Aerobic Oxidative Coupling of Amines by Carbon Nitride Photocatalysis with Visible Light

摘要

The use of sunlight as a driving force for chemical reactions shows great promise in synthetic chemistry. As most organic molecules are transparent in the visible spectrum, light sensitizers are often employed to trigger organic transformations through electron transfer mediated by quenching reagents. Metal-organic dyes have been used as such sensitizers because of the long lifetime of their excited states; however, there is a concern about the stability of dyes during long-term operations. The inclusion of precious metals such as ruthenium in the dyes also restricts their practical applications.