Interfacial photoelectrochemistry as a promising route for organic synthesis
Ayman Mohammed 1,2 , Richard E. Douthwaite 2 1 Ain Shams University, Egypt, 2 University of York, UK
By Replacing the sluggish water oxidation reaction at the anode with a faster and more beneficial organic substrate oxidation, Hydrogen can be generated more efficiently at the cathode. In this work,the benefits of combining photochemistry and electrochemistry, through interfacial photoelectrochemistry (PEC), are utilized in bond cleavage and formation. Among these benefits is the milder potential condition (energy saving) which was illustrated by Cha et. al [1]. Recently, direct C-H oxidation [2] and amination [3] were reported through PEC. Based on these reports and using photoanodes composed of cheap metal oxidessuch as WO 3 and BiVO 4 supported on FTO, we are trying to investigate other useful organic transformations that can be driven at the photoanodes. References 1. Cha, H. G.l (2015). Combined biomass valorization and hydrogen production in a photoelectrochemical cell. Nature Chemistry, 7, 328. 2. Tateno, H. (2018). Photo-Electrochemical C− H Bond Activation of Cyclohexane Using a WO 3 Photoanode and Visible Light. Angewandte Chemie, 130(35), 11408. 3. Zhang, L. (2019). Photoelectrocatalytic arene C–H amination. Nature Catalysis, 2, 366.
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