Strongly Reducing (Diarylamino)anthracene Catalyst for Metal-Free Visible-Light Photocatalytic Fluoroalkylation
Strongly Reducing (Diarylamino)anthracene Catalyst for Metal-Free Visible-Light Photocatalytic Fluoroalkylation
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DOI:
10.1021/acscatal.8b02885
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发表时间:
2018-10-01
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12.9
通讯作者:
Akita, Munetaka
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作者:
Noto, Naoki;Tanaka, Yuya;Akita, Munetaka
Well-defined 9,10-bis(di (p-tert-butylphenyl)-amino)anthracene serves a's a photocatalyst for radical fluoroalkylation under visible light irradiation. The diarylamine (Donor)-anthracene (pi conjugated system)-diarylamine (Donor) scaffolds are easily accessed by typical palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling protocols of the corresponding halogenated anthracenes with various lithium diarylamides. The anthracene-based photocatalyst exhibits high reducing power, leading to generation of versatile fluoroalkyl radicals such as tri- and difluoroethyl and tri- and difluoromethyl radicals from the corresponding electron-accepting precursors. Catalyst design strongly influences the absorption capability of visible light and stability toward redox stimuli. The detailed mechanistic studies on the metal-free photocatalytic amino-trifluoroethylation of styrene with diphenyl(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)sulfonium trifluoromethanesulfonate suggest that the reaction proceeds via catalytic radical processes rather than radical chain processes. In addition, the static quenching process is involved in the first single-electron-transfer (SET) process from the photocatalyst to the fluoroalkylating reagent. Furthermore, the le-oxidized cationic radical species of 9,10-bis(di(p-tert-butylphenyl)amino)anthracene, a key active catalytic species with long lifetime and a characteristic IVCT (Intervalence Charge Transfer) band in the near IR (NIR) region, is detected. From the viewpoint of elemental strategy initiative and green chemistry, the present noble metal-free organic photocatalytic system provides a pivotal technology to replace ruthenium- and iridium-based metal photocatalysis.