meso-Antracenyl-BODIPY Dyad as a New Photocatalyst in Atom-Transfer Radical Addition Reactions

Sara Abuhadba; Miu Tsuji; Tomoyasu Mani; Tatiana V Esipova

doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c04724

meso-Antracenyl-BODIPY Dyad as a New Photocatalyst in Atom-Transfer Radical Addition Reactions

ACS Omega. 2021 Nov 19;6(48):32809-32817. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04724. eCollection 2021 Dec 7.

Authors

Sara Abuhadba¹, Miu Tsuji², Tomoyasu Mani², Tatiana V Esipova¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States.
² Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States.

Abstract

We demonstrate that because of the efficient generation of triplet excited state under UV or visible-light irradiation, meso-antracenyl-BODIPY donor-acceptor dyad can catalyze atom-transfer radical addition (ATRA) reactions between bromomalonate and alkenes. This finding paves the way for the design and application of the new type of heavy atom-free organic chromophores for photocatalysis.