Chlorine‐Radical‐Mediated Photocatalytic Activation of CH Bonds with Visible Light

Abstract

Going green on the cheap: A highly effective photocatalytic reaction mode involving chlorine radicals generated on chlorinated BiOBr/TiO2 upon irradiation with visible light enabled selective transformations of alkanes into functionalized products through the formation of CO and CC bonds (see scheme). This process provides a sustainable strategy for direct CH functionalization under mild conditions. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.