Sustainable and Scalable Flow Photochemical Conversions Using a Labile Ligand-Assembled Iron Complex.

ABSTRACT: Photocatalysis is an emerging toolbox for challenging redox reactions in a sustainable manner. Designed heterogeneous and homogeneous photocatalysts show excellent catalytic performances for various reactions at a lab scale, yet photocatalytic chemical conversions at a practical level are hindered by the efficiency, cost, separation, and regeneration of these photocatalysts. Here, we introduce a stable iron complex with only acetonitrile as a labile ligand and the [Fe³⁺Cl₄]^- cluster as the catalytic site, achieving efficient photocatalysis, simple separation, and feasible regeneration. The Fe-nitrile moiety absorbs light via metal-to-ligand charge transfer, injecting electrons into the [Fe³⁺Cl₄]^- cluster to produce Fe²⁺

SUBMITTER: Feng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12933298 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature