Studies in organic and physical photochemistry - an interdisciplinary approach
Traditionally, organic photochemistry when applied to synthesis strongly interacts with physical chemistry. The aim of this review is to illustrate this very fruitful interdisciplinary approach and cooperation. A profound understanding of the photochemical reactivity and reaction mechanisms is parti...
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| Published in | Organic & biomolecular chemistry Vol. 14; no. 31; pp. 7392 - 7442 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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England
Royal Society of Chemistry
01.01.2016
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| Summary: | Traditionally, organic photochemistry when applied to synthesis strongly interacts with physical chemistry. The aim of this review is to illustrate this very fruitful interdisciplinary approach and cooperation. A profound understanding of the photochemical reactivity and reaction mechanisms is particularly helpful for optimization and application of these reactions. Some typical reactions and particular aspects are reported such as the Norrish-Type II reaction and the Yang cyclization and related transformations, the [2 + 2] photocycloadditions, particularly the Paternò-Büchi reaction, photochemical electron transfer induced transformations, different kinds of catalytic reactions such as photoredox catalysis for organic synthesis and photooxygenation are discussed. Particular aspects such as the structure and reactivity of aryl cations, photochemical reactions in the crystalline state, chiral memory, different mechanisms of hydrogen transfer in photochemical reactions or fundamental aspects of stereoselectivity are discussed. Photochemical reactions are also investigated in the context of chemical engineering. Particularly, continuous flow reactors are of interest. Novel reactor systems are developed and modeling of photochemical transformations and different reactors play a key role in such studies. This research domain builds a bridge between fundamental studies of organic photochemical reactions and their industrial application.
Organic photochemistry when applied to synthesis strongly interacts in a very fruitful way with physical chemistry. A profound understanding of the photochemical reaction mechanisms is indispensable for optimization and application of these reactions. |
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| Bibliography: | Norbert Hoffmann studied chemistry at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany and received his PhD degree in 1992 under the supervision of Hans-Dieter Scharf. In 1993, he obtained a permanent position (Chargé de Recherche) at the French National Center for Scientific Research CNRS in Reims, France. In 2004, he was appointed Research Director at the CNRS. His main research interests are in the field of organic photochemistry: electron transfer, photoinduced radical reactions, stereoselective reactions, cycloadditions of aromatic compounds, reactions in photochemical continuous flow reactors and application of these reactions to organic synthesis. Further research interests concern the production of fine chemicals from biomass and the synthesis of new organic semiconductor materials for microelectronics (chemistry of perylene derivatives). 229 Associate Professor Michael Oelgemöller received his Diploma from the University of Münster in 1995 and his Ph.D. from the University of Cologne in 1999. He was a researcher at the ERATO-JST Photochirogenesis project in Osaka (1999-2001) and at Bayer CropScience Japan in Yuki (2001-2004). From 2004-2008 he held the position of Lecturer in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry at Dublin City University. In February 2009 he joined James Cook University in Townsville as an Associate Professor in Organic Chemistry. His research activities include continuous-flow photochemistry, solar manufacturing of chemicals, photochemical synthesis of bioactive compounds and photochemical degradation of pollutants. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1477-0520 1477-0539 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c6ob00842a |