenes.
Keywords
phenanthrolines -
photocatalysis -
energy-transfer -
E → Z isomerization -
alkenes
Supporting Information
Supporting information for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2502-8374.
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Chem. Commun. 2013; 49: 2341
