Organometallic catalysis under visible light activation: benefits and preliminary rationales

Omar Sadek (1, 2) , Mehdi Abdellaoui (1, 2) , Alexandre Millanvois (1, 2) , Cyril Ollivier (1, 2) , Louis Fensterbank (1, 2)

1 SU - Sorbonne Université
2 IPCM - Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire

Recent reports have shown that some transition metal complexes are capable of efficiently interacting with visible-light and can behave as both a photo-and a metal-catalyst. Absorption of light by these complexes can facilitate or trigger elementary steps in a catalytic cycle such as pre-catalyst reduction, oxidative addition, transmetalation and reductive elimination, as well as the ability of generating radical intermediates, widening the structural diversity offered by classical couplings. This perspective aims to highlight key examples of these light-induced or enhanced processes, with an emphasis on the underlying mechanisms involved.

Domaines: Chimie

Omar Sadek, Mehdi Abdellaoui, Alexandre Millanvois, Cyril Ollivier, Louis Fensterbank. Organometallic catalysis under visible light activation: benefits and preliminary rationales. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences , 2022, 21 (4), pp.585-606. ⟨10.1007/s43630-022-00181-8⟩. ⟨hal-03872899⟩