Recent applications of porphyrins as photocatalysts in organic synthesis: batch and continuous flow approaches

In this review we present relevant and recent applications of porphyrin derivatives as photocatalysts in organic synthesis, involving both single electron transfer (SET) and energy transfer (ET) mechanistic approaches. We demonstrate that these highly conjugated photosensitizers show increasing pote...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Costa e Silva, Luely Oliveira da Silva, Aloisio de Andrade Bartolomeu, Timothy John Brocksom, Kleber Thiago de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2020-05-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.16.83
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Summary:In this review we present relevant and recent applications of porphyrin derivatives as photocatalysts in organic synthesis, involving both single electron transfer (SET) and energy transfer (ET) mechanistic approaches. We demonstrate that these highly conjugated photosensitizers show increasing potential in photocatalysis since they combine both photo- and electrochemical properties which can substitute available metalloorganic photocatalysts. Batch and continuous-flow approaches are presented highlighting the relevance of enabling technologies for the renewal of porphyrin applications in photocatalysis. Finally, the reaction scale in which the methodologies were developed are highlighted since this is an important parameter in the authors’ opinion.
ISSN:1860-5397