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SUBMITTER: Jenks TC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5890796 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20171221 5
We report the first catalytic use of a divalent lanthanide in visible-light-promoted bond-forming reactions. Our new precatalyst uses europium in the +2 oxidation state and is active in the presence of blue light from light-emitting diodes. The use of low-energy visible light reduces the occurrence of potential side reactions that might be induced by higher-energy UV light. The system described here uses zinc metal as a sacrificial reductant and is tolerant to wet, protic solvents. The catalyst ...[more]