Strain-Release Photocatalysis
Cornell University · University of Münster · +1 more institution
Abstract
The concept of strain in organic compounds is as old as modern organic chemistry and was initially introduced to justify the synthetic setbacks along the synthesis of small ring systems (pars construens of strain). In the last decades, chemists have developed an arsenal of strain-release reactions (pars destruens of strain) which can generate─with significant driving force─rigid aliphatic systems that can act as three-dimensional alternatives to (hetero)arenes. Photocatalysis added an additional dimension to strain-release processes by leveraging the energy of photons to create chemical complexity under mild conditions. This perspective presents the latest advancements in strain-release photocatalysis─with…
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2Topics & keywords
- Photocatalysis
- Chemistry
- Strain (injury)
- Ring strain
- Nanotechnology
- Strain energy
- Catalysis
- Biochemical engineering