Highly Electrophilic Titania Hole as a Versatile and Efficient Photochemical Free Radical Source

Photogenerated holes in nanometric semiconductors, such as TiO2, constitute remarkable powerful electrophilic centers, capable of capturing an electron from numerous donors such as ethers, or nonactivated substrates like toluene or acetonitrile, and constitute an exceptionally clean and efficient so...

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Published inJournal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 141; no. 11; pp. 4531 - 4535
Main Authors Hainer, Andrew, Marina, Nancy, Rincon, Stefanie, Costa, Paolo, Lanterna, Anabel E, Scaiano, Juan C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published WASHINGTON American Chemical Society 20.03.2019
Amer Chemical Soc
Subjects
Chemistry
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Physical Sciences
Science & Technology
NANOPARTICLES
ETHERS
TIO2
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Summary:Photogenerated holes in nanometric semiconductors, such as TiO2, constitute remarkable powerful electrophilic centers, capable of capturing an electron from numerous donors such as ethers, or nonactivated substrates like toluene or acetonitrile, and constitute an exceptionally clean and efficient source of free radicals. In contrast with typical free radical precursors, semiconductors generate single radicals (rather than pairs), where the precursors can be readily removed by filtration or centrifugation after use, thus making it a convenient tool in organic chemistry. The process can be described as an example of dystonic proton coupled electron transfer.
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ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/jacs.8b13422