CdS Quantum Dots as Potent Photoreductants for Organic Chemistry Enabled by Auger Processes.

ABSTRACT: Strong reducing agents (<-2.0 V vs saturated calomel electrode (SCE)) enable a wide array of useful organic chemistry, but suffer from a variety of limitations. Stoichiometric metallic reductants such as alkali metals and SmI₂ are commonly employed for these reactions; however, considerations including expense, ease of use, safety, and waste generation limit the practicality of these methods. Recent approaches utilizing energy from multiple photons or electron-primed photoredox catalysis have accessed reduction potentials equivalent to Li⁰ and shown how this enables selective transformations of aryl chlorides via aryl radicals. However, in some cases, low stability of catalytic intermediates can limit turnover numbers. Herein, we report the ability of CdS nanocrystal

SUBMITTER: Widness JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306379 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature