o-Quinone methide with overcrowded olefin component as a dehydridation catalyst under aerobic photoirradiation conditions.
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ABSTRACT: An o-quinone methide (o-QM) featuring an overcrowded olefinic framework is introduced, which exhibits dehydridation activity owing to its enhanced zwitterionic character, particularly through photoexcitation. The characteristics of this o-QM enable the operation of dehydridative catalysis in the oxidation of benzylic secondary alcohols under aerobic photoirradiation conditions. An experimental analysis and density functional theory calculations provide mechanistic insights; the ground-state zwitterionic intermediate abstracts a hydride and proton simultaneously, and the active oxygen species facilitate catalyst regeneration.
SUBMITTER: Uraguchi D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8179400 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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