Solar Photooxygenations for the Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals-Technologies and Applications

Photooxygenation reactions involving singlet oxygen ( O ) are utilized industrially as a mild and sustainable access to oxygenated products. Due to the usage of organic dyes as photosensitizers, these transformations can be successfully conducted using natural sunlight. Modern solar chemical reactor...

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Published in:Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2021-03, Vol.26 (6), p.1685
Main Authors: Wau, Jayson S, Robertson, Mark J, Oelgemöller, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioactive compounds
Biological activity
chemical manufacturing
Chemical reactors
Chemicals
Fine chemicals
Manufacturing
Oils & fats
Photochemistry
photooxygenations
Reactors
Review
Singlet oxygen
solar chemistry
solar reactor
Solvents
Sun
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Summary:Photooxygenation reactions involving singlet oxygen ( O ) are utilized industrially as a mild and sustainable access to oxygenated products. Due to the usage of organic dyes as photosensitizers, these transformations can be successfully conducted using natural sunlight. Modern solar chemical reactors enable outdoor operations on the demonstration (multigram) to technical (multikilogram) scales and have subsequently been employed for the manufacturing of fine chemicals such as fragrances or biologically active compounds. This review will highlight examples of solar photooxygenations for the manufacturing of industrially relevant target compounds and will discuss current challenges and opportunities of this sustainable methodology.
ISSN:1420-3049
1420-3049
DOI:10.3390/molecules26061685