Triazine Frameworks for the Photocatalytic Selective Oxidation of Toluene

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Investigations into the selective oxidation of inert sp3 C-H bonds using polymer photocatalysts under mild conditions have been limited. Additionally, the structure-activity relationship of photocatalysts often remains insufficiently explored. Here, a series of thiophene-based covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs) are used for the efficient and selective oxidation of hydrocarbons to aldehydes or ketones under ambient aerobic conditions. Spectroscopic methods conducted in situ and density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the sulfur atoms within the thiophene units play a pivotal role as oxidation sites due to the generation of photogenerated holes. The effect of photogenerated holes on photocatalytic toluene oxidation was investigated by varying the length of the spacer in a CTF donor-acceptor based photocatalyst. Furthermore, the manipulation of reactive oxygen species was employed to enhance selectivity by weakening the peroxidative capacity. As an illustrative example, this study successfully demonstrated the synthesis of a precursor of the neurological drug AMG-579 using a photocatalytic protocol.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 63(2024), 18 vom: 24. Apr., Seite e202400101

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Sizhe [VerfasserIn]
Huber, Niklas [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Wenxin [VerfasserIn]
Landfester, Katharina [VerfasserIn]
Ferguson, Calum T J [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Kai A I [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

C−H activation
Covalent triazine framework
Journal Article
Metal-free catalyst
Photocatalysis
Selective oxidation
Sp3 oxidation

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Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/anie.202400101

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NLM368973948