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A Well-Defined Cu─NHC (NHC═N─Heterocyclic Carbene) Complex for Energy-Transfer Photocatalysis

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Tommaso Ruggiero
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Yi-Jyun Lien
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Pierre Arnaut
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Yuan Zhao
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Nestor Bracho Pozsoni
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Francis Bru
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Mark E. Thompson
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Catherine S. J. Cazin
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Steven P. Nolan *
DOI:10.1002/chem.71184delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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We report the first uses of a copper carbene–metal-amido complex, [Cu(IPr)(Cbz)] (1), as an efficient photosensitizer for a broad range of triplet–triplet energy transfer (TTEnT) catalytic processes. Mechanistic studies confirm a triplet–triplet energy-transfer pathway. These findings establish 1 as the first copper-based photosensitizer competent in intermolecular [2+2] cycloaddition involving substrates with ET > 62 kcal/mol and hydrogen atom transfer via EnT, offering a cost-effective, sustainable alternative to noble-metal photocatalysts.
Keywords:
carbene
catalysis
chemistry
copper
cycloaddition
hydrogen atom
intermolecular force
photocatalysis
photochemistry
photosensitizer

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Chemistry – A European Journal
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university of southern california
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4.6W
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ghent university
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