Recent advancements in the development of molecular organic photocatalysts

Research in the development of molecular organic photocatalysts for applications in chemical syntheses has burgeoned in recent years. While organic photosensitizers have been known for over a century, tuning the properties of these molecules to increase photocatalytic efficiencies is now of growing...

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Published in:Organic & biomolecular chemistry 2021-06, Vol.19 (22), p.4816-4834
Main Authors: Bobo, M. Victoria, Kuchta, Joseph J, Vannucci, Aaron K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorptivity
Chemical synthesis
Photocatalysis
Photocatalysts
Visible spectrum
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Summary:Research in the development of molecular organic photocatalysts for applications in chemical syntheses has burgeoned in recent years. While organic photosensitizers have been known for over a century, tuning the properties of these molecules to increase photocatalytic efficiencies is now of growing importance. The properties that help improve the performance of organic photocatalysts include: a wider range of redox potentials, increased molar absorptivity ( ) in the visible spectrum, increased quantum yields ( Φ ), long-lived excited-state lifetimes (ns to μs), and increased chemical stability. This review examines some of the recent advancements in the development of molecular organic photocatalysts, specifically cyanoarenes, acridinium dyes, phenazines, thiazines, oxazines, and xanthenes, with respect to these properties and examines the chemical synthesis routes now achieved by organic photocatalysts. A review on the recent advances of six classes of organic photocatalysts with respect to photophysical and redox properties.
ISSN:1477-0520
1477-0539
DOI:10.1039/d1ob00396h