2022 journal article

Copper(ii)-photocatalyzed decarboxylative oxygenation of carboxylic acids

Chemical Communications, 58(28), 4456–4459.

By: A. Reichle*, H. Sterzel*, P. Kreitmeier*, R. Fayad n, F. Castellano n, J. Rehbein*, O. Reiser*

co-author countries: Germany 🇩🇪 United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Carboxylic Acids / chemistry; Copper / chemistry; Crystallography, X-Ray; Molecular Structure
Source: ORCID
Added: February 25, 2022

Showcasing the concept of light-induced homolysis for the generation of radicals, the CuII-photocatalyzed decarboxylative oxygenation of carboxylic acids with molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant is described. Two CuII-carboxylate complexes with different coordination geometries were synthesized and characterized by X-ray analysis, correlating their structure with their ability to initiate light-induced decarboxylations.